There is an announcement for the Vacancy for Professor Chair at the University of Memphis in the USA. Interested candidates can apply for the position now. The category of the position is  Fine and Applied Arts – Theatre.

Duties

This nine-month position begins on August 17, 2020. Candidates for this position should be tenured in the Department of Theatre & Dance at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. Additionally, this position reports directly to the Dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts. Moreover, duties will include providing artistic, administrative, and academic leadership of the department in recruitment, fund-raising in collaboration with Dean and CCFA Director of Development, grant writing, and community outreach. Also, managing the department’s budget; supervising and evaluating faculty and staff; a continued commitment to teaching by teaching two courses a year. Furthermore, contributing as a member of the Dean’s CCFA leadership team.

Qualifications

The candidates should meet the given criteria for the Vacancy for Professor Chair at the University of Memphis, USA

• Tenure in the department; earned terminal degree in an area related to the department, or a master’s degree in an area related to the academic offerings of the department plus equivalent distinguished national/international accomplishments
• Additionally, a substantial record of peer-reviewed scholarly research and/or artistic achievement commensurate with an appointment at the level of associate or full professor
• Likewise, the candidates must have demonstrated administrative, managerial, communication and leadership skills; demonstrated ability in development;
• Moreover, they should have a commitment to a broad academic program; commitment to excellence in teaching;
• Furthermore, demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse undergraduate and graduate student population.

Special Conditions

• The Department of Theatre & Dance serves approximately 140 undergraduate and 20 graduate students.
• Additionally, the department offers programs in Musical Theatre, Performance/Acting, Design and Technical Production, Directing, Dance, and Dance Science.
• Likewise, the Department of Theatre & Dance is in the College of Communication and Fine Arts, which includes departments of Architecture, Art, Communication and Film, Journalism and Strategic Media, Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, Art Museum and Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology.
• Also, with an enrollment of over 22,000 students, the University of Memphis is a leading metropolitan research university, noted for drawing on the strengths and challenges of our urban setting and region.

About the University

• The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public research university in Memphis, Tennessee.
• Additionally, founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students.
• Also, the university maintains The Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI), The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the former Lambuth University campus
• Also, The Loewenberg College of Nursing, The School of Public Health, The College of Communication and Fine Arts, The FedEx Institute of Technology
• Furthermore, The Advanced Distributed Learning Workforce Co-Lab, and The Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology.

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