Master Instructor of Dance - Washington, United States - Howard University

Howard University

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Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

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MASTER INSTRUCTOR OF DANCE
Howard University

Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts

Department of Theatre Arts Search

JOB DESCRIPTION

TYPE:
FULL-TIME (9-month)

Duties primarily include:

Administrative duties - curriculum assessment and development; recommend course scheduling; academic advisement; student records maintenance; on-going academic performance assessment for the concentration; student academic advisement; season planning recommendations, including master-class recommendations; helping students with problems associated with registration, classes, rehearsals and performances; acting as spokesperson for the area; coordinating faculty around juries and other area-wide student assessments; consulting with faculty members about their ideas and suggesting solutions for area issues; student recruitment; student matriculation; area faculty management; and area faculty recruitment recommendations.

Instructional duties - teaching courses in Dance in the Department of Theatre Arts with a maximum workload of 24 credit hours per academic year.

Dance Composition
Independent Study
Dance Tech

Research Scholarship and Creative duties - pursuing professional growth through funded research, scholarly writing, advanced study and/or original creative production on-campus appropriate to the discipline of dance and theatre arts.

Departmental, College and University Service duties - serving on departmental, college and university wide committees for the governance of departmental, college and university shared governance.

Preferred Qualifications:

MFA in Dance or related discipline completed by date of employment
At least 3 years teaching experience and administrative leadership at the university/college level
Experience as a professional theatre practitioner (dramaturg, playwright, director, etc.) contracted to work for major national or International theatre companies, on the professional concert stage, and/or for Broadway theatre productions
Published scholarly writing

To apply, please submit the following:

Letter addressing the listed qualifications, pedagogical/andragogical philosophies, administrative experience and a statement regarding any personal alignment with the mission of Howard University
Curriculum vitae
Theatre Scholarship Resume
Professional work samples links to online websites, video and/or audio recordings and photographs, portfolios, etc. representative of the applicant's career and body of work

Prof. Anthony Gomes, Search Committee Chair

SUBJECT:
Lecture of Theatre Arts - [NAME]

Pay:
$64, $90,000.00 per year

Benefits: