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Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure-Track) in Dance
The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Department of Dance seeks an Assistant/Associate Professor of Dance (rank to be determined based on qualifications) beginning August 23, 2024. As a movement specialist in Contemporary Release Technique, Contact Improvisation, Composition, Improvisation, and Choreography, teach undergraduate degree required courses in all these areas. Teach students how to engage creatively through a process of unpacking movement and compositional principles, physically and verbally, that guides students in ways to engage with the moving body as an instrument from which they can produce and represent a broad range of voices and individualized approaches to dance. Position requires Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Dance or Ph.D. in Dance. Two years of experience teaching dance at the undergraduate college level. Ability to teach all levels of Release-based Contemporary Dance, Contact Improvisation, Somatics, Kinesiology for Dancers, Improvisation, Dance and Technology, and Dance Composition. Mentor student choreographers at all levels, including senior capstone course. Direct/lead study abroad dance program.
The Dance Department resides in UMBC’s new Performing Arts and Humanities Building, which features large, fully equipped studios and state-of-the-art performing spaces. The department values innovation and is particularly interested in scholars who are thinking about the changing world of dance, and what it means to be a dancer or dance artist today and into the future.
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance, UMBC offers B.A. in Dance and a Dance Minor. Department enrollment includes approximately 45 dance majors and 10 dance minors. UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching, research, and service. The campus offers students a strong liberal arts foundation and is dedicated to cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility, and lifelong learning. UMBC is especially proud of the diversity of its student body, and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position as our strong commitment to increasing faculty diversity. Located along the Baltimore-Washington corridor, the campus is 15 minutes from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and 30 minutes from Washington D.C. Area dance venues for faculty research include Dance Place, the Kennedy Center, Baltimore Theatre Project, local galleries, ACDA conferences, and UMBC’s own Baltimore Dance Project.
Responsibilities
- Teach all levels of Release-based Contemporary Dance Technique, Contact Improvisation, Composition, Improvisation, and Choreography courses
- Teach students how to engage creatively through a process of unpacking movement and compositional principles, physically and verbally, that guides students in ways to engage with the moving body as an instrument from which they can produce and represent a broad range of voices and individualized approaches to dance
- Ability to teach Somatics, Kinesiology for Dancers, and Dance and Technology
- Mentor student choreographers at all levels, including senior capstone course and undergraduate research award (URA) projects
- Maintain a significant level of research/creative professional practice commensurate with advancement toward promotion and tenure
- Participate in department and university governance
- Direct/lead study abroad dance program
- Advise dance majors
Required Qualifications
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Dance or Ph.D. in Dance
- Two years of experience teaching dance at the undergraduate level
- Ability to teach all levels of Release-based Contemporary Dance, Contact Improvisation, Somatics, Kinesiology for Dancers, Improvisation, Dance and Technology, and Dance Composition.
- Ability to mentor student choreographers at all levels, including senior capstone course
- Ability to direct/lead study abroad program
- Demonstrated professional artistic accomplishment
Application Instructions
Please upload the following application materials to apply.interfolio.com/142476
- Letter of Interest
- Curriculum Vitae
- Description of Teaching Philosophy and Research Interests
- Description of Commitment to Inclusive Excellence
- URL links to three examples of original works in their entirety
- List of three professional references and contact information
Apply by May 15, 2024.
UMBC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
For questions about the position, please email Professor Carol Hess at hessvait@umbc.edu
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UMBC, an honors university serving more than 14,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students, is one of two public universities in Maryland to achieve the “doctoral/research university-extensive” Carnegie classification. Located just outside Baltimore and 45 minutes from Washington, DC, the campus is growing rapidly under dynamic leadership.
Our UMBC community redefines excellence in higher education through an inclusive culture that connects innovative teaching and learning, research across disciplines, and civic engagement. We will advance knowledge, economic prosperity, and social justice by welcoming and inspiring inquisitive minds from all backgrounds. The successful candidate will join a department with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence, and will be expected to contribute actively to these efforts (https://diversity.umbc.edu/).
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