Visiting Lecturer in Dance

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

1d•$60,000

About The Position

Visiting Lecturer in Dance Position: Visiting Lecturer, 9-month, non-tenure accruing faculty position, two-year term Date of Expected Hire: August 16, 2026 Salary: $60,000 with a comprehensive and highly competitive leave and benefits package. The University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance seeks a dance professional to teach undergraduate courses in dance. The teaching focused position in a leading public research institution calls for teaching and service to be priorities for the employee. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in contemporary ballet practices, and somatics, and contemporary dance and/or another area of dance practice, with a pedagogical practice that is evolving codified techniques. The ability to teach ballet as foundational training to support a broad range of dance practices will be considered an asset, complementing the candidate’s expertise in somatics and another area of dance practice. We especially welcome candidates whose teaching explicitly integrates somatic inquiry within movement practices, situating embodied knowledge within cultural, historical, and interdisciplinary contexts. Additional areas of teaching may include jazz, improvisation, digital media, dance studies, pedagogy, or experiential anatomy/kinesiology. This position calls for a teacher-artist whose creative research and choreographic practice informs their pedagogy and supports the School’s commitment to preparing students for wide-ranging professional trajectories in dance, performance, and creative practice. The University of Florida College of the Arts intends to be a transformative community, responding to and generating paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond. As artists and scholars, we embrace the complexity of our evolving human experience and seek to empower our students and faculty to shape that experience fearlessly through critical study, creative practice, and provocation. We seek a colleague who identifies as a change-maker. We seek a colleague who will position emerging artists and researchers as catalysts for justice on local and global levels. The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution. This position is covered by the United Faculty of Florida Contract. You can view this employment union contract here https://admin.hr.ufl.edu/compliance/employee-relations-and-ethics/union-negotiations/united-faculty-of-florida-contract/ [https://admin.hr.ufl.edu/compliance/employee-relations-and-ethics/union-negotiations/united-faculty-of-florida-contract/]. SCHOOL OF THEATRE + DANCE: The light-filled Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion is home to the School of Theatre + Dance (SoTD). The School’s international full-time faculty of 35 recognized artists and researchers, complemented by adjunct and guest faculty and staff, including full- and part-time professionals. The School offers MFA curricula in acting and in design, which includes scene design, lighting design and costume design; BFA programs in acting, musical theatre, and theatrical production with concentrations in costume, digital media, lighting, scenic, and sound; and a BA with concentrations in general theatre, stage management, and theatre management. The School features two degree programs in dance designed to develop the individual voice of the dance artist, a BFA and a BA. Approximately 200 students major in the artistically diverse curricula of the School of Theatre + Dance. Through its production program, outreach and innovative programming, the School of Theatre + Dance provides multiple cultural opportunities annually to thousands of members of the University and the greater community. The University of Florida is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Dance and the National Association of Schools of Theatre. For more information, visit www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance [http://www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance/]. THE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS: The mission of the College of the Arts is to be a transformative community, responding to and generating paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond. We achieve the university’s mission by training professionals and educating students as artists and scholars, while developing their capacities for critical study, creative practice, and provocation. The College offers baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. Approximately 1,700 students are pursuing majors in degrees offered by the College of the Arts under the direction of 135 faculty members in its three accredited schools— the School of Art + Art History, the School of Music, and the School of Theatre + Dance, and in the Center for Arts in Medicine, the Digital Worlds Institute, and the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship. In addition, the college comprises the University Galleries, and the University level of the New World School of the Arts in Miami. The University of Florida: The University of Florida is a comprehensive learning institution built on a land grant foundation. We are The Gator Nation, a diverse community dedicated to excellence in education and research and shaping a better future for Florida, the nation and the world. Our mission is to enable our students to lead and influence the next generation and beyond for economic, cultural and societal benefit. UF is a graduate research institution with more than 50,000 students and membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. Gainesville, which is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most livable cities, is located midway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Together, the University and the community comprise the educational, medical and cultural center of North Central Florida.

Requirements

Terminal degree (MFA, PhD, or PhD ABD) in Dance or related fields, or equivalent qualifications based on professional experience.
Record of achievement or potential for record of achievement in the field at a national or international level.
Evidence of successful collaboration and collegiality with faculty, students, and staff.
Evidence of skill in designing and facilitating academic work that advances curiosity, respect, open intellectual discourse, and the welcome incorporation and well-being of all in an environment of complex differences.

Nice To Haves

Terminal degree (MFA, PhD, or PhD ABD) in Dance
Teaching experience of 3 years beyond graduate assistantship at the university level
Evidence of a commitment to innovative and cross-disciplinary curricula
Demonstrated aptitude for working toward structural and strategic change
Demonstrated capacity for effective engagement in recruitment

Responsibilities

Teach undergraduate curriculum-- all levels of Contemporary Ballet Practices, Somatics, Contemporary Dance Practices, Dance Composition, and Ensemble courses. Under the current curricula, typical teaching assignments for lecturers in dance are 7-9 credits (3-4 courses) per semester.
Contribute to curricular efforts in other dance-related areas (could include improvisation, dance studies, cultural studies, dance pedagogy, dance and technology, and/or experiential anatomy/dance kinesiology, among others, including Quest courses or General Education courses).
Participate in the dance season, choreographing or providing artistic leadership for performances.
Mentor BA and BFA senior projects.
Participate in shared governance through service to School, College, and University committees
Active participation in our learning community, finding innovative ways to connect the arts to critical discourses in other disciplines.
Participate in effective student recruitment, guidance, and retention