Fall 2026 Recitation Leader Position
Course Information: UG Introduction to Performance Studies (PERF-UT 101.001)
Lecture: Mondays, 9:30am to 11:15am
Recitation (PERF-UT 101.002): Wednesdays, 9:30am to 10:45am
Lead Faculty: Professor Michelle Castañeda
How to Apply: If you would like to be considered for a position, please fill out an Application Form (linked below) by Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 5pm EDT. Direct any questions to the lead instructor, Professor Michelle Castañeda at msc507@nyu.edu.
Application Form: https://forms.gle/SCgCj28XW5hXPH5e9
Course Description: To enter the field of Performance Studies is to proceed with a willingness to forgo strict definitions of art “objects” and “events.” The field encourages engagement with everyday life, performers from a variety of media, things inside and outside cultural institutions, and an expansive sense of the stage to reflect on how performance impacts our sense of the world. Music, theater, visual art, dance, and film are not divided into separate areas of study, but are necessarily engaged all together. While the question, “what is performance?” has mystified the minds of many, this course moves beyond this question to investigate: what does performance do? And how does performance help us to ask questions about aesthetics, politics, and the social world? The question “what does performance do?,” opens the line between theory and practice; a line that falsely separates the performer from the critic. Students will work together across these divides. In addition to deepening an understanding of the field of Performance Studies, students read texts that vitalize critical thinking in the humanities. The course engages theories of the field as they emerge from performances themselves, especially from the robust creative repertoires of New York City.
Position: Recitation Leader (1 position available)
Available Section: PERF-UT 101.002
Recitation Meeting Day & Time: Wednesdays, 9:30am to 10:45am
Period of the Work Assignment: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 – Wednesday, December 14, 2026
Recitation Contact Hours: 21
Rate of Pay: In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the estimated contact hour rate for this position is $227.82 per contact hour. Recitation leaders will receive additional compensation at a rate of $29.00/hour for lecture attendance and final symposium attendance.*
*This contact hour rate is based on the collective bargaining agreement with Local 2110. The final rate will be confirmed upon knowledge of updated CBA.
Qualifications:
- Current PhD candidate in good academic standing in Performance Studies (4th year or above) at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
- Strong interest in teaching and mentoring undergraduate students
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Duties:
- Attend all lectures.
- Lead discussion sections that will meet weekly.
- Facilitate discussions and activities that deepen students' understanding of course material.
- Foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment.
- Grading duties, preparation of session activities each week, and meeting with students individually to provide writing assignment feedback and advising during office hours.