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Job Description
The Theatre Department at Binghamton University seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Acting with a specialization in Voice and Speech/Dialects beginning Fall 2027. This is a full time college-year position with a salary of $82,000 +DOE.We are looking for an artist-teacher whose work bridges acting, voice, and embodied performance practice, and whose pedagogy is rooted in both rigorous training and a spirit of inquiry, collaboration, and discovery.
The successful candidate will teach voice and speech/dialects in BFA and BA programs, teach acting across a variety of levels, coach and/or direct departmental productions. We are particularly interested in candidates who see voice not as a separate discipline, but as deeply interconnected with the actor's body, imagination, and relationship to text. Other classes may be taught depending upon the candidate's field of specialization. Additional areas of specialization may include heightened language, movement, physical theatre, clown, intimacy direction, stage combat or other embodied performance forms.
The preferred candidate's pedagogical approach will be informed by professional practice and influenced by traditional and emerging trends in voice, speech and actor training. We seek an artist-teacher whose pedagogy, creative activity, and/or professional experience is rooted in diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion as fundamental cornerstones of a public education and has experience working with diverse student populations.
In addition to teaching, the position carries an expectation for research and/or creative activity in vocal coaching, dialect direction, acting, directing, and/or performance pedagogy, leading to tenure. The position will contribute to the program by undertaking administrative commitments, serving on department and university committees, participating in student mentorship and advising, and modeling collaborative skills.
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Terminal degree in a relevant field (MFA or Equivalent) by August 16, 2027
- At least two years of experience teaching voice at the university or conservatory/studio level
- Extensive training or certification in Linklater, Fitzmaurice, Roy Hart, Rodenburg Voice or comparable vocal training/pedagogy
- Experience teaching acting or movement at the university or conservatory/studio level
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least two years of experience teaching acting at the university or conservatory/studio level
- Experience serving as a voice, text and/or dialect coach on productions in professional or educational theatre
- Training in and experience teaching a somatic and/or experientially based movement practice such as: Alexander technique, Michael Chekhov, Feldenkrais, Body-Mind Centering, Experiential Anatomy, release work, physical theatre, Trish Arnold Pure Movement Work, Lucid Body Technique, or Grotowski work
- Experience directing in professional or educational theatre
Please be advised that H1B visa sponsorship may not be available for this position.
Additional Information
Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the ADA Coordinator by completing the following Request Form.
The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.
As required by title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.
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Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2017.
Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.
Application Instructions
To apply, please submit the following documents via: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=205484
- Letter of application
- Curriculum vitae
- Statement of teaching philosophy
- Names and contact information for three references
References should be able to speak about the candidate's teaching abilities and/or work as a vocal technician; and will only be contacted for those who advance in the selection process.
Applications received by November 23, 2026 will receive priority consideration. The position will remain open until filled.
