Assistant Professor of Tap and Musical Theatre Dance

Office Location

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

1201 W. University Drive

Human Resources

MASS Building 2 nd Floor

Edinburg, TX 78539

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Office hours:

Monday-Friday

8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

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Required Documents

2. List of 3 References

3. Letter of Interest

5. Examples of research and/or creative work:
Online link to personal or other websites demonstrating quality work as a choreographer and/or performer.

Title Information

Faculty Title

Job Class Code

Job Class Code 10031

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number FRGV
2072

Working Title

Working Title Assistant Professor of Tap and Musical Theatre Dance

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Location

Division/Organization

Division/Organization Provost - Academic Affairs

Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position

FTE

FTE 1

Scope of Job

The Dance Department within the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor of Dance beginning fall semester 2027. We seek candidates who are currently active in artistic, intellectual, and physical pursuits within their areas of practice in the field of Dance.

Based on the successful candidate’s expertise, the candidate will teach studio practice/technique courses in the area of jazz, tap, and musical theatre styles. Additionally, this candidate will collaborate with music and theatre faculty by choreographing musical theatre productions. We seek a candidate that will bring technical expertise and teach sound conditioning practices for the dancer/performer in the pursuit of safe technique practice and injury prevention.

In addition to dance technique courses, the candidate should expect to teach theory courses, based on their experience, such as Dance Philosophy/Criticism, Dance History, Dance Theory, and/or Dance Science. The candidate will enhance the strengths of current faculty through excellence in teaching, mentoring, and supervising students across various expressions of dance performance and/or creative research. The Dance Department seeks a candidate with strong organizational and leadership skills, combined with the ability to foster collegiality and collaborative initiatives both within our dance department and the Rio Grande Valley community.

Successful candidates will pursue a national and international research agenda, including choreography or performance, publications and conference presentations, among other activities. Teaching responsibilities include training and preparing dancers in all three undergraduate programs, BA, BFA , and Teacher Certification programs. Candidates will contribute to the mentorship, review, and assessment of capstone…