Summer 2026 Recitation Leader Position
Course Information: Projects in Performance Studies, PERF-GT 2000.001, MTW, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Recitation Thursday, 1:00-4:00pm
Lead Faculty: Fred Moten
How to Apply: If you would like to be considered for a position, please fill out the form at the below link by Friday, January 30th at 5:00pm. Application materials include a brief teaching statement of interest and a CV. Direct any questions to the lead instructor, Professor Fred Moten, at fm1@nyu.edu.
Application Form: https://forms.gle/KL525VA7GEYcVXb2A
Course Description: This course will run primarily as a workshop in which current MA students will begin with a paper or performance piece begun in a previous PS course and develop that project into a fuller research project. The course culminates in a symposium in which graduating MA students present an excerpt or précis of that research to the department.
Position: Recitation Leader (1 position available)
Available Section: PERF-GT 2000.003
Recitation Meeting Day & Time: Thursdays, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Period of the Work Assignment: May 18, 2026 – June 25, 2026
Recitation Contact Hours: 18 (rate of pay is $222.27 per contact hour)
Lecture Attendant Hours: 66 (rate of pay is $30 per contact hour)
Rate of Pay: In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the contact hour rate for this position is $222.27. This contact hour rate is based on the collective bargaining agreement with Local 2110. Recitation leaders will receive additional compensation at a rate of $30.00/hour for lecture attendance, tech rehearsals, and final symposium attendance.
Qualifications: PhD student in good academic standing.
Duties: Recitation Leaders will lead discussion sections that will meet weekly. The position requires attendance to all lectures, light grading duties, preparation of class activities each week, office hours, and meeting with students individually to provide writing assignment feedback.