Assistant Professor of Dance

(Full-time, Tenure-track)
Department of Dance Position Opening

Application Deadline: Sep. 20, 2010
Position Start Date: Autumn Quarter 2010
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The OSU Department of Dance seeks a Dance Professional, who is actively engaged in a combination of creative activity and theoretical inquiry, with an emphasis on Video/Film and Dance (including, but not limited, to dance documentaries, experimental dance for camera and/or dance documentation and archiving).

Assistant Professorship.

Advanced degree preferred and professional experience required.

Starting Date: Autumn 2011.

Due: September 20, 2010.

We welcome a person who is currently connected to the forefront of Video Art, as it relates to bodily expression and choreographic composition and has established relationships with the professional field, nationally and internationally. We value an artist/teacher with an interdisciplinary perspective, who is excited by the investigation of the full range of possibilities for video as a creative and practical element of a Dance education and career.


Our new faculty colleague will contribute in the following three areas:

in research:
creating, directing or re-imagining dances for the camera, intermedia performances or hybrid creative research projects for the web or DVD and/or ethnographic and documentary filmmaking, as related to Dance and Choreography;

in teaching:
investigating video as a creative, scholarly and practical medium in Dance, sharing the fundamentals of choreographic craft for the screen, instructing students in skills necessary for the documentation of stage performances for professional development and historical concerns and contributing in other additional curricular areas, as appropriate (such as Production, Dance Composition, Notation, History, Theory or Technique). Demonstrated expertise in the use of digital video equipment for shooting (lighting, camera operation and sound) and a range of post-production software is desired;

in service:
leadership in Undergraduate and Graduate programs, curriculum development, advising and governance within the Department, College, University and the field, at large.

Send letter of application, CV and 3 letters of reference, to:

Norah Zuniga Shaw, Chair, Search Committee
The Ohio State University
Department of Dance
1813 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43210-1307

zuniga.11@osu.edu
http://www.dance.osu.edu

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We strongly encourage applicants who will diversify our curriculum and our faculty, with regard to race, gender and ethnicity.

To build a diverse workforce, The Ohio State University encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women.

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About the College:

The Arts are housed within Arts and Humanities inside Arts and Sciences at OSU. It is a comprehensive Visual and Performing Arts Institution, with departments of Art, Art Education, Dance, Design, History of Art and Theatre, along with the School of Music and the Advanced Computing Center for Art and Design (ACCAD).

The Department of Dance at The Ohio State University consistently ranks as one of the top programs in the country. We provide intersecting investigations in the field of Dance, with courses in Dance Technique, Somatic Practices, Choreography, Repertory, Dance History, Production and Lighting, Labanotation and Laban Studies, Dance Pedagogy, Dance-related Technologies, Dance Documentation, Theory and Analysis. We view the breadth of our Program as both appropriate to the academic setting and as responsible practice, educating students in a comprehensive way within the lively discourse of a major research university and providing multiple avenues toward future careers within an evolving field.

Our Department is staffed by 14 Resident Faculty, Adjunct Educators, Guest Artists, Visiting Scholars and 15 graduate Associates. We serve 100 Undergraduates in the BFA Program, 35 Graduate Students in MFA or Ph.D. Programs, 80 Dance Minors and 500 Students each quarter in the Non-major Program.

About the University:
The Ohio State University was ranked 18th among public universities in U.S. News and World Report’s 2009 edition of America’s Best Colleges.

About Columbus:
Columbus, Ohio is the 16th largest city in the U.S. and was recently ranked as one of the top ten cities for the arts by American Style magazine.