TDPS is hiring a Dance Artist-in-Residence

The dance artist-in-residence will teach all levels of dance and choreograph new work.

The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies is seeking an Artist-in-Residence in Dance to teach in the graduate dance (MFA) program and the undergraduate dance major of a thriving performing arts school at the University of Maryland College Park, a Research I university located in one of the most vibrant performing arts regions in the country. This is a 9-month (August 21, 2020 to May 23, 2021) faculty position with full benefits, with the possibility of renewal. Responsibilities include teaching three courses per semester, with an emphasis on physical practice and artistry and creating one performance piece for a dance concert. 

Description of duties:

• Teach all levels of any dance form/technique
• Choreograph or set work on student performers
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate dancers and choreographers
• Serve as member on dance area committees
• Participate in shared governance of the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies 

Minimum qualifications:

• Expertise in teaching any dance form/technique
• MFA in Dance and/or equivalent professional level dance experience to merit an appointment
• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience teaching in a culturally diverse environment
• 60-credit MFA in Dance (or related discipline)
• Professional performance experience
• Experience in interdisciplinary approaches to dance
• Experience teaching dance in higher education
• Record of dance-related creative and/or scholarly research
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills 

Please send your curriculum vitae; name, email address, and phone numbers of three current professional
references; video sample of choreography and teaching to: Professor Patrik Widrig in the School of Theatre, Dance,
and Performance Studies at widrig@umd.edu.

For best consideration: March 24, 2020

Diversity statement:

We understand that a rich and productive learning experience is best achieved through a diverse faculty and student body. We define diversity not only in the more familiar terms of race, ethnicity, and gender, but we also recognize diversity in terms of life experiences, research interests, and interdisciplinary background. Each of these elements contributes to a vibrant program and offers us the opportunity to expand our field in new and dynamic ways.

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. 

Additional information:

The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies is part of the College of Arts and Humanities and has approximately 200 undergraduate and 70 graduate students enrolled in its programs. The School offers: separate BA programs in Dance and in Theatre, an MA in Theatre and Performance Studies, separate MFA programs in Dance and in Design, and a nationally ranked PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies in which students study both fields equally. New initiatives include a ten-year funded program of International Collaboration and Research (IPCCR) that includes School and campus wide collaborations and a seed granting program for international collaborations; classes that combine design, dance, performance and scholarship in devising work that requires cross-disciplinary collaboration, shared language, and expanded boundaries; a dramaturgy program linked to the area’s professional theaters, and yearly symposia. Members of our faculty work with a wide variety of University centers including the Latin American Studies Center; the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora; the Center for the History of the New America; the Center for Research on Latino Educational Success; the Center for East Asian Studies; the Roshan Center for Persian Studies; the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities; and the Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity.

The University of Maryland is located along the Baltimore/Washington corridor in College Park, Maryland, a short drive or Metro ride to DC and its cultural riches. We are in the north-west section of Prince George’s County, one of the most diverse counties in the country. The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies is housed in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, a state-of-the-art complex with six performance venues, rehearsal rooms, production shops, World Outreach classrooms, the School of Music, and the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. Located just minutes from the Nation’s Capital, the University is linked by mass transit to the fastest growing theatre and performance market in the country. The region is home to more than 80 professional performance venues, including Dance Place, Dance Exchange, the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, GALA Hispanic Theatre, the Kennedy Center, the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Folger Theatre, Studio Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Signature Theatre, and Synetic Theatre. World-class research facilities of institutions such as the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Smithsonian Institutions, and Dumbarton Oaks are all within a very short commute.

Campus/college information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Search Chair coordinator: Ms. Crystal Gaston
Search Chair: Patrik Widrig
Search Committee members: All Dance Faculty

Required documents:

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. List of References (no emails sent from system)

Send documents to: cgaston@umd.edu or to:

Visting Artist in Dance Committee
Attn: Professor Parik Widrig
The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
2810 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
8270 Alumni Drive
College Park, MD 20742