BCAS - Assistant Teaching Professor in Dance, Theatre & Dance - 530770

The University of Alabama•Tuscaloosa, AL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Theatre and Dance invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor position in Dance. The successful candidate will engage with students across the MFA and BA dance programs through teaching, mentoring, research and creative activity, and service. The faculty member will teach a combination of dance studies and studio courses, which may include dance pedagogy, graduate research methods, graduate dance seminars, and improvisation and composition, in addition to all levels of technique in the candidate’s area of expertise. While we are particularly seeking candidates with experience teaching all levels of jazz and/or ballet techniques, additional expertise in dance forms such as Hip Hop, House, Street Style, or Latin forms, and in dance technology and digital media, will be considered an asset. The position also offers opportunities to contribute to the reimagining of curricular initiatives and the development of new courses. The faculty member will mentor graduate and undergraduate students in teaching, choreography, and research. The faculty member is expected to maintain an active professional creative practice, including work both within the university and beyond the institution. This is an exciting time for creative work within the department, and in Fall 2027, we will open the Smith Family Center for the Performing Arts, a new performing arts center featuring four venues including the dedicated 450-seat Eliza P. Culverhouse Dance Theatre. Opportunities on campus include choreographing, rehearsal directing, and/or re-staging works for students in the pre-professional company Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre and other departmental productions. The faculty member may also mentor student creative work and serve as an artistic director for student-choreographed concerts. These opportunities provide meaningful avenues for the faculty member to contribute to the creative life of the department while supporting the artistic development of students. Additional responsibilities include student recruitment, mentorship of student dance concerts, and service to the department, college, and university. The faculty member will also advise and mentor students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, contributing to their artistic, academic, and professional development throughout their time in the program.

Requirements

Master of Fine Arts or PhD in Dance or related field.
Record of successful teaching at the college and/or university level.
Demonstrate a clear commitment to inclusive pedagogical approaches.
Record of work using various and collaborative perspectives.
Good communication and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching all levels of jazz and/or ballet techniques.
Additional expertise in dance forms such as Hip Hop, House, Street Style, or Latin forms.
Additional expertise in dance technology and digital media.
3-5 years of university teaching experience.

Responsibilities

Teach a combination of dance studies and studio courses, including dance pedagogy, graduate research methods, graduate dance seminars, and improvisation and composition.
Teach all levels of technique in the candidate’s area of expertise (jazz and/or ballet preferred).
Mentor graduate and undergraduate students in teaching, choreography, and research.
Maintain an active professional creative practice.
Contribute to the creative life of the department through choreographing, rehearsal directing, and/or re-staging works for student companies and productions.
Mentor student creative work and serve as an artistic director for student-choreographed concerts.
Student recruitment.
Mentorship of student dance concerts.
Service to the department, college, and university.
Advise and mentor students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.