Assistant Professor in Drama, Theatre and Performance (UK Visa Sponsorship available)

Job Description

About the Role

The University of Sussex is seeking a dynamic and committed Assistant Professor to join the Drama, Theatre and Performance team on a one-year fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to teach and support students across practical and theoretical modules, and to contribute to a vibrant academic and creative community.

You will play a key role in delivering undergraduate teaching, supporting creative work, and shaping the department’s continued growth in performance research and education.

Key Responsibilities

Teach and assess a range of undergraduate modules in drama, theatre, and performance

Deliver practical and theoretical content in areas such as:

Theatre-making and directing

Devising and performance composition

Experimental performance

Text-based performance analysis

Supervise undergraduate dissertations and practice-based projects

Support students’ creative processes and academic development

Contribute to curriculum design and programme enhancement

Participate in student recruitment and outreach activities

Collaborate in wider departmental activities, events, and community engagement

About You

We’re looking for a collaborative and innovative teacher or scholar-practitioner who is enthusiastic about arts education and student development.

You may be an Early Career Academic or a creative professional with teaching experience. You should be committed to inclusive, socially engaged, and forward-thinking teaching and research practices.

You’ll bring subject knowledge and teaching experience in one or more of the following areas:

Directing

Theatre-making

Performance analysis

Devised and collaborative practices

Queer, anti-racist, feminist or ecological performance theory

About the Department

Drama at Sussex is known for its interdisciplinary, socially conscious and creative ethos. We work closely with the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts and offer students a world-class environment for study and performance.

Our department values community, equity and innovation and we actively collaborate with other disciplines including music, media, literature, creative writing, and art history.

Specialisms within our team include:

Contemporary theatre-making and directing

Dance and choreography

Queer and anti-racist performance

Feminist pedagogies

Site-specific and ecological theatre

Actor training and popular theatre

Why Join Sussex

Beautiful campus location near the South Downs, with great transport links

Cycle to work scheme and staff wellbeing support

Part of a research-led, internationally recognised university

A welcoming, diverse and inclusive working environment

Find out more about our staff benefits

Learn about our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Application and Enquiries

We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups, including Black, Asian and racially minoritised people, women, disabled individuals, and LGBTQ+ candidates.

The role must be performed in the UK. Visa sponsorship is available if eligibility criteria are met.