Assistant Professor of Teaching Theatre and Dance

The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California, Davis invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor in Theatre and Dance to begin July 1, 2027. The Assistant Teaching Professor position is a full-time Academic Senate faculty position with potential for security of employment akin to tenure. Successful candidates will be artist scholars with expertise in dance practice and theatre and dance history, theory, or criticism.

They will have experience as a producer and choreographer in live dance performance. They will be expected to engage our undergraduate students in production and to teach classes in our curriculum based on their expertise and strength. They will curate and produce our dance productions. They will demonstrate a record of, or will have demonstrated potential for, creative accomplishments and/or research publication, as well as collaborative, cross-disciplinary, performance‑making processes.

Our production mission intentionally supports unique voices and stories. The position is best viewed as an opportunity to engage with a vibrant culture of theatre and dance, involving committed, imaginative, and original interventions through performance.

The Department of Theatre and Dance currently produces three mainstage shows and one showcase during the academic year. Facilities include a 450-seat proscenium main stage, a 200-seat thrust stage, a flexible black box, and two studio spaces. There are four full-time professors, five classified staff, and several lecturers.

Qualifications
Qualified candidates will hold an MFA and/or Ph.D. (ideally in theatre, dance, or performance studies, though other degrees will be considered) and have 5 years of experience in dance practice, choreography, and production in university or professional settings. They must demonstrate ability to maintain a safe work environment and have experience with student supervision and instruction. Ideally, they will also have experience teaching dance and theatre practice, history, and/or theory.

They should have a track record showing a commitment to collaboration and student success. The successful candidate will offer a clearly articulated vision of how their work will contribute to the University’s mission and the needs of our student population. Artist‑scholars should be committed to fostering multiple modes of performance, collaboration across disciplines, and awareness of current pedological practices.

General Information
The UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance offers an interdisciplinary curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Dance. The University of California, Davis is in a city known for its quality of life. Davis is within a two-hour drive of the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley, and the high Sierras, and is fifteen minutes away from the state capital, Sacramento.

MFA and/or Ph.D. (ideally in theatre, dance, or performance studies, though other degrees will be considered) and have 5 years of experience in dance practice, choreography, and production in university or professional settings.