Dance, Visiting Assistant Arts Professor, Artist

Dance, Visiting Assistant Arts Professor, Performance Artist | New York University job at New York University. New York, NY.

NYU Tisch Department of Dance seeks an experienced dance educator and dance practitioner with expertise in contemporary ballet technique with a strong anatomical and somatic approach to their practice.

The Tisch Department of Dance celebrates the use of live music in dance technique classes and the successful candidate will have robust knowledge and expertise working with live musicians. The department encourages progressive teaching strategies that cultivate community and challenge euro‑centric perspectives in concert dance forms. Work in community activism through dance is highly desired.

• Upholding a minimum course load of five (5) courses per year, according to a fall/spring semester schedule, a 3‑2 or 2‑3 load, at the discretion of the Dance Department’s needs. A sample course load for a given academic year could be: five (5) dance technique or other courses, each of which could meet multiple times per week
• Sharing advisory responsibilities for approx. 14 concert series presented each year
• Mentoring students? creative work for departmental concerts
• Advising approximately 15‑25 student advisees per year on their academic progress toward fulfilling degree requirements; advisors often act as a first line of communication with their advisees
• Participating in one‑on‑one feedback sessions with students enrolled in their technique classes
• Contributing to student recruitment and audition activities
• Maintaining regular office hours
• Attending the annual and regular Dance Department meetings (including but not limited to bi‑annual retreats and bi‑weekly faculty meetings)
• Participating in departmental, school, and university faculty meetings and as a member of various faculty committees in the department and the university at large

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $75,000 - $105,000. This pay range represents base pay only (for 9 months) and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

We seek to develop and prepare fully realized dance artists to be critical thinkers, fearless leaders, and fluent performers. Our program focuses on contemporary dance, emphasizing performance, choreography, dance academics, and dance and technology. Our faculty comprises individuals committed to diversity and inclusivity who continually work to integrate these values into the culture at Tisch Dance.

The BFA training program is a comprehensive, organic approach to dance. Students earn their degree through an intensive three‑year plus two‑summer curriculum. First‑year coursework focuses on learning in the most efficient and holistic way. Technique classes emphasize placement and alignment principles. Additional coursework includes dance composition, kinesthetics of anatomy, music theory, and production. The second year develops these principles with courses in dance history, acting, improvisation, music literature, and advanced dance composition: tools acquired in music and composition classes in the first year are integrated in a course involving phrase manipulation as it applies to choreography.

The third year focuses on integrating previous training into staged performance and choreography. Third‑year students gain professional dance experience as Tisch’s Second Avenue Dance Company ensemble members. Elective courses include dance science, dance and technology, design, and pedagogy. Along with departmental work, students take required academic courses throughout the program. Transfer students must complete all department requirements.

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