Sessional Lecturer - THRB32H3S Intermediate Performance: Improvisation

Theatre & Performance
Winter 2027

POSTING DATE: October 26, 2026

CLOSING DATE: November 16, 2026

Application Process

Salary

In accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the stipend rate for a half course (Y, F or S), inclusive of vacation pay, will be:

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,997.48

Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term (Six or more years as SL I): $10,699.22

Sessional Lecturer II: $10,699.22

Sessional Lecturer III: $10,953.96

Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period): S courses: Jan. 11 – Apr. 12, 2027

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by April 30, 2027 for S courses.

Course Number/Title/Description

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THRB32H3S Intermediate Performance: Improvisation

This course introduces students to improvisation across a range of theatrical contexts. In a sequence of short units, the course will explore improv comedy, improvisation-based devising work, and the improvisation structures commonly used in the context of applied theatre work (including forum theatre and playback theatre). Simultaneously, students will read scholarly literature that addresses the ethical dilemmas, cultural collisions, and practical conundrums raised by these forms. Students will reflect on their own experiences as improvisers through the vocabulary that has been developed in this literature.

LEC 01

In-person

MO & WE 1-3pm

January 1 – April 30, 2027

25

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All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments and final portfolios; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Candidates must have a PhD in theatre or a related discipline. Must have strong prior knowledge of theatre practices and past experience in professional theatre. Must have at least 1 year’s prior experience either as an instructor of a university-based theatre class or as an instructor of a studio-based theatre class.

Candidates are encouraged to indicate in their application how their previous teaching experience equips them for this one.

The jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

The position(s) posted above is (are) tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.

Courses must meet a minimum enrolment of more than 50 in order to qualify for TA hours.