Visiting Assistant Professor
Acting (Voice)
Department of Theater
College of Arts and Sciences
JOB SUMMARY:
Adelphi University’s Theater Department invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position in Acting (Voice) to start in Fall 2024. This is a one-year full-time non-tenure track position.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. The candidate will teach courses including Voice and Diction, Dialects, Verse, and Shakespeare.
2. There would be potential opportunities to act as vocal and dialect coach, to direct departmental productions, and to teach additional courses in the candidate’s area of interest.
3. We welcome candidates who can demonstrate their approaches to questions regarding race and representation in contemporary and classical actor training; and be advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom and the profession.
4. Faculty are expected to participate in teaching, professional and artistic service, and service to the institution, as well as participation in the day-to-day life of the department.
5. The candidate would mentor students, assist in providing vocal and dialect support for Department of Theatre productions, maintain a vibrant professional creative or scholarly research agenda, and provide ongoing service to the university and profession.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- This position requires a terminal degree MFA.
- The candidate should have at least three years teaching experience full-time or five years of experience teaching part-time in a university or college setting
- Expertise in the voice training methodology of Kristin Linklater is welcome; certification in Linklater Voice is preferred, but not required. We will consider candidates who have experience with other significant voice and speech pedagogies, techniques, and training methodologies, such as Miller, Berry, Fitzmaurice, or nonwestern techniques.
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching verse, Shakespeare, and theatre styles. Proficiency in IPA is required
- A record of professional accomplishments as a vocal coach, actor, or director.
- Creative experience that centers the voices of varying regional communities.
- Demonstrated capacity to apply diversity, equity, and inclusion principles in the classroom, production, and academic community.
- Demonstrated capacity to mentor and prepare actors to enter the changing professional world.
- Ability to engage in consensus-based collaboration with students, staff, and faculty.
APPLICATION:
1. All applications must be submitted through the Adelphi website.
2. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled; however, only applications received by July 1, 2024 will be assured full consideration.
3. Candidates should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and a Philosophy of Teaching statement.
4. Names and contact information for three references may be sent to Prof. Sean Sullivan sullivan3@adelphi.edu, Chair, Department of Theater, Adelphi University, PO Box 701, Garden City, NY 11530-0701.
SALARY INFORMATION:
In compliance with New York’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $75,000 - $77,500. Adelphi University considers factors such as departmental budgets, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. An annual base salary higher than the range may be warranted in circumstances where a candidate has demonstrable equivalent prior higher education experience at another University.
Adelphi University provides a comprehensive benefit package for faculty and staff employees. For a list of benefits provided to employees, please click here.
ABOUT ADELPHI
Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi is one of just four companies and the only university on Long Island to be named among America’s Best Employers by State for 2023 by Forbes. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university, serving more than 7,400 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, at learning hubs in Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online. The University offers students 70 undergraduate programs, 93 master’s degree and doctoral programs, and 64 certificate programs in the liberal arts, the sciences and professional training. With powerful partnerships throughout the New York area, more than 119,000 graduates across the country, a growing enrollment of students from 44 states and 76 countries, and rising rankings from top publications and organizations, Adelphi is a dynamic community that plays a leadership role on Long Island and in the region.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES:
The College of Arts and Sciences at Adelphi University is a community of educators, learners and creators committed to advancing the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, global citizenship and sustainability. These principles enrich our community, promote meaningful relationships, enhance our experiences, allow us to prioritize care for those most vulnerable and improve the long-term well-being of all. This mission drives the College of Arts and Sciences to meaningfully engage and center members of communities that have been historically, institutionally and systemically silenced and oppressed. We further support and champion initiatives, activities, discussions and practices in scholarship, creative work, teaching and service at the University and in the broader community that apply, critique, challenge and improve upon these principles in praxis. We strive to create a more socially just institution, society and worl
