Associate Professor - School of the Arts & Design-Dance

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Dance Division at Texas Woman's University invites applications for a one-year full-time Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance position starting in August 2025. Applicants must have an M.F.A. in dance or Ph.D. in dance or a closely related field and be actively engaged in a combination of rigorous physical practice, creative process, and theoretical inquiry.

Strong applicants will demonstrate a commitment to excellence in studio teaching contexts such as contemporary dance practices, improvisation, choreography, pedagogy, somatics and screen dance in addition to the potential to teach introduction to movement analysis and dance history at the B.A. level. They will also have an active research agenda in choreography and or performance with a record of regional and national presentations. Furthermore, strong candidates will demonstrate the interest and potential to engage in active service to the division, university, and profession. A demonstrated ability to work with a diverse, multi-ethnic student body is a must.

The position would involve teaching a full-course load primarily in the B.A. program, with potential courses in the M.F.A. program as well, depending on the visiting faculty member's areas of expertise.

This position is a great opportunity for someone interested in developing their teaching and their research interests in a supportive department, through teaching courses around those research interests, as well as potentially creating choreography with student dancers around those research interests.

The salary range, depending on qualifications for the 9-month position is $55,000 and includes full benefits.

If interested please submit a CV to Dance Division Head, Professor Jordan Fuchs at jfuchs@twu.edu. Once the opening is then confirmed we will contact you.

DIVISION DESCRIPTION: The Division of Dance offers the B.A., M.A., M.F.A., and Ph.D. degrees. The mission is to prepare students for the dance professions (artists, educators, researchers, leaders/administrators) in a student-centered teaching/learning environment that values individuality, diversity, and community. Core values guiding the realization of the mission include:

1) a commitment to the empowerment of women through education,

2) the value of a liberal arts education for all persons and

3) a fundamental belief in the primacy of experience and process. The Division of Dance is contemporary dance-centered and serves a diverse population of approximately 85 undergraduate dance majors and 50 graduate students; 46% of our undergraduate majors are dancers of color, primarily Hispanic and African American students.

Faculty, staff, dance musicians and graduate teaching assistants work together to create an interdisciplinary and cooperative environment that fosters the development of individual creative voice, encourages risk-taking, and provides diverse artistic and academic opportunities. Interdisciplinary artistic and research enterprises have long been an integral part of the Division of Dance at TWU and are encouraged through School of the Arts and Design and TWU funding initiatives. The members of the Dance faculty maintain strong collaborative working relationships with colleagues in other academic areas, particularly Women's Studies and the School of the Arts. This year marks the Ph.D. program's 67^th year! https://twu.edu/dance/

Texas Woman's University strives to provide an educational environment that affirms the rights and dignity of each individual, fosters diversity, and encourages a respect for the differences among persons. Discrimination or harassment of any kind is considered inappropriate.

Texas Woman's University is committed to equal opportunity in employment and education and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, age, veteran's status, or against qualified disabled persons.

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