Assistant Professor, Dance
The University of Utah School of Dance invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-line Assistant Professor position to begin July 1, 2025. In support of the long-standing and nationally recognized BFA in Ballet and the nation’s only MFA in Ballet degree, this faculty line will focus on teaching in the areas of ballet technique and pointe with an additional teaching and research focus in either the re-staging of historic ballet repertoire and/or the in-depth study of ballet pedagogy.
The School of Dance has committed to thoughtfully situating ballet as a social and cultural construct, ever in need of evolution and innovative reimagining. As such, we seek a colleague interested in exploring ballet through a critical lens, capable of considering ballet’s historical complexities while honoring the legacy and traditions of ballet and exploring ways of progressing the art form. The ideal candidate will have experience teaching professional or pre-professional level ballet technique and pointe in either professional, conservatory, or higher education contexts.
The University of Utah has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation among research universities with the “highest research activity” in the nation and is the flagship of the Utah System of Higher Education. As a reflection of the research-focused university, the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to research and to research-informed teaching, be actively engaged in research that furthers the field of dance, and demonstrate the potential to achieve tenure at a research-intensive university. In the School of Dance, the definition of research is broad and may include restaging historic works, performance and choreography, and peer-reviewed publication, among other modes of research dissemination. To learn more about research in the School of Dance, visit the Researchpage on our website .
The teaching load averages 12 credit hours per academic year (typically 6 credit hours per semester). The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in ballet technique and pointe, and may also restage classical works on our student body, teach courses in ballet pedagogy, repertoire, dance histories, and/or other areas of expertise. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to curriculum development, faculty governance, and the administrative life of the School of Dance, and may serve in various service roles, as needed.