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Posted: 06-Sep-23
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 52038
Position Number: 005078
Department: Col of Arts & Architecture (Col)
Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time
Months Per Year: 9
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Department of Dance at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte invites applications for a
full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor to start August 2024. The successful candidate must
teach all levels of ballet and pointe technique, from anatomically-informed and critical
perspectives that support the diverse student body served by UNC Charlotte. The successful
candidate must choreograph new work and/or restage ballets for student dancers. As a faculty
member at an R2 research institution, our new colleague must show promise of a distinguished
research agenda, and be prepared to contribute to the department's mission, curriculum
development, faculty governance, and the administrative life of the department, college, and
university.
Required qualifications:
Required qualifications:
● Terminal degree in Dance or related area.
● Demonstrated skill in teaching all levels of ballet and pointe techniques from an
anatomically-informed perspective.
● Demonstrated skill in ballet teaching that engages critical practices in the field, serves a
diverse student body in a university of access, and contributes to the department's
mission.
● Demonstrated ability to contextualize ballet in relation to other dance forms.
● Demonstrated ability to choreograph and/or restage ballets for student concerts.
● Demonstrated ability to contribute to an additional area of the Dance curriculum, such as
(but not limited to) creative process/choreography courses, ballet pedagogy, dance
history and studies, dance science, or an additional movement practice.
● Research agenda that shows promise of successful trajectory toward tenure and
promotion at UNC Charlotte.
As a full-time faculty member, the successful candidate must:
● Maintain successful teaching and creative/research activities with continued
engagement in the profession;
● Participate in curriculum development, faculty governance and the administrative life of the department, COA+A, the university, and in Charlotte-based communities;
● Demonstrate commitment to collaboration and have excellent organizational,
interpersonal, and communication skills; and
● Be reviewed annually; along with third year reappointment review and sixth year
tenure/promotion review.
As a full-time faculty member, the successful candidate must:
● Maintain successful teaching and creative/research activities with continued
engagement in the profession;
● Participate in curriculum development, faculty governance and the administrative life of the department, COA+A, the university, and in Charlotte-based communities;
● Demonstrate commitment to collaboration and have excellent organizational,
interpersonal, and communication skills; and
● Be reviewed annually; along with third year reappointment review and sixth year
tenure/promotion review.
Minimum Experience / Education:
UNC Charlotte gives primary consideration to the earned doctorate or terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.
Preferred Education Skills and Experience:
Desired additional qualifications:
● University teaching experience.
● Experience in community engaged practices.
● Experience integrating theory and practice in research and teaching.
● Professional experience with choreography, performance, and production processes.
● Ability to work across the college's interdisciplinary subjects through dance as cultural
practice and art form.
The Department of Dance actively seeks to expand dance perspectives across the faculty and
The Department of Dance actively seeks to expand dance perspectives across the faculty and
to provide a nurturing environment for individuals to thrive. In addition, the Department
encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply
For priority consideration, applicants should apply by October 1, 2023
Additional supporting materials (teaching portfolio; links to professionally compiled performance
or choreography and teaching videos; statement of experience, philosophy, and interests
related to community-engaged arts practices,) will be requested from finalists. Application
materials will not be returned.
Electronic Application: www.uncc.edu/jobs Position 5078
Additional supporting materials (teaching portfolio; links to professionally compiled performance
or choreography and teaching videos; statement of experience, philosophy, and interests
related to community-engaged arts practices,) will be requested from finalists. Application
materials will not be returned.
Electronic Application: www.uncc.edu/jobs Position 5078
1. Cover letter addressing the requirements for the position.
2. Current curriculum vitae.
3. Teaching statement that addresses the following:
● Your approach to teaching ballet technique to students of various levels from beginner to
advanced,
● How you facilitate inclusive classrooms, and,
● Your strategies for mentoring and serving a diverse student population at an urban
research university with a mission of access.
5. Transcript of highest degree (official transcripts will be required for finalists).
6. Names and contact information for five professional references.
7. Three letters of reference will be required from finalists.
Review of applications will begin October 1, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. For
more information regarding the Department of Dance see: coaa.uncc.edu. Please direct
electronic inquiries to Jennifer Jacobs at jjacob62@charlotte.edu.
Additional supporting materials (teaching portfolio, links to choreography and teaching videos,
writing/publication samples) will be requested from finalists. Application materials will not be
returned.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a doctoral, research intensive university located
in one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas. Charlotte is an arts-integrated city with
in one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas. Charlotte is an arts-integrated city with
numerous arts organizations and cultural and entertainment facilities, among them Blumenthal
Performing Arts Center, Levine Museum of the New South, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for
African American Arts+Culture, and Carowinds.
One of sixteen campuses in one of the oldest public university systems in the United States,
UNC Charlotte is located on an expanding, modern campus. It offers over 30,000 students a
wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The Department of Dance is part
of the UNC Charlotte College of Arts+Architecture, a community of visual and performing artists
and design professionals. The College models excellence in teaching, scholarly and creative
research, and performance in five creative disciplines: architecture, art and art history, dance,
music, and theatre. The College is a vessel for curious individuals and skilled problem solvers
who care about the impact of our work on people and the complex social challenges we face.
The Department of Dance provides exemplary, integrated dance training and academic
preparation in a diverse and inclusive community that values lived experience, creative process,
and performance. Through intersections of artistry, education, and inquiry, the department
centers embodied practices, histories, and research to nurture and support individuals. The
Department of Dance is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an AA/EOE and an ADVANCE institution that
strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and
maintained. It values diversity that includes age, culture, ethnicity, gender, language, race,
religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. All candidates are subject to criminal
background checks. All qualified individuals are welcome to apply
About The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
UNC Charlotte is North Carolina's urban research institution. Our campus is located in the piedmont of North Carolina, just two hours from the mountains and three hours from the Atlantic Ocean. A large public university with a small college feel, more than 27,200 students consider UNC Charlotte’s 1,000-acre campus their home away from home.
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