Assistant Professor of Dance

Hamilton College•Clinton, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Dance and Movement Studies at Hamilton College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning July 1, 2027. We seek candidates to teach technique and history/theory courses in one or more of the following genres: Jazz, Hip Hop, and Latin dance, as well as courses to support the Dance curriculum. The position requires institutional service including academic advising of undergraduate students after the first year. We are seeking candidates who can demonstrate their experience in teaching or working with broadly diverse student populations while contributing to a vibrant learning community that values academic freedom, creativity, and intellectual curiosity. Your cover letter should address the ways in which you would enhance the educational experience of students and further the College’s educational goals. The creative process is at the core of Hamilton’s Dance and Movement Studies program, which focuses equally on performance and scholarship. Theory-based courses, which cover a spectrum of disciplines and styles, explore the human body from physiological, psychological, anthropological, historical, and philosophical points of view. Faculty emphasize ideas, imagination, problem-solving, spontaneity, discipline, cooperation, and commitment. Students enjoy ample opportunities to work alongside our instructors and guest choreographers and independently on directing, choreographing, performing and producing.

Requirements

MFA, Ph.D., or equivalent degree (ABD candidates will be considered).
Experience in teaching or working with broadly diverse student populations.
Ability to demonstrate contributions to academic excellence, intellectual and cultural diversity, and respect for differences.
Submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contact information for three references, and a PDF with links to up to three samples of choreography and at least one sample of teaching.

Nice To Haves

Candidates with a MFA, Ph.D., or equivalent degree are preferred.

Responsibilities

Teach technique and history/theory courses in Jazz, Hip Hop, and Latin dance, as well as other Dance curriculum courses.
Provide institutional service, including academic advising of undergraduate students after the first year.
Contribute to a vibrant learning community that values academic freedom, creativity, and intellectual curiosity.
Enhance the educational experience of students and further the College’s educational goals.
Emphasize ideas, imagination, problem-solving, spontaneity, discipline, cooperation, and commitment in teaching.
Facilitate student opportunities to work alongside instructors and guest choreographers, and independently on directing, choreographing, performing, and producing.