African Diasporic Movement or Urban and Street Forms/Hip Hop
Assistant Professor – Tenure Track at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
The Dance Program
Our Vision: Preparing Thinking Dancers and Dancing Thinkers
Our Mission: Education and Research in Contemporary Dance in Global Contexts
We seek an active, innovative practitioner with a developing national or international profile whose creative research focuses on contemporary lensing of African Diasporic movement or Urban and Street/Hip Hop forms to join our program as an Assistant Professor on the tenure track. This position will lead their specific movement track, be asked to teach in the program’s more
general contemporary technique track if they have the necessary background, and have the opportunity to offer other courses in the program depending on the candidate’s background and research. Our dance program works intentionally to build a contemporary technique track that is informed by a wide range of aesthetics from across the globe.
Required Qualifications
● M.F.A. in Dance, other terminal graduate degree or equivalent professional experience and recognition
● At least 1 year of college- or university-level teaching experience or equivalent in non-university institutions in African Diasporic movement or Urban & Street/Hip Hop forms
● At least 1 year of college- or university-level teaching experience in dancemaking/dance composition or equivalent in non-university institutions
● A distinguished and active record of creative research output and dance pedagogy on a trajectory towards or already having an established national or international profile in either African Diasporic movement or Urban and Street/Hip Hop Forms
● Demonstration and understanding of the importance of the integration of dance scholarship, creativity and physical regimen to an undergraduate dance major’s growth as an artist, thinker, researcher and global citizen in alignment with the dance program’s
mission of Contemporary Dance in Global Contexts and goal to provide a near conservatory dance training embedded in a national recognized liberal arts college
To learn more, see the full job post and application at: <a href=”https://humanresources.umn.edu/content/find-job”>https://humanresources.umn.edu/content/find-job</a>
Job ID: 342986