Assistant Professor

The Ballet + Contemporary Dance Department at CCM is a professionally oriented program offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (BFA) in Ballet with an emphasis in modern and contemporary training. The Department boasts a distinguished, dynamic faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, multiple performance opportunities, and a diversity of new and challenging experiences for its students. Dedicated full-time faculty, along with adjunct faculty members, frequent guest artists, company directors, and professionals from the field are committed to nurturing highly technical, passionate, and artistic dancers. The Ballet + Contemporary Department has 54 undergraduate BFA Ballet majors. In addition to students majoring solely in ballet, some pursue dual majors, minors, or certifications in other complementary areas. Students attend and perform in festivals, attend conferences, and can receive advanced standing for certain experiences. The Dance Department is seeking to expand course offerings in Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Choreography, Dance History, Somatic Practices, Pilates, Dance Pedagogy, Professional Practice, Audition Techniques, Screen Dance/Dance for Camera, Anatomy, Conditioning, and related areas.

Dance students perform in the Corbett Center for the Performing Arts, an onsite facility which includes Corbett Auditorium, Patricia Corbett Theatre, Watson and Werner Recital Halls, and the Cohen Family Studio Theatre. Students have access to three dance studios, an onsite physical therapy room, dance locker rooms, smart classrooms, and a range of multidisciplinary facilities across the CCM Village. CCM also houses a large and active Preparatory Department offering a wide range of community dance classes and programs.

CCM values excellence in teaching, innovation in curriculum, and the ability to connect with a diverse group of students seeking to explore a range of opportunities and careers in a rapidly changing marketplace. CCM faculty are committed to recruiting, mentorship, career preparation, and student support. CCM encourages an inquisitive, collaborative spirit and expertise in a broad and diverse range of repertoire. The department is seeking to enhance its current offerings with candidates who have research or performance interests in a related field reflective of the future job market. This could include but is not limited to areas such as community engagement, entrepreneurship, arts leadership, technology, pedagogy, arts administration, and other fields.

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music is an accredited institution of theNational Association of Schools of Dance(NASD), theNational Association of Schools of Music(NASM) and theNational Association of Schools of Theatre(NAST), as well as a member of theUniversity/ Resident Theatre Association(U/RTA).

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), a nationally prominent comprehensive college for the performing and media arts, seeks an experienced dance educator for a full-time tenure-track appointment, intended to begin August 15, 2025.Initial appointment is three years, after which the faculty member is eligible for reappointment.

• Serve as an instructor, advisor, and mentor
• Teach courses which include ballet technique, and may include a combination of pointe, men's/allegro, variations, character, and partnering
• Teach courses as needed in secondary areas of strength, which may include labs, academic, studio, or technique
• Assist the department in restaging classical works and ballets
• Choreograph original works for the department
• Develop and teach curricula that support student success in the current job market
• Recruit and retain students of exceptional promise
• Participate in departmental activities including recruitment, auditions, committee work, season planning, and student advising
• Maintain regional, national, and international visibility through performance, directing, research, and/or creative activity
• Serve the college and university community through activities such as committee membership, academic advising, and mentorship of students

Prior to the effective date of the appointment, the successful candidate must have all of the following:

• An M.F.A. in Dance or related field
• Five (5) academic years of teaching experience in dance in a professional, pre-professional, conservatory, academy, or higher education setting. At least three (3) of those academic years must be in higher education.

Review of applications will begin onFebruary 15, 2025and continue until the position is filled.

Applicants should submit their materialselectronically by accessing the University of Cincinnati's Recruitment site https://jobs.uc.edu and searching for position -97849. Applicants should submit a letter of application, a current CV, a 300 - 500 word statement on Teaching and Pedagogy, a link to a video that includes pointe work, a link to a video that includes personal choreography and/or restaging of words, and three (3) letters of recommendation that address teaching and performative experience. We will not accept DVDs, tapes, or other forms of non-electronic media. References will be requested later in the search process.

The University of Cincinnati, as a multi-national and culturally diverse university, is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of learning and employment. As part of a complete jobapplication,youwill be asked to include a team culture statement.

As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).

This position is open to potential H-1B sponsorship, and the department is willing to undertake efforts for PERM; however, permanent residency process fees to USCIS must be paid by the selected candidate(s).