Lecturer in Theatre x2

The role

The Department of Theatre is seeking to appoint two full-time PW3 Lecturers (Teaching) from 1 September 2025 through 31 August 2026. These are both full-time posts; however, we are willing to consider fractional contracts and job shares. The post-holders will teach, supervise and mark across the UG and MA programmes in the Autumn, Spring and Summer teaching blocks, including delivering lectures, workshops, seminars and supervisions of group and individual projects.

Theatre at Bristol is thriving, innovative, highly creative and has a very strong teaching and research ethos and reputation. It is located in the Wickham Building, which boasts two flexible, well-equipped studio theatres, rehearsal rooms, design and costume workshops, and lecture and seminar rooms. Staff in the Department have expertise in an array of genres, histories, and practices, including historic and contemporary performance practices, theatre history, audience studies, performance studies, immersive arts and creative technologies. 

What will you be doing?

You will contribute to the Department’s teaching at all levels. Postholders will have expertise in either historical or contemporary performance-making. Postholders will contribute to and/or cover units such as: Performance Histories; Politics of Performance; Analysing Performance; Early Modern Theatre Performance; Site-Specific Theatre; Making Theatre; Devised Performance; Choreography for Theatr; Extended Essay; Professional Development in Theatre and Performance; Independent Study: Capstone Project.

You should apply if

You have a PhD in Theatre or a related field and have experience in teaching theatre in both seminar and rehearsal rooms in the HE sector. You are an excellent communicator and a collaborative team player. 

Additional information

For informal enquiries please contact: Elaine McGirr - elaine.mcgirr@bristol.ac.uk 

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