"Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Voice and/or Movement Focus"

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Voice and/or Movement Focus

Working Title: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Voice and/or Movement Focus

State Role Title: N/A

Position Type: Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: College of Visual and Performing Arts

Department: 100019 - School Theatre and Dance

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

Beginning Review Date: 11/15/2025

The School of Theatre and Dance is in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and has approximately 300 students and offers a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in Theatre, Musical Theatre, and Dance. Housed in the award-winning Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, the School has a collegial environment and provides practice-based training within a liberal arts tradition. https://www.jmu.edu/theatredance/index.shtml

The School of Theatre and Dance at James Madison University invites applications for a full-time, 10-month, tenure track Assistant Professor of Acting with a focus in Voice and/or Movement to join our dynamic and collaborative faculty beginning August of 2026.

We are seeking a vibrant theatre artist and educator with a strong professional background and a national and/or international portfolio in acting and/or directing, as well as a commitment to student-centered teaching.

Our program integrates a rigorous liberal arts foundation with intensive artistic training, and we are currently engaged in a collaborative redesign of our Theatre major. The incoming faculty member will have a meaningful voice in shaping this future and participate in the development of a new performance curriculum alongside a passionate, forward-thinking faculty.

We are especially interested in candidates with expertise in one or more voice and/or movement modalities, such as (but not limited to): Linklater, Fitzmaurice, Hart, Rodenberg, Alexander, Suzuki, LeCoq, contact improvisation, or other ensemble-based and physical approaches.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Teaching responsibilities may include:

• Voice
• Movement
• Acting (basic, intermediate, advanced)
• Heightened Language
• Devising
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Directing
• Theatre appreciation for non-majors

In addition to teaching, faculty are expected to:

• Direct mainstage productions.
• Participate in curriculum development and revision.
• Engage in creative and/or scholarly research.
• Actively mentor and advise students.
• Contribute to a supportive and inclusive departmental environment.
• Participate in student recruitment.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• M.F.A. or Ph.D. in Acting, Directing, Interdisciplinary Performance, or related areas
• Record of professional accomplishment and expertise in one or more movement/voice-based pedagogies
• Demonstrated engagement with, and an understanding of, contemporary theatre trends, playwrights, and professional practices
• Ability to facilitate conversations regarding representation and consent in the acting studio
• Commitment to liberal arts education and collaborative learning
• A developing or established record of creative or scholarly research consistent with the expectations of an R2 research institution

Preferred Qualifications

• Record of accomplished teaching at the undergraduate or professional studio level
• Record of successful mentorship of students
• Record working with professional ensembles at the regional, national, and/or international level

Additional Posting Information:

Applicants should complete the application on the JMU career site and submit: 1) a cover letter; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) teaching philosophy statement; 4) names and contact information of three professional references.

Review of applicants will begin November 15, 2025.

At the point of hiring, the successful candidate will be required to send official transcripts.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for this position.

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.jmu.edu/jobs/tenure-track-assistant-professor-voice-and-or-movement-focus-harrisonburg-virginia-united-states