Assistant Professor Tenure Track, Department of Performance Studies

The NYU Department of Performance Studies is seeking applications for one tenure track Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2019.

NYU PS was rated #1 in the most recent national ranking of Theater and Performance Studies PhD program. Our program also hosts a MA and a BA programs. 

We seek candidates who can contribute meaningfully to our graduate and undergraduate programs in terms of teaching (four courses per year), advising, curricular development and outstanding research. 

The field of specialization is open, but should be directly pertinent to research in areas related to live performance, understood in its broadest sense (whether artistic or “everyday life” enactments).

Ph.D. in Performance Studies or a related field in the humanities and/or the social sciences is required. Related fields include, but are not limited to: disability studies, trans studies, animal studies, and media & technology.

For more information about the Department, please visit us at:

http://performance.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html

Application Process

We will be using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

After setting up your Interfolio dossier account, please upload the following materials to the site (no hard-copy materials will be accepted):

• cover letter
• CV
• 3 letters of recommendation
• writing sample (25 pages maximum)

To apply, please visit  http://apply.interfolio.com/52186

Review of materials will begin October 15, 2018.

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