Visiting Lecturer in Dance
University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance
Gainesville, FL 32611
Deadline
Posted
The University of Florida, School of Theatre and Dance (SoTD), College of the Arts, invites applications for the position of Visiting Lecturer in Dance. The teaching focused position in a leading public research institution calls for teaching and service to be priorities for the employee.
The Dance Program’s technique curriculum balances bodily training practices across three areas of technical inquiry: Contemporary African and African Diaspora Practices, Contemporary Ballet Practices, and Contemporary Dance Practices. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate expertise in at least two distinct dance forms within these areas and/or other expertise in one or more of the following areas: Improvisation, Dance Composition, Dance Studies, Dance Pedagogy, Dance Entrepreneurship, Dance Media and Technology, Experiential Anatomy/Dance Kinesiology, and Interdisciplinary Studies. Other areas of expertise will also be considered.
They welcome candidates whose teaching range and scope may include contemporized perspectives on codified techniques; global hybrid and fusion influences, and/or integrated somatic perspectives.
This position calls for a teacher-artist whose creative research and choreographic practice inform their pedagogy and support the School’s commitment to preparing students for wide-ranging professional trajectories in dance, performance, and creative practice. The successful candidate will contribute to the Dance Program’s undergraduate curriculum, production season, student mentorship, recruitment and retention, and broader learning community.
The University of Florida College of the Arts intends to be a transformative community, responding to and generating paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond. As artists and scholars, they embrace the complexity of the evolving human experience and seek to empower students and faculty to shape that experience fearlessly through critical study, creative practice, and provocation. They seek a colleague who identifies as a change-maker. They seek a colleague who will position emerging artists and researchers as catalysts for justice on local and global levels.
The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution.
This position is covered by the United Faculty of Florida Contract. You can view this employment union contract here https://admin.hr.ufl.edu/compliance/employee-relations-and-ethics/union-negotiations/united-faculty-of-florida-contract/.
Requirements
The successful candidate must meet all of the following
- Terminal degree (MFA, PhD, or PhD ABD – must be completed by August 16, 2026) in Dance or a closely related field, or equivalent qualifications
- Experience navigating academic or higher education settings.
- A minimum of two years or six semesters of university-level teaching experience (Graduate teaching assistantship/fellowship, visiting artist teaching, adjunct teaching or similar positions).
- Demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate dance technique and/or related dance curriculum.
- Demonstrated commitment to innovative and cross-disciplinary curricula.
- Evidence of skill in designing and facilitating academic work that advances curiosity, respect, open intellectual discourse, and the welcome incorporation and well-being of all in an environment of complex differences.
- Evidence of successful collaboration and collegiality with faculty, students, and staff