Assistant Professor-On-Camera Acting

Oklahoma City University (OCU) invites applications for two Assistant Professor - On-Camera Acting positions, encompassing one non-tenure track and one tenure track opportunity. The Assistant Professor-On-Camera Acting will join the performance faculty in the School of Theatre at Oklahoma City University. This position functions as part of the professional artistic community focused on teaching lower and upper division classes in Acting for the Camera, as well as occasional Special Topics seminars.

Along with their ability to teach the required acting courses, the ideal candidate would also be a member of one of the pertinent professional unions (AEA, SAG/AFTRA, SDC) and have additional acting instruction skills to teach Commercial acting and voiceovers, as well as other special topics areas related to on-camera acting.

The successful candidate is expected to participate in the School's assessment program, and in student recruiting and retention efforts for the School and University. Additional information about the school can be found at http://www.okcu.edu/theatre

School of Theatre:

The School of Theatre offers an active production-based BFA program and is a part of the Margaret E. Petree College of Performing Arts which includes the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment and the Wanda L. Bass School of Music.

We offer a BFA in Acting (two tracks: Stage and Screen and On-Camera), a BFA in Design and Production, a BA in Theatre Innovation and Entrepreneurship and an MFA in Screen Acting (taught in LA and London) in a program that is gaining a national reputation and currently has a steady population of nearly 200 majors. TheatreOCU is the School of Theatre's producing arm, mounting four main stage, and seven to nine laboratory productions each season. The school has partnerships with several local professional performing arts companies: Oklahoma Children's Theatre, Lyric Theatre and Oklahoma Ballet.

The University:

Founded in 1904, Oklahoma City University is an independent university affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university is characterized by an intellectually challenging and vibrant student-centered learning community committed to preparing students to become effective leaders in service to others. With an enrollment of approximately 3600 students and low faculty-student ratio of 1:14, classes are small and students have many opportunities for close associations with faculty and staff in the classroom and beyond. Faculty and students are partners in a learning process that focuses on creating effective communicators who respect diversity, possess critical thinking skills and cultural and aesthetic awareness, and are prepared to be responsible and ethical leaders in their communities.

U.S. News and World Report has ranked Oklahoma City University in the top tier of western region master level universities since 1999 and has included Oklahoma City University in the Great Schools, Great Values rankings since 2006.

Employee Benefits:

The position includes an excellent benefit package including: tuition remission for spouses and children pursuing a degree at Oklahoma City University and over 500 other participating private institutions, health insurance, long term disability, life insurance, family membership to fitness center, TIAA-CREF retirement plan.