<p>Position Details</p> <p>Position Information</p> <p>Recruitment/Posting Title Lecturer - Theater Histories, part I Department MGSA - Theater Arts Salary Details $2,777 per credit Offer Information</p> <p>The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, based on position, which includes:</p> <ul> <li>Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage </li><li>Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs </li><li>Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options </li><li>Employee and dependent educational benefits </li><li>Life insurance coverage </li><li>Employee discounts programs </li></ul> <p>For detailed information on benefits and eligibility, please visit: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.</p> <p>Posting Summary</p> <p>The Theater Department of Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts is seeking an instructor for the following course for the fall 2025 semester:</p> <p>Theater Histories, part I</p> <p>07:965:281:01/02</p> <p>3 credits</p> <p>All of theater is a conversation with collaborators, audiences, contemporaries, and the past. In order to criticize and reflect on our present day, we need to understand where we have been. THEATER HISTORIES is the start of that conversation. It is a first step in understanding what came before this very moment we find ourselves living in today. This course aims to develop a set of conceptual and analytical tools for the close reading and interpretation of plays and historical texts as "blueprints" or "scores" for theatrical performance. It provides an analytical vocabulary and dramaturgical skillset useful both to students with a general interest in theater as an artistic and cultural form and to aspiring theater-makers, whether in acting, directing, design, dramaturgy, or other areas.</p> <p>Please note that due to the number of students enrolled, the department will be offering two sections of Theater Histories, part I for fall 2025. Each section of Theater Histories, part I meets twice a week for 1hr 20 minutes each, for fourteen weeks per semester. Theater Histories, part I and Theater Histories part II are a requirement for first-year BFA students in all concentrations in the Theater program. Theater Histories, part II will be offered in spring 2026.</p> <p>The successful applicant will have experience in (and knowledge of) the subject of theater history and dramaturgy in both western and non-western cultures and will possess college-level teaching experience.</p> <p>Position Status Part Time Posting Number 25FA0666 Posting Open Date 07/02/2025 Posting Close Date 09/01/2025</p> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Minimum Education and Experience</p> <p>Undergraduate degree in related field with extensive teaching experience at the College level will be accepted. Master's degree strongly preferred.</p> <p>Certifications/Licenses Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Preferred Qualifications Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment Overview</p> <p>Mason Gross School of the Arts, a vibrant community of artists and scholars, is committed to pursuing excellence, innovation, and inclusivity. Its 1200 students reflect the diversity of New Jersey, the fourth most diverse state in the nation. In addition to its professional arts training programs, Mason Gross provides the larger community an opportunity to embrace the creative arts through its divisions of Rutgers Arts Online and Rutgers Community Arts. The school is housed within Rutgers-New Brunswick, a premier Big Ten research university that serves some 50,000 students and is the flagship campus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. The nation's eighth oldest institution of higher learning, Rutgers is less than an hour by train or car to New York City and the beautiful beaches of the Jersey Shore and just over an hour to Philadelphia.</p> <p>Statement</p> <p>Mason Gross School of the Arts is deeply committed to the pursuit of equity, diversity, inclusion, and access and especially encourages applications from women, underrepresented minorities, and other individuals who belong to groups that have been historically underrepresented or marginalized within higher education and the arts. Also see the Rutgers Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement</p> <p>Posting Details</p> <p>Special Instructions to Applicants Quick Link to Posting https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/255144 Campus Rutgers University-New Brunswick Home Location Campus Douglass (RU-New Brunswick) City New Brunswick State NJ Location Details</p> <p>Pre-employment Screenings</p> <p>All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.</p> <p>Immunization Requirements</p> <p>Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.</p> <p>Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement</p> <p>It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement</p> <p>Posting Specific Questions</p> <p>Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).</p> <p>Applicant Documents</p> <p>Required Documents</p> <ul> <li>Resume/CV </li></ul> <p>Optional Documents</p> <ul> <li>Cover Letter/Letter of Application </li><li>List of Professional References (contact Info) </li></ul>