Binghamton University, State University of New York
Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing
Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York, United States
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Category: Faculty
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Department: Department of Theatre, Harpur College
Locations: Binghamton, NY
Posted: Oct 20, 2025
Closes: Open Until Filled
Type: Full-time
Ref. No.: 1379
Position ID: 193985
About Binghamton University Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by our mission, outstanding academics, facilities, and community life - promotes extraordinary student success, research, and service; Binghamton University is where our students, faculty and staff thrive.
Working at Binghamton University is an opportunity to flourish in an engaging environment. Our faculty and staff appreciate Binghamton''s collegial and inclusive culture and its commitment to excellence, education, innovation, and civic engagement. Our diverse campus community contributes to our success.
Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty, and community-engaged research, teaching and service with ultramodern facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000+ students. Our student body represents diverse experiences from first-generation college-goers to international students who aim to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration, and community service.
Job Description The Theatre Department at Binghamton University seeks a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Acting & Directing, to begin in the Fall 2026 semester. The successful candidate will have significant experience teaching college-level acting and a professional background in acting and/or directing. Expertise in Black, Indigenous, Latinx, AAPI (Asian American/Pacific Islander) or MENA (Middle Eastern North African) theatre is desired.
The preferred candidate education approach will be informed by professional practice and influenced by traditional and emerging trends in actor training. We seek an artist-teacher whose pedagogy, creative activity, and/or professional experience is rooted in diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion as fundamental cornerstones of a public education and has experience working with diverse student populations.
Position responsibilities include teaching all levels of acting classes and directing one mainstage production each year. Other classes may be taught depending upon the candidate''s field of specialization. Additional performance specializations (which may include voice, dialects, physical theater, clown, stage combat, intimacy direction, or other specialties) are welcome.
In addition to teaching, the position carries an expectation for research and/or creative activity in acting, directing, and/or performance pedagogy, leading to tenure. The position will contribute to the program by undertaking administrative commitments, serving on department and university committees, participating in student mentorship and advising, and modeling excellent collaborative skills.
The Binghamton Theatre Department is part of the new School of the Arts, which brings together the departments of Art and Design, Art History, Cinema, Music and Theatre. The successful candidate will be inclined to work collaboratively with colleagues in support of new and ongoing initiatives within and beyond the department, as appropriate.
Binghamton offers both a Bachelor of Arts in theatre with concentrations in acting/directing, design/technical theatre, and dance and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre. Students in both degree programs explore dramaturgical and artistic depth, performing in a wide range of courses and auditioning for main stage and studio productions ranging from classical to contemporary, including musicals, plays, and dance productions.
This position is part of Binghamton''s multiyear cluster hire initiative in Arts Practice, Performance and Research in the 21st Century. For more information, see:
https://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/faculty/cluster-hire.html
Requirements Required:
Terminal degree in relevant field (MFA or equivalent) by August 17, 2026
At least two years of experience teaching various levels of acting at the university level
Expertise in acting pedagogy at the university level
Significant professional/educational directing experience
Preferred:
Additional performance specializations and/or certifications
Expertise in Black, Indigenous, Latinx, AAPI or MENA or LGBTQ theater is desired
Experience in teaching directing
Please be advised that H1B visa sponsorship may not be available for this position.
Additional Information Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the ADA Coordinator by completing the following form.
The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.
As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or to the Office of Civil Rights. Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University''s complete Non-Discrimination Notice, may be found here.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity is permitted to ask for current or prior compensation history until an offer of employment with compensation is extended.
Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.
Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.
Application Instructions Applicants should submit the following materials to the Interview Exchange application portal:
http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=193985
a letter of application
Curriculum Vitae/resume
statement of teaching philosophy, which includes an explanation of how the applicant''s teaching will create and sustain an inclusive learning environment
link(s) to a website or directing portfolio
names and contact information for three references who can speak to the candidate''s teaching of acting technique and their directing abilities/artistry. Letters will be requested only as candidates are advanced through the selection process.
Review of applicants will begin on January 1, 2026. The position will remain open until filled.
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Category: Faculty
Subscribe:
Department: Department of Theatre, Harpur College
Locations: Binghamton, NY
Posted: Oct 20, 2025
Closes: Open Until Filled
Type: Full-time
Ref. No.: 1379
Position ID: 193985
About Binghamton University Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by our mission, outstanding academics, facilities, and community life - promotes extraordinary student success, research, and service; Binghamton University is where our students, faculty and staff thrive.
Working at Binghamton University is an opportunity to flourish in an engaging environment. Our faculty and staff appreciate Binghamton''s collegial and inclusive culture and its commitment to excellence, education, innovation, and civic engagement. Our diverse campus community contributes to our success.
Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty, and community-engaged research, teaching and service with ultramodern facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000+ students. Our student body represents diverse experiences from first-generation college-goers to international students who aim to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration, and community service.
Job Description The Theatre Department at Binghamton University seeks a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Acting & Directing, to begin in the Fall 2026 semester. The successful candidate will have significant experience teaching college-level acting and a professional background in acting and/or directing. Expertise in Black, Indigenous, Latinx, AAPI (Asian American/Pacific Islander) or MENA (Middle Eastern North African) theatre is desired.
The preferred candidate education approach will be informed by professional practice and influenced by traditional and emerging trends in actor training. We seek an artist-teacher whose pedagogy, creative activity, and/or professional experience is rooted in diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion as fundamental cornerstones of a public education and has experience working with diverse student populations.
Position responsibilities include teaching all levels of acting classes and directing one mainstage production each year. Other classes may be taught depending upon the candidate''s field of specialization. Additional performance specializations (which may include voice, dialects, physical theater, clown, stage combat, intimacy direction, or other specialties) are welcome.
In addition to teaching, the position carries an expectation for research and/or creative activity in acting, directing, and/or performance pedagogy, leading to tenure. The position will contribute to the program by undertaking administrative commitments, serving on department and university committees, participating in student mentorship and advising, and modeling excellent collaborative skills.
The Binghamton Theatre Department is part of the new School of the Arts, which brings together the departments of Art and Design, Art History, Cinema, Music and Theatre. The successful candidate will be inclined to work collaboratively with colleagues in support of new and ongoing initiatives within and beyond the department, as appropriate.
Binghamton offers both a Bachelor of Arts in theatre with concentrations in acting/directing, design/technical theatre, and dance and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre. Students in both degree programs explore dramaturgical and artistic depth, performing in a wide range of courses and auditioning for main stage and studio productions ranging from classical to contemporary, including musicals, plays, and dance productions.
This position is part of Binghamton''s multiyear cluster hire initiative in Arts Practice, Performance and Research in the 21st Century. For more information, see:
https://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/faculty/cluster-hire.html
Requirements Required:
Terminal degree in relevant field (MFA or equivalent) by August 17, 2026
At least two years of experience teaching various levels of acting at the university level
Expertise in acting pedagogy at the university level
Significant professional/educational directing experience
Preferred:
Additional performance specializations and/or certifications
Expertise in Black, Indigenous, Latinx, AAPI or MENA or LGBTQ theater is desired
Experience in teaching directing
Please be advised that H1B visa sponsorship may not be available for this position.
Additional Information Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the ADA Coordinator by completing the following form.
The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.
As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or to the Office of Civil Rights. Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University''s complete Non-Discrimination Notice, may be found here.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity is permitted to ask for current or prior compensation history until an offer of employment with compensation is extended.
Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.
Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.
Application Instructions Applicants should submit the following materials to the Interview Exchange application portal:
http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=193985
a letter of application
Curriculum Vitae/resume
statement of teaching philosophy, which includes an explanation of how the applicant''s teaching will create and sustain an inclusive learning environment
link(s) to a website or directing portfolio
names and contact information for three references who can speak to the candidate''s teaching of acting technique and their directing abilities/artistry. Letters will be requested only as candidates are advanced through the selection process.
Review of applicants will begin on January 1, 2026. The position will remain open until filled.
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