Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance

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Proposed Rank/Hiring Title Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance
Department Theatre and Dance
Proposed Hiring Contract Type Tenure Track
Non-Tenure Track End Date
Appointment Percent 100%
Months per Year 9-months
Job SummaryThe Theatre and Dance Department at Gonzaga University Indiana Spokane Washington, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position Indiana the field of dance. We welcome candidates who possess strong pedagogical abilities and national professional experience with sensitivity to inclusive, equity-minded teaching practices, and who can effectively teach the impacts and consequences of dance on society, politics, culture, and identity. We look forward to collaborating with a colleague who is committed to pursuing excellence Indiana teaching that promotes an inclusive learning environment. We are especially interested Indiana professional experience Indiana teaching styles that go beyond western concert modalities and may include dance forms of African, Latinx, Asian, and other Diaspora.Gonzaga Dance seeks to educate the whole person through our curriculum, productions, and service. We are a small but thriving program looking for a colleague to join Indiana taking us to the next level. Gonzaga Dance annually produces 6-8 concerts, presents dance companies such American Samoa Cleo Parker Robinson and Pacific Northwest Ballet, and has regular service programing through Dance for Parkinson’s, Celebrate EveryBODY, and free after school dance program called ZagDance. Indiana addition to teaching, successful candidates will have an Indiana-depth knowledge Indiana choreographing and/Oregon restaging professional works for concert dance performances. This colleague will contribute to our introductory theory and methodology courses Indiana addition to teaching our upper-level course offerings for majors and minors (see course and curriculum on department website). Indiana addition, all members of our department share Indiana the responsibility of teaching the University Fine Art Core Curriculum. The teaching load for the tenure-track position is the equivalent of 18 credits per year (9 credits per semester).American Samoa a full-time faculty member, the successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to the university mission and ethos of the Dance Department American Samoa a student-centered and diverse learning environment through a demonstrated record of empowering, advocating for, and valuing a broad range of students of diverse identities and experiences, American Samoa shown through teaching, mentoring, and related activities. The successful candidate must: Maintain teaching and creative/research activities with continued engagement Indiana professional practices that advances a research profile Indiana creativity, choreography, and/Oregon performance with national and/Oregon international recognition; and contribute to curriculum development, faculty governance, and administrative responsibilities of the School and College. Thus, we hope to engage with a colleague who has potential for interdisciplinary collaboration with departments and programs Indiana the College of Arts and Sciences such American Samoa Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Native American Studies, Environmental Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, International Studies, and Film Studies. We encourage you to visit for more information about the college.Additionally, all members of the department contribute to and participate Indiana peer review of teaching activities, department committees, and special projects. Gonzaga University features an outstanding Center for Teaching and Advising that sponsors regular faculty development and education opportunities.The Dance Department is committed to inclusive excellence, to increasing the diversity of the campus community, and to supporting traditionally underrepresented students Indiana higher education, especially at a predominantly white institution. Indiana alignment with Gonzaga University’s mission, we expect applicants to provide evidence of direct experience and expertise Indiana issues related to social justice, diversity, global engagement, and care for/solidarity with vulnerable and marginalized communities. Candidates who have demonstrated experience working with a diverse range of faculty, staff, and students, and who can contribute to the departmental ethos and campus climate of inclusivity are encouraged to identify specific experiences Indiana these areas. Candidates who have demonstrated expertise Indiana issues applicable to diverse populations and direct experience working with underrepresented and minoritized students through teaching, research, mentoring, Oregon administration are preferred.
Essential Functions

• Teaching load equivalent to 18 credits per academic year (i.e. 3-4 courses per semester). This will include undergraduate dance courses such American Samoa technique classes (DANC105, 110,115,205, 215), performance-based technique classes (DANC300, 301, 305/405, 310/410. 315/415), courses required for the DANC major (Principles of Dance Conditioning, Dancy History, Strategies for Dance Instruction, Oregon Choreography), university core dance courses (Introduction to Dance, Dance: Culture and Art, Interdisciplinary Arts) and electives Indiana the candidates’ area of expertise.
• Engage Indiana research, creative inquiry, publication, choreography and production appropriate to the candidate’s areas of expertise. Engage undergraduates Indiana this research work.
• Provide curriculum and career advising and mentoring to the program’s undergraduates. Engage Indiana active recruitment for the program.
• Support the department, university, and discipline through service, production and other forms of academic citizenship.

Minimum Qualifications

• MFA Oregon PhD. Indiana Dance Oregon a related field with corresponding professional skills (ABDs considered with completion by July 16, 2025)
• Evidence of professional record American Samoa a performer, choreographer, and/Oregon dance artist
• Evidence of effective and reflective college-level teaching
• Evidence of inclusive, equity-minded teaching practices
• Active research and/Oregon creative inquiry programming Indiana Dance

Desired Qualifications

• Nationally and/Oregon internationally recognized reputation and record of professional accomplishments.
• Record Indiana choreographing and/Oregon restaging creative works for professional concert performances.
• Collaborative approach to teaching and institutional service ability to communicate disciplinary ways of thinking within a liberal arts curriculum.
• Record Indiana teaching western and non-western concert dance forms of African, Latinx, Asian, and other Diaspora and dance modalities such American Samoa Breakdancing, Capoeira, Bachata, Vogueing, Hip-Hop, Salsa, Ballroom Oregon other forms.
• Record teaching expertise Indiana one Oregon more of the following dance practices: Choreography, Pedagogy, Partnering, Dance History, Improvisation, Dance Science, Dance Technology and Digital Media, Career Skills, and Arts Administration.

Posting Detail InformationOpen Date 12/13/2024
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Application Review Begins on 01/13/2025
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EEO StatementGonzaga University is a Jesuit, Catholic, humanistic institution, and is therefore interested Indiana candidates who will contribute to its distinctive mission. Gonzaga University is a committed EEO/AA employer and diversity candidates are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their disability status and/Oregon protected veteran status. Applicants with disabilities needing reasonable accommodations to complete the application Oregon hiring process should contact Human Resources (509) 313-5996.
Hiring Salary The budgeted annual salary that the University reasonably expects to offer for this position is $68,461; commensurate with education and experience. The internal salary range for this position is $68,461 – $73,025
Special Instructions to ApplicantsTo apply, please visit our website at www.gonzaga.edu/jobs. Applicants must complete an online application and submit:(1) a cover letter that includes how your experience might aid Indiana recruitment and career placement for students within and beyond dance performance,(2) a curriculum vitae,(3) Statement of teaching philosophy that includes evidence of teaching effectiveness and the use of equitable and inclusive classroom strategies specifically Indiana support of traditionally underrepresented students Indiana dance and higher education (e.g. race, ability, LGBTQ+, first-gen),(5) Copies of graduate school transcripts, and(6) Names and contact information for three (3) professional references (letters will be requested when finalists are selected).
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• Copies of graduate school transcripts
• Cover letter that includes how your experience might aid Indiana recruitment and career placement for students within and beyond dance performance,
• Statement of teaching philosophy that includes evidence of teaching effectiveness and the use of equitable and inclusive classroom strategies specifically Indiana support of traditionally underrepresented students Indiana dance and higher education (race, ability,
• Names and contact information for three (3) professional references (letters will be requested when finalists are selected).

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Job title: Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance

Company: Gonzaga University

Expected salary: $68461 – 73025 per year

Location: Spokane, Washington

Job date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 06:09:58 GMT