Job Summary

The Arts Instructor for Project and Stage Management (Open Rank) works with the Arts Team to manage special projects and rehearsal rooms across the arts divisional programs within the Division of Arts and Humanities at NYUAD. Disciplinary depth in stage management and live performance is required. Still these skills may be applied to activities as diverse as symposiums interactive media installations visual arts projects and theater projects and events. The Arts Instructor will also mentor and advise students on stage management for all student-led and classroom projects.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to areas such as: stage management development of best practices writing rehearsal and project reports providing academic support and general support as needed. Additionally as a professional stage manager the Arts Instructor lends mentorship and oversight to the other curricular extracurricular and co-curricular projects born out of the Arts and Humanities Division as needed and planned.

This is an expansive role: We are looking for a professional stage manager who is capable of taking their work (and transliterating it) to other programs and areas within the division. This is a 12-month 35-hour-per-week full-time position for a duration of three years with the possibility of renewal.

About NYU Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the top 30 universities in the world making NYU Abu Dhabi the highest-ranked university in the UAE and MENA region. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences engineering social sciences humanities and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanitys shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabis high-achieving students have come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together NYUs campuses in New York Abu Dhabi and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.
NYUAD is committed to building and strengthening a university-wide culture of inclusion diversity belonging and equity (IDBE) which is fundamental to the Universitys commitment to excellence. Visitour website for more information on NYUADs commitment to IDBEand how these values are fundamental to our mission.
Students are drawn from among the worlds best. They are bright intellectually passionate and committed to building a campus environment anchored in mutual respect understanding and care. The NYUAD undergraduate student body has garnered an impressive record of scholarships graduate-school admissions and other global honors. Graduate education is an area of growth for the University; the current graduate student population of over 100 students is expected to expand in the next decade as doctoral programs are developed.

Working for NYUAD
At NYUAD we recognize that Abu Dhabi is more than where you work; its your order for faculty/academic staff to thrive we offer a comprehensive benefits package. This starts with a generous relocation allowance; educational assistance for your dependents; access to health and wellness services; and more. NYUAD is committed to faculty/academic staff success throughout the academic trajectory providing support for ambitious and world-class research projects and innovative interactive teaching approaches. Support for dual-career families is a priority.Visit our website for more information on benefits for you and your dependents.

We encourage applicants with professional experience in stage management and teaching stage management. Applicants with a degree in stage management or with substantial professional experience are preferred.