Description
The UW-Madison Dance Department seeks a colleague to develop and teach ballet courses at all levels. The successful candidate will have experience teaching ballet and expertise in one of the areas of Contemporary Dance, Screendance, Dance Studies, Composition, Movement Analysis, and/or Ethnic Dance Practices. We seek a colleague with experience supporting students from diverse backgrounds to learn, grow, and succeed in our department's academic and artistic environment. The position has ample opportunity to develop connections and collaborate on projects and events across campus and within the local, regional, and state communities.
The UW-Madison Dance Department is a leader and innovator in dance. Our institution was the first in the nation to establish a dance degree program in higher education. It was here, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in 1926, under the leadership of dance pioneer Margaret H'Doubler, that dance became a rigorous academic discipline, and the body became the route to scientific inquiry, self-discovery, creativity, and citizenship. Our department and its world-class faculty and professional staff are committed to excellence through teaching and research, and we strive to impact the world within and outside the university through the Wisconsin Idea to improve people's lives through dance. In addition to our BFA and BS degree programs in dance, the department offers five certificates (Dance, Dance Studies, Dance Movement Therapy, Pilates, and Dance Education), brings elective dance courses to hundreds of students each semester, and welcomes pre-collegiate students to campus for summer intensive study and dance festivals. We also produce several concerts and host internationally renowned guest artists each academic year. Our dedicated dance space--the beautifully renovated historic Lathrop Hall--is
located in the heart of UW-Madison, near Lake Mendota, the state capitol, and downtown Madison. Our facility includes five spacious dance studios, a Pilates equipment lab, and the H'Doubler Performance Space, a 240-seat proscenium theater.
The Department of Dance resides in the UW-Madison School of Education, which is regularly ranked as one of the top Schools of Education in the nation. The School is proud of the outstanding breadth of its programs, with departments in Education, Health, and the Arts. The School views this broad range of programs as a tremendous strength. The UW-Madison School of Education is dedicated to maintaining and growing a culture that embraces diversity, inclusion, and equity, believing these values are foundational elements of our excellence and fundamental components of a positive learning/working environment for students, faculty, and staff. At the School of Education, we acknowledge that, historically, bias, prejudice, racism, discrimination, and hate have taken many forms, and we commit to take action to create a school that is welcoming to all.
Requirements
Minimum Years and Types of Work Experience:
Candidates must have a Dance MFA or PhD degree in Dance or a related field
Provide evidence of having created and presented ballet productions
Have a minimum of two years teaching at the university level (preferred)
Provide evidence of successful application for external grants (preferred)
Document experience in community-engaged arts practices or education (preferred)
Demonstrate experience in new course development
