Las Positas College

PT Instructor, Theater Arts (Stage to Film)

Salary: To Be Determined Based on PT Faculty Salary Schedule
Start Date: Spring 2021
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Location: Las Positas College, Livermore, Ca

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking a Part-Time Instructor, Theater Arts in Livermore, Ca.  Applicants will be expected to provide instruction in an asynchronous distance ed course in major plays which subsequently have been made into films. Analysis of each play script augmented by a viewing and analysis of the film adaptation. Contents of the course to include: elements of dramatic art; basic vocabulary of both mediums; brief overview of the history of theater and film; study of plays which have been adapted to the screen.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1 Teach beginning through advanced college-level theater classes, including online if required per District, County and/or State orders. Motivate students at all levels and of all backgrounds and abilities, and adapt instructional techniques to accommodate varied learning styles.

2 Flexibility to teach classes at times best suited to student need and demand.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s or Master of Fine Arts in drama/theater arts/performance OR Bachelor’s or Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama/theater arts/performance AND Master’s in comparative literature, English, communication studies, speech, literature or humanities OR the equivalent.

Evidence of understanding of and responsiveness to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, racial and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices within the classroom.

Applicants applying under the “Equivalent” provision must provide details that explain at time of application how their academic preparation is the equivalent of the degree listed above.

Desirable Qualifications:

1 Experience teaching all levels of theater (beginning, intermediate, advanced) to diverse student populations

2 Experience with online instruction

3 Experience with motivating students in asynchronous instruction using various teaching modalities

4 Experience with teaching various genres (classical, contemporary, musical)

5 Experience with teaching script analysis for theatrical performance

6 Experience with teaching script analysis for film making and production

7 Experience with critical analysis of performance and production in theater and film

Physical Demands and Working Environment

Individuals with disabilities who are unable to carry out the physical activities of the position will receive reasonable accommodations to enable them to perform the essential functions of the positions.

Notification to Applicants

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised position.

TO APPLY, please send the following application materials to:  

1. Cover Letter

2. Resume

3. Transcripts (Un-officials accepted for application purposes.)  

Name: Amy Mattern, Dean, Arts & Humanities

Email: amattern@laspositascollege.edu   

Phone: (925 ) 424-1382

Department: Arts and Humanities  

It is the policy of this District to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practices and to assure that there shall be no discrimination against any person on the basis of sex, ancestry, age, marital status, race, religious creed, mental disability, medical condition (including HIV and AIDS), color, national origin, physical disability, family or sexual preference status and other similar factors in compliance with Title IX, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, other federal and state non-discrimination regulations, and its own statements of philosophy of objectives.  The District encourages the filing of applications by both sexes, ethnic minorities, and the disabled.