Posting Details
Position Information Position Rank: Adjunct Instructor Track: Non-Tenure Track Position Title: Adjunct Instructor Master of Arts in Theatre Directing Category: Adjunct Posting Number: T000171 Location: Chicago Open Date: 02232026 Close Date: Open Until Filled Job Type: Part-Time Working Hours: Position Summary
Reflecting the ideals of its founders in 1945, Roosevelt University is a private nonsectarian community of educators, scholars, and learners committed to academic, creative, and service excellence. Who value differences in personal experiences and perspectives, ask difficult questions, and promote mutual understanding, inclusion, social consciousness, and action toward social justice. Recognizing that difference broadens perspectives, Roosevelt University seeks and serves a diverse, promising student body from metropolitan Chicago and around the world. We invite you to contribute your talents to our community.
The Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University, is seeking a part-time instructor of directing to teach a brief summer class to graduate students in our Master of Arts in Theatre Directing program. This is a 1.5 credit hour module that is part of a broader sequence of classes in directing and will consist of nine class sessions delivered to approximately 18 students. This class should address issues, strategies, and practical techniques for the early-career director in rehearsing and staging Contemporary Plays. The instructor will be supported in crafting an effective lesson plan for this unique program.
Dates: June 22, 23, & 25 June 29, 30, & July 2 July 6, 7, & 9
Class meeting times: Mondays and Tuesdays from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. Thursdays from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m.
The salary for these nine class sessions is $1,991.00
Job Duties
• Online delivery of course material, including creating assignments and evaluation of students work. • Clear and timely communication. • Timely submission of all grades. • Consistent usage of Roosevelt University email address to be assigned upon onboarding. • Submission of a syllabus, university-mandated template, will be provided, documenting all class policies, expectations, procedures, and grading criteria.
Title IX Contact Information
Federal Title IX policy requires that all colleges and universities make known the contact information for the person responsible for coordinating its efforts to comply with Title IX regulations. At Roosevelt University, the Title IX Coordinator is Natasha Robinson. Her office is located in the Auditorium Building of the Chicago campus, 430 S. Michigan Avenue, AUD 476B. She can be reached at 312-281-3245 or TitleIX@roosevelt.edu.
Do not contact this email address for inquiries about your job application. If you have questions, you may email hr@questions.roosevelt.edu.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
MFA in Directing or Acting or equivalent professional experience. Years of Experience Required: 1-2 Required Education: Masters Degree Certification/Licensure: Required
Minimum Qualifications
Please see the knowledge, skills, and abilities required section.
Preferred Qualifications
Substantial professional or university directing experience. University or college level teaching experience. Excellent interpersonal skills.
Equipment Operated Working Conditions
Normal climate-controlled office environment is provided. Job is largely sedentary but there is a need to move about the office and buildings frequently. Occasional bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, and/or pulling is required, typically less than 10 pounds.
Priority Application Instructions
Please submit all applications through the Roosevelt jobs portal, including a Letter of Interest, a Resume or Curriculum Vitae, and three professional references with contact information. Note that a college transcript will be required prior to hiring but not at the time of application submission.
Applicants are encouraged to submit as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed as received.
Departmental Contact Information
Jim Iorio Co-Chair of the Interdisciplinary Conservatory Program Director of the Master of Arts in Directing Program jiorio01@roosevelt.edu 312 341-2347
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk.
Do you have University or college level teaching experience? Yes No Do you have an earned MFA in Directing or Acting or equivalent professional experience? Yes No
Applicant Documents Required
Documents List of References Curriculum Vitae Letter of Interest Optional Documents Resume