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NOTICE OF VACANCY
Macalester College Department of Theater and Dance
DANCE SCHOLAR/CHOREOGRAPHER: The Macalester College Theater and Dance Department invites applications for a part-time faculty position (.58 appointment, benefits-eligible) in the Dance Program, beginning August 2008. This position is for a period of one year, with expectation of renewals if successful. The .58 appointment includes the following responsibilities: teaching three (3) four-credit courses per academic year and choreographing one piece per year for a mainstage Dance Concert. This position will call upon the successful applicant's reach as both a teacher/scholar and practitioner. The full-credit courses ideally will be a rotation of dance history/theory courses (i.e., Cultures of Dance, Studies in Dance History) with practice-based full-credit courses in an area of interdisciplinary movement specialization (i.e., kinesiology, physical theater, etc.). Qualifications: MFA in Dance with college-level teaching experience. Ph.D. in Dance History or Performance Studies welcome. There should be evidence in the applicant's materials of continuous participation in the field, through scholarly publication and/or publicly-presented work.
The Dance Program of the Theater and Dance Department offers a Minor in Dance and, in conjunction with the Theater Program, a Combined Major in Theater and Dance. There are two fully-produced mainstage Dance Concerts per academic year, featuring choreography by guest artists, faculty and students. The Department also sponsors an audition-only student Dance Ensemble.
Application: Applicants should send a letter describing their interest and qualifications, a curriculum vitae, graduate transcript(s) and 3 letters of reference to: Becky Heist, Director of Dance Program, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55105. For inquiries, please contact heist@macalester.edu. Review of applications will begin on March 24.
Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, with a population of approximately three million people and home to numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. Macalester's diverse student body comprises over 1800 undergraduates from 50 states and the District of Columbia and over 90 countries. The College is proud of its long-standing, mission-driven commitment to outstanding academic excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society. We are especially interested in applicants dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in both teaching and research/creative activity within a liberal arts college community. As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.
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