Job Description

The Middlebury College Summer Hebrew School is pleased to announce a vacancy for a temporary Drama Instructor. The position is available during the summer 2018 session, located on Middlebury College campus in Vermont. Our unique programs combine a cultural immersion environment with rigorous daily classroom instruction. This is an opportunity to join a community of learners, by actively engaging in teaching, dining, residing, and recreating with students while reading, writing, and speaking exclusively in Hebrew.

Our school is looking for a Drama Instructor who is passionate about helping students learn drama and who loves to lead students through exercises that will improve their skills. The successful candidate can speak Hebrew as a foreign language, being native or near native in Hebrew and the ability to lead co-curricular activities.

General responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Create lesson plans; teach students about plays and the history of drama.
• Instruct lessons in Hebrew.
• Assisting students in creating their own dramatic pieces, organizing, and managing the learning environment, directing performance rehearsals, helping to assemble and manage lighting and sets. .
• Coordinate performances with students and for the School of Hebrew.
• Completing all contact hours assigned.
• Attend school specific, all school events, meals, and other specified activities.
• Work cooperatively with others and accept direction from supervisor.
• Other duties are performed as assigned.

In addition to the salary, lodging and a complete meal plan will be provided.

Qualifications

The successful candidate must have a Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts, or completed four years of courses in acting, voice, the history of theater, set and lighting design, play direction, and drama theory and criticism.

Application Instructions

Candidates should submit:

1. Letter of interest
2. CV
3. Recent statistical information from student evaluations
4. Two letters of recommendations

Only complete applications will be considered.

Application deadline is December 1, 2017, but position will be open until filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in faculty teaching and research. An Equal Opportunity Employer, the College is committed to hiring a diverse faculty as we work to foster innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body. EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability.