Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance

Utah Tech University•St. George 84770, UT

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Theatre, Dance, and Digital Film at Utah Tech University (UT) in St. George, Utah, invites applications for a full-time, 1-year visiting faculty position, starting Fall Semester 2026. The mission of the Dance program at Utah Tech University is to provide a diverse population of students the opportunity to achieve their dance education goals by developing the skills of embodied practice and scholarly and creative inquiry. More information about the department, faculty, and its degree offerings can be found online at https://dance.utahtech.edu .

Requirements

MFA or Ph.D. required; area of specialization is open.
Expertise/ability to teach in more than one dance form preferred; special consideration for the ability to teach Aerial Dance Technique courses.
Focus, interest, and expertise in teaching at an institution of higher learning required.
Desire to work in a small department where all faculty are involved in teaching, choreography, and service preferred.
Ability to communicate clearly with students, staff, and colleagues, both orally and in writing.
Ability to teach open enrollment populations.
Interest and expertise in interdisciplinary work and/or musical theatre projects in collaboration with the Theatre and Digital Film Programs.
Demonstrate extensive experience in choreographic works, scholarship, and/or performance.

Nice To Haves

Expertise/ability to teach in more than one dance form preferred
special consideration for the ability to teach Aerial Dance Technique courses
Desire to work in a small department where all faculty are involved in teaching, choreography, and service preferred
Interest and expertise in interdisciplinary work and/or musical theatre projects in collaboration with the Theatre and Digital Film Programs

Responsibilities

Teach movement/technique dance courses (i.e., ballet, modern, jazz, urban/hip hop, tap, aerial, etc.); creative-based courses such as Improvisation and Composition; and theoretical courses within the dance major curriculum during fall and spring semesters.
Develop course content, outcomes, and evaluation systems for course offerings; provide assessment of course offerings in consultation with other dance faculty.
Engage in creative research for Dance program productions as assigned by the Program Director.
Actively promote the Dance program and recruit new students.
Perform defined campus-wide duties, including holding office hours, attendance at department and division meetings, and adherence to college, division, and university policies and procedures.
Carry out special assignments, such as serving as director of Dance program productions, as requested by the Program Director.
Perform other duties as assigned.