Visiting Assistant Professor - Dance

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Department of Dance in the Peck School of the Arts is hiring an innovative dance artist, scholar, and educator with embodied expertise in either Contemporary Ballet and/or Hip Hop/Urban dance forms to teach across our curricula. The visiting faculty will teach undergraduate courses in Contemporary Ballet and/or Hip Hop/Urban dance practices as well as undergraduate and graduate courses in dance theory, dance history, and/or dance studies. They may teach other related courses through the lens of their expertise including composition, improvisation, student repertory creation, and/or somatic courses. The candidate should demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in their teaching, and an ability to make cross-disciplinary connections in their course content.

Responsibilities of visiting dance faculty include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, choreographing for faculty/guest concerts, and contributing to department, college, and university service that includes recruitment, outreach, mentorship, and faculty governance. In addition, visiting faculty will maintain academic and/or creative research and professional engagement with local, state, and national associations.

The Department of Dance invites applications for an Assistant Visiting Professor position in Dance to begin Fall 2026. This position is a one-year appointment with the potential for further renewal.

Employment Agreement: Beginning and Ending Dates of Appointment: August 24, 2026 through May 23, 2027. This fixed-term academic staff appointment is only for the period of time specified in this letter, however, the appointment may be renewed for up to additional two academic years.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Required Qualifications:

• Candidates must have a terminal degree (MFA or PhD in Dance or relevant field) by the start of the appointment
• At least 1-year (2 semesters of course delivery) of teaching in higher education
• Ample experience and evidence of teaching Contemporary Ballet and/or Hip Hop/Urban dance forms
• Knowledge and expertise to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in dance theory, dance history, and/or dance studies through a 21st-century lens.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching Contemporary Ballet and/or Hip Hop/Urban dance forms in higher education for at least one year
• A professional portfolio that demonstrates recent and ongoing innovations in choreographic, scholarly, and/or creative research in area(s) of expertise.
• Experience teaching and/or applying somatic movement practices.