Cornell University, Department of Performing and Media Arts
finished (2024/09/27, finished 2025/04/10, listed until 2024/11/05)*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***
Position Description
Cornell University’s Department of Performing and Media Arts seeks a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Acting for a full-time position beginning July 1, 2025. This is a renewable, three or five-year non-tenure-track position. Title will be based upon qualifications and experience. We seek candidates who can teach acting across different media and for live performance, and who are invested in innovative, anti-racist artistic practices. A conferred terminal degree in acting or directing, professional experience, and teaching experience at the college level are all required. The successful candidate will teach 3 acting classes each term; courses will range from introductory to advanced levels. Required classes will include Acting for the Camera and Introduction to Acting; additional courses will reflect the colleague’s area(s) of expertise. We are interested in applicants who can also teach media performance techniques, devised theatre, physical theatre, voice work, and/or professional survival skills for early-career screen and stage actors. The Department of Performing and Media Arts is committed to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity. We serve a wide range of student populations that include our majors and minors, as well as non-majors. We offer B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in a liberal arts environment that allows students to study and explore live and mediated forms of creativity and expression (film, theatre, dance, immersive installation, etc.). Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a full professional resume, three letters of recommendation, a teaching statement that reflects the candidate’s approach to teaching acting in a liberal arts environment, a syllabus for Introduction to Acting, and a syllabus for another acting class of the candidate’s choosing. We ask applicants for all faculty positions to share their approach to fostering learning, research, service, and outreach in a diverse community. Applicants may choose to submit a stand-alone statement or embed the information in other parts of their application materials. All materials should be submitted through Academic Jobs Online. The deadline for applications is November 5, 2024. [Pay Range: $51,300 - $80,400] Actual salary offers in the College of Arts and Sciences will be based on title, education, experience, discipline, and relevant skills.For specific questions about the position or application process, please contact the Recruiter listed in the job posting or for general questions email mycareer@cornell.edu.
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Pay Ranges:
The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:
- Prior relevant work or industry experience.
- Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
- Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
- Unique applicable skills.
Application Materials Required:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching statement
- Professional Resume
- Syllabus for Introduction to Acting
- Syllabus, Acting other
- Optional Additional Statement
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )
Further Info:
Cornell University
430 College Ave.
Ithaca, NY 14850