Assistant Professor - Tenure Track - Division of Dance

Employer:Radford University (Four-year University)
Location:Radford, VA 24141
Category:Faculty position of:
Dance & Theatre Art
Posted:Sep. 15, 2010
Job Type:Full-time, Tenure track or tenured
Deadline:Open until filled

Description & Requirement

Available August 2011.  College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Dance and Theatre, Division of Dance.  Applicants must be competent to teach advanced levels of Jazz Dance technique and two other areas of dance technique that could include Theatre Dance, World Dance, or Modern Dance.  Teaching responsibilities will also include some dance theory, possibly Dance History and Dance Production.  Will choreograph for main stage productions, supervise student choreography projects, advise majors, serve on department, college, and university committees.  Terminal degree with undergraduate teaching experience required.  Strong writing and assessment skills desirable. Program:  Four year undergraduate program with approximately 75 majors, housed in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.  Students pursue a Bachelor of Arts Degree, a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with emphasis in Classical or Contemporary Dance, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Dance Education with licensure.  Radford University is a comprehensive, coeducational state institution of approximately 8,800 students nestled in the New River Valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Review of applications will begin December 1 and continue until the position is filled.  Send letter of application with teaching philosophy; CV; URL links and a DVD of original work; and names, addresses and phone numbers of three professional references electronically to Deborah McLaughlin, Chair, Faculty Search Committee: dmclaughl7@radford.edu.  DVD's may be sent to:  RU Division of Dance; attn: Chair, Deborah McLaughlin Faculty Search Committee; Box 6966; Radford, VA  24142.  Radford University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.


Application

Send letter of application with teaching philosophy; CV; URL links and a DVD of original work; and names, addresses and phone numbers of three professional references electronically to Deborah McLaughlin, Chair, Faculty Search Committee: dmclaughl7@radford.edu.  DVD's may be sent to:  RU Division of Dance; attn: Chair, Deborah McLaughlin Faculty Search Committee; Box 6966; Radford, VA  24142.  Radford University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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