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Assistant or Associate Professor of Contemporary Dance

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POSITION DESCRIPTION: The faculty member will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in all levels of modern dance technique, improvisation, dance composition and a course in somatic practice.  Faculty member will also be expected to teach dance academic courses (e.g., dance history, anatomy/kinesiology for dance, etc), create works on student dancers for faculty concerts, serve as artistic director for student or faculty concerts, advise majors and supervise graduate student research, seek funded research opportunities.  Other teaching opportunities may include developing and teaching on-line courses and other courses related to research interests and areas of expertise. Faculty members are expected to contribute to the department, school and university through committee service and faculty shared-governance responsibilities. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain personal scholarship and professional contacts with local, state, and national associations.

QUALIFICATIONS:         Minimum:  Candidate must have an MFA in Dance, a minimum of three years university-level teaching experience; significant performing/choreographing experience; and certification in a Somatic discipline (e.g. Iyengar Yoga, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Body-Mind Centering, etc).     
Preferred:  Doctorate in Dance or related field (in addition to required MFA); and/or experience in dance and technology; and/or substantial experience in African and/or African Diasporic forms.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is an AA/EEO employer. Employment will require a criminal background check. For the UWM’s Campus Security Report, see www.cleryact.uwm.edu. or contact the Office of Student Life at 414-229-4632 for a paper copy.

Persons interested in being considered for this position must apply through the UWM Employment Site located at: http://www.jobs.uwm.edu/postings/7185. A work sample (DVD preferred), with samples of both the candidate’s performance and choreography, must be sent to UWM Dance Search, PO Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201. If sending it via FedEx or UPS, please send to UWM Dance Search, Mitchell Hall 345, 3203 N Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53211. Completed on-line application materials must include a letter of application including email address; a curriculum vitae (not more than 10 pages in length); and a one-page document listing the names, titles, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references; a one-page teaching philosophy document; and one-page document describing the work sample. If the work sample footage is available online as well, you may also include URLs on the work sample description document, in addition to the work sample DVD.

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