Teaching Assistant DART 3Q92 Fall D2

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June 7, 2026 at 11:59 PMThis job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group)

DART3Q92D2

Two positions:

Foundations in Performance Studies

Introduction to the interdisciplinary field of performance studies, its foundational texts, theories, and methodologies, examining how performance functions variously as method, practice, and episteme in the study of a range of cultural phenomena and expressive behaviours from performance art, sporting events, business and marketing, ceremony, ritual, and festival to political events, protest and public art.

Lecture, seminar,3 hours per week,plusadditionalfield trips asrequired(60 hours for each position)

LEC: Wednesday 10:00 –12:00

SEM2: Wednesday12:00 –13:00

SEM3: Wednesday14:00 –15:00

Compensation

Teaching Assistant, Course Coordinator and Lab Demonstrator positions are paid according to the qualifications that the employee holds.

• Employees who do NOT hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the undergraduate rate - $ hour.

• Employees who hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the graduate rate - $ hour.

• In cases whereadditionalduties are required as part of a Teaching Assistant’s duties, these hours shall be compensated at theappropriate TeachingAssistant rate.

Duties

The duties and responsibilities of the Teaching Assistant shall be in accordance with Article 22 of the CUPE Local 4207, Unit 1, Collective Agreement. These are made up of scheduled contact time with students and non-classroom time (including preparation of seminar material, student consultation, marking or grading, examination proctoring, attending lectures, holding office hours, and other course administration as may be required.

Qualifications

1. MA or MFA in theatre and performance or a relevant, related discipline, or currently enrolled in a master’s program relevant to theatre and performance.

2. Formal training in post-secondary teaching or successful post-secondary teaching experience. Formal training may consist of workshops offered through Brock’s Centre for Pedagogical Innovation or similar units in other universities. Evidence of teaching success may consist ofpreviouscourse evaluations, teaching letters of recommendation, examples of learning activities designed, or other objective evidence. Please do notsubmitisolated comments or letters from individual students.

3. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Please give evidence in the cover letter of application.

4. Excellent organizational skills. Please give evidence in the cover letter of application.

5.Demonstratedcommitment to anti-oppressive, decolonizing, anti-racist, anti-supremacist, or related approaches to theatre making, theatre pedagogy, and/or theatrical practices. Evidence of commitment may include, for example, relevantcourse-workat post-secondary level, scholarly presentations or publications, development of professional theatre practices, academic or professional leadership, consulting work, or professional development or training.

6.Demonstratedability to use the BRIGHTSPACE online learning management system, theBrockDBonline portal, the OASIS system for managing student accommodations, or equivalent systems in other institutions.