2010 National Skills Combat Workshop Teaching Assistant Positions

The NSCW will be returning to one location, and as such, will be back to one staff. The SAFD is looking for a group of Teaching Assistants to be part of the next installment of the NSCW at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

WORKSHOP INFORMATION

Workshops: Introduction to Stage Combat, Actor Combatant Workshop and Advanced Actor Combatant Workshop
Location: University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC
Dates: July 5 to July 24. All faculty and staff members are required to be on site from July 4 through the evening of July 24.
Positions Available: Four Teaching Assistants and Five Interns
Contact: NSCW Coordinator Mike Mahaffey at NSCWCoordinator@safd.org

Teaching Assistants will be chosen from the ranks of current SAFD Certified Teachers and Fight Directors. CTs and FDs who have not attended the NSCW in some time are encouraged to apply.

Compensation: Teaching Assistants will receive salary compensation, per diem, housing and travel reimbursement. The exact figures will be determined by enrollment.

Job Description: If selected, you will be asked to assist in the ACW or AACW, and teach one or more of the following: master classes or a series of classes in a non testing weapon for the ACW, AACW or ISC, seven 90 minute classes in any of the eight SAFD disciplines in the ISC, renewals in the AACW. You will also be asked to fill in whenever needed.

Selection Procedures: The NSCW Staffing Committee will select Teaching Assistants, with input from the coordinator. Whenever possible, staff will be selected based on an equal division of new and senior CTs. To ensure an equitable rotation, preference will be given to those applicants who have either never served as an NSCW Teaching Assistant, or have not served as a NSCW Teaching Assistant in some time.

Application Requirements

To apply for a Teaching Assistant Position, please submit your:

  • CV or Stage Combat Resumes, including teaching and choreography experience
  • Letter of intent which outlines:
    • Previous NSCW experience
    • Any previous Regional Workshop experience
    • If you have a car that you would be willing to use for SAFD business/transportation (will receive compensation for fuel). *Please note that this will have no impact on your selection, but is for informational purposes only.
  • Your contact information

How To Apply

The deadline for all applications has expired for 2010. Applicants will be notified of staffing decisions no later than April 15, 2009, and those chosen must accept or decline the offer no later than April 30, 2009.