Assistant/Associate Professor of Movement in Media in the School of Dance

University of Utah•Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

The University of Utah School of Dance and the Department of Film & Media Arts invite applicants for a full-time, tenure-line Assistant/Associate Professor position to begin July 1, 2026. This faculty line holds a teaching and research focus in the interplay of movement and media, including Screendance practice and theory, as well as potentially related areas of scholarship, performance, and production. The position includes: Teaching across the School of Dance and the Department of Film & Media Arts. Serving as the Program Director for the Graduate Certificate in Screendance. Working collaboratively with faculty, students, and administrators in both the School of Dance and the Department of Film & Media Arts to expand research, teaching, curation, and practice of Screendance, dance on film, and movement in media. Working with University and community partners on developing, curating, and promoting public festivals, screenings, symposia, and workshops. We seek candidates who are leaders in the fields of dance and media and who can model interdisciplinary approaches that connect the School of Dance, the Department of Film & Media Arts, the College of Fine Arts, and the University at large. The ideal candidate will be a practicing artist-scholar with a strong potential for publication, demonstrated teaching expertise, and a distinctive perspective on contemporary approaches to movement, dance, and media making. The University of Utah has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation among research universities with the "highest research activity" in the nation and is the flagship of the Utah System of Higher Education. As a reflection of the research-focused university, the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to research and to research-informed teaching, be actively engaged in research that furthers the field of dance and demonstrate the potential to achieve tenure at a research-intensive university. Creative research may include a wide variety of art practices and genres in which the dancing/moving body is in dialogue with the camera. Inquiry into the relationship between bodies and the camera also affords possibilities in a multiplicity of forms which might include installation, and multi-channel works for museums and galleries, single channel works for theatrical screenings, or alternative investigations within a variety of moving image technologies. In the College of Fine Arts, the definition of research is broad and may include a range of modes of dissemination. The teaching load is 12 credit ours per academic year (typically 6 credit hours per semester). The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses and serve on graduate thesis committees. They will also contribute to curriculum development, faculty governance and administration, and may serve in various service roles, as needed. The successful candidate will oversee the Graduate Certificate in Screendance; recruit students into the program, mentor both Dance and Film graduate students in thesis research; and collaborate with community partners. Rank will be dependent on experience compared to the tenure and promotion expectations as outlined in the home department's Retention, Promotion, and Tenure policy.

Requirements

Terminal degree or professional equivalency
At least 3 years teaching experience in higher education or similar settings

Responsibilities

Teaching across the School of Dance and the Department of Film & Media Arts.
Serving as the Program Director for the Graduate Certificate in Screendance.
Working collaboratively with faculty, students, and administrators in both the School of Dance and the Department of Film & Media Arts to expand research, teaching, curation, and practice of Screendance, dance on film, and movement in media.
Working with University and community partners on developing, curating, and promoting public festivals, screenings, symposia, and workshops.
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses and serve on graduate thesis committees.
Contribute to curriculum development, faculty governance and administration, and may serve in various service roles, as needed.
Oversee the Graduate Certificate in Screendance; recruit students into the program, mentor both Dance and Film graduate students in thesis research; and collaborate with community partners.

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