Assistant Professor - Theatre Performance (Acting)

**Overview:** The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee seeks applications for a full-time Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position in Performance. The successful applicant will teach courses in acting and movement and/or voice and speech for active career-oriented BFA and liberal arts-based BA degree programs in theatre, direct in departmental production seasons, collaborate in the development of curriculum, and work with faculty in the recruitment of new students. **Responsibilities:** • Teach courses in acting and movement and/or voice and speech for active career-oriented BFA and liberal arts-based BA degree programs in theatre • Direct in departmental production seasons • Collaborate in the development of curriculum • Work with faculty in the recruitment of new students • Continue creative/scholarly research and professional activity as a performer, director, or coach outside of the department • Participate in a full range of shared governance activities within the department and the university • *Qualifications:** • Demonstrated teaching experience in acting and performance at the college or comparable professional level • Professional performance or directing experience • Terminal Degree (MFA or PhD) or professional equivalency • Expertise to teach in areas of voice and speech (Linklater, Fitzmaurice, Lessac, Berry, Rodenberg) • Expertise to teach in areas of movement (Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais Method, stage violence, Grotowski, Lecoq, Viewpoints, etc.) **Benefits:** The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers a comprehensive benefits package and contributes towards the cost of several benefit plans. Employees with a qualifying position also receive an extensive leave package including vacation, sick leave (with no expiration), personal holiday, and paid legal holidays