Performance Studies job at Villanova
Sep 1st, 2010 by Michael LeVan
Assistant Professor, Performance Studies
Villanova University, Department of Communication: Tenure-track Assistant Professor (start date: Fall 2011) in Performance Studies. Basic requirements: Ph.D. (ABD considered; completion by August, 2011), active research program, and collegiate teaching experience.
Our new colleague will teach undergraduate/graduate courses in performance studies and his/her area of expertise, as well as other required and elective departmental courses, in a way that fosters connections across the discipline. Our new colleague should have a secondary expertise (e.g., critical race/gender studies, media studies, interpersonal communication, organizational communication) that will add to the Department’s offerings in another portion of the curriculum. The ideal candidate will also have research and teaching interests that demonstrate performance studies’ potential to address issues of social conflict and/or social justice.
Most application materials will be collected online, at https://jobs.villanova.edu. The only materials not accepted online are original copies of transcripts and three letters of recommendation, which can be sent directly to Dr. Heidi Rose, Search Committee Chair, Department of Communication, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085-1699.
Review of applications begins October 20, 2010; since preliminary interviews will be held at the NCA convention, applicants should indicate NCA availability in the cover letter. The Communication Department is the largest undergraduate major at Villanova, and has a thriving M.A. program with an excellent track record of sending students to Ph.D. programs. The strength of our programs is due to our Department’s emphasis upon intellectual rigor, the teacher-scholar model, and strong collegiality–and we are seeking a new colleague who shares these values.
Villanova University is a Roman Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order, located in the ethnically, racially, and culturally diverse Philadelphia metro region. An AA/EEO employer, the Communication Department values dynamic and diverse faculty members who are committed to teaching, scholarship, and service—and who can contribute to the university’s conversation regarding truth, community, values, and social justice. For more detailed descriptions of the Department, please consult www.communication.villanova.edu.
