Assistant/Associate Professor of Dance
Fine & Applied Arts
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
https://jobs.illinois.edu/academic-job-board/job-details?jobID=154109&job=fine-applied-arts-assistant-associate-professor-of-dance-fall-2022-154109
The Department of Dance at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign https://dance.illinois.edu invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor beginning August 2022.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.
We seek an artist/scholar committed to creative research, progressive pedagogical practice, and a colleague who will contribute to our ongoing anti-racist efforts and curriculum redesign. We are interested in adventurous thinkers with clear research interests and inventive trajectories. The successful candidate should have a passion for broadening perspectives on dance and promoting the importance of the form in contemporary culture. We welcome applications from artist/scholars from multiple genres of dance practice and performance.
Candidate must have a demonstrated record of achievement in dance; a focused research trajectory in dance-related scholarship, choreography, and/or performance; strong written and oral communication skills; interest in mentoring students and in making a positive impact toward diversity and inclusion. MFA (and or equivalent experience) or PHD preferred.
The mission of Dance at Illinois is to contribute to Dance’s positive impact on the world, as a distinctive generator of new knowledge and as a vital cultural agent and signifier. We activate the power of Dance to root out historically unbalanced, hierarchically oppressive perspectives and are committed to investigating the dynamic intersections between research and teaching in academic, professional, and community settings. We promote ethical, anti-racist, and progressive practices, operating from a deeply held belief that diversity and inclusion are critical for the advancement of the artform and for humankind. Utilizing a range of experimental and canonic approaches, we generate choreographic, pedagogical, performative, and scholarly research that centers Dance in global discourse. We aim to forge innovative and sustainable lives as artist educators and to model that practice widely, compelled by our collective, passionate dedication to Dance as a transformational process.
Fine & Applied Arts
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
https://jobs.illinois.edu/academic-job-board/job-details?jobID=154109&job=fine-applied-arts-assistant-associate-professor-of-dance-fall-2022-154109
The Department of Dance at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign https://dance.illinois.edu invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor beginning August 2022.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.
We seek an artist/scholar committed to creative research, progressive pedagogical practice, and a colleague who will contribute to our ongoing anti-racist efforts and curriculum redesign. We are interested in adventurous thinkers with clear research interests and inventive trajectories. The successful candidate should have a passion for broadening perspectives on dance and promoting the importance of the form in contemporary culture. We welcome applications from artist/scholars from multiple genres of dance practice and performance.
Candidate must have a demonstrated record of achievement in dance; a focused research trajectory in dance-related scholarship, choreography, and/or performance; strong written and oral communication skills; interest in mentoring students and in making a positive impact toward diversity and inclusion. MFA (and or equivalent experience) or PHD preferred.
The mission of Dance at Illinois is to contribute to Dance’s positive impact on the world, as a distinctive generator of new knowledge and as a vital cultural agent and signifier. We activate the power of Dance to root out historically unbalanced, hierarchically oppressive perspectives and are committed to investigating the dynamic intersections between research and teaching in academic, professional, and community settings. We promote ethical, anti-racist, and progressive practices, operating from a deeply held belief that diversity and inclusion are critical for the advancement of the artform and for humankind. Utilizing a range of experimental and canonic approaches, we generate choreographic, pedagogical, performative, and scholarly research that centers Dance in global discourse. We aim to forge innovative and sustainable lives as artist educators and to model that practice widely, compelled by our collective, passionate dedication to Dance as a transformational process.
Application Procedures: Please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload the following by November 15, 2021. (all required information must be submitted for your application to be considered):
For further information regarding application procedures, contact Professor Sara Hook, search committee chair, Department of Dance, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, [email protected].
Recognizing health and safety concerns during this time, the Department of Dance and College of Fine and Applied Arts will be as flexible as possible in determining the nature of any interviews or meetings (virtual/remote and/or in-person interaction) that are conducted for this search.
The Department of Dance at the University of Illinois offers BFA, BA and MFA degrees as well as a Graduate Minor in Dance. Accredited by the National Association for Schools of Dance, Dance at Illinois has nine tenure track faculty, approximately 60 Undergrads and 12 MFA students. Our award-winning resident performers, scholars, choreographers, and educators build on a 50-plus year tradition of innovative work and thoughtful leadership in the field. Dance at Illinois produces five concert series each year at the world-class Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The Department of Dance is a part of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, an unusual mix of arts-based disciplines including Art and Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Music, Theatre, and Urban Planning.
Dance faculty and students also work within a rich campus environment for research and community-partnered learning, supported by an array of top-tier centers, institutes, and academic departments. As the flagship campus within the state university system, UIUC is a Research I university, and one of the first institutions to receive the Carnegie Foundation’s Classification for Community Engagement. The Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area, located between Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis, is among Illinois’ fastest growing communities, and boasts a strong network of community justice and arts organizations.
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Convictions are not a bar to employment. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment. As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Teaching statement
- Research statement
- Statement of demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Three letters of recommendation
- Samples of your research: Please provide video links to performance and choreography, along with written descriptions, and /or PDFs of scholarly articles
For further information regarding application procedures, contact Professor Sara Hook, search committee chair, Department of Dance, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, [email protected].
Recognizing health and safety concerns during this time, the Department of Dance and College of Fine and Applied Arts will be as flexible as possible in determining the nature of any interviews or meetings (virtual/remote and/or in-person interaction) that are conducted for this search.
The Department of Dance at the University of Illinois offers BFA, BA and MFA degrees as well as a Graduate Minor in Dance. Accredited by the National Association for Schools of Dance, Dance at Illinois has nine tenure track faculty, approximately 60 Undergrads and 12 MFA students. Our award-winning resident performers, scholars, choreographers, and educators build on a 50-plus year tradition of innovative work and thoughtful leadership in the field. Dance at Illinois produces five concert series each year at the world-class Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The Department of Dance is a part of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, an unusual mix of arts-based disciplines including Art and Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Music, Theatre, and Urban Planning.
Dance faculty and students also work within a rich campus environment for research and community-partnered learning, supported by an array of top-tier centers, institutes, and academic departments. As the flagship campus within the state university system, UIUC is a Research I university, and one of the first institutions to receive the Carnegie Foundation’s Classification for Community Engagement. The Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area, located between Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis, is among Illinois’ fastest growing communities, and boasts a strong network of community justice and arts organizations.
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Convictions are not a bar to employment. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment. As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.
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