Assistant Professor of Dance Job #561867

The International; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 6,200 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

California State University, Long Beach invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Dance with expertise in Latinx/e and Afro-Latinx/e forms. The role emphasizes teaching in socio-cultural and historical contexts and contributing to a diverse campus community.

The position is tenure/tenure-track, located in Long Beach, with salary range $85,000–$95,000 per year and a competitive benefits package. Review begins Oct 22, 2026.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to teach one or more Latinx/e and/or Afro-Latinx/e dance forms.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in Latinx/e and/or Afro-Latinx/e dance forms and other areas of praxis/theory/production.

Skills

Latinx/e dance

Afro-Latinx/e dance

Teaching Latinx/e forms

Diversity ideals

Education

MFA or PhD in Dance

MA in Dance

Job description

Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track

Location: Long Beach

Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Faculty-Fine/Performing Arts, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time

Effective Date: August 17, 2027 (Fall Semester)

Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (2027-28) classification salary range is $6,221 to$13,224/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring rangeis $85,000 to $95,000/per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications andexperience.

Application Deadline: Review of applications is set to begin on or about October 22, 2026.Position open until filled (or recruitment canceled).

The Department of Dance in the College of the Arts at California State University, Long Beach invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Dance with expertise in and an authentic and embodied knowledge of Latinx/e and/or Afro-Latinx/e dance forms, who is able to teach the form in its socio-cultural and historic context with attention to its lineage as a diasporic form.

CSULB Department of Dance faculty and staff stand in solidarity with our diverse student population and commit ourselves to creating a space where artists of diverse backgrounds and experiences are empowered to fulfill their artistic and educational goals. To do so, we must first acknowledge the invisibilization and systematic exclusion of certain bodies from U.S. dance history and our institutions of higher education. We commit ourselves to dismantling racist, ableist, and gender-specific structures and to creating policies and procedures that are anti-discriminatory, just, and humane as we continue the work of creating aesthetic equity in our curriculum, audition practices, pedagogies, and hiring practices. We acknowledge expertise in historically marginalized fields in higher education may well be developed outside of the institution and encourage those without terminal degrees (ex. MFA, PhD) to apply.

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). CSULB earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023, joining a distinctive group of colleges and universities who have been recognized for its commitment to Latine/x student success. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established and actively supports the Black Excellence Collegium, dedicated to promoting Black excellence and advancing Black Student Success, and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach, whose mission is to build capacity and promote inclusive servingness across initiatives and efforts for the benefit of all students. The President’s Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and throughout the university. CSULB’s Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement; building community; and cultivating resilience.

CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Professional preparation demonstrated through at least one of the following:
  • MFA or PhD in Dance, Performance Studies, or a related field, with a Dance-based creative/research profile (Transcript or official notification of completion of the master's or doctoral degree by August 1, 2027, if applicable).
  • MA in Dance or a related field with professional performance and/or choreographic experience in Latinx/e and/or Afro-Latinx/e dance forms
  • Professional performance and/or choreographic experience in Latinx/e and/or Afro-Latinx/e dance forms at a regional, national, and/or international level
• Demonstrated ability to teach one or more Latinx/e and/or Afro-Latinx/e dance forms
• Qualification(s) to teach one or more of the following technical praxis courses: modern/contemporary, jazz, African, street dance, and/or ballet
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Sustained professional experience in commercial, concert dance, and/or culturally embedded contexts with national or international impact
• Demonstrated college teaching experience
• Demonstrated ability to teach traditional, contemporary, commercial, and/or diasporic dance forms with a focus on Latinx/e and/or Afro-Latinx/e social, political, cultural, and aesthetic practices
• Demonstrated ability to teach and mentor college students from a Latinx/e and/or Afro-Latinx/e culturally relevant and culturally sustaining perspective in one or more of the following: technical praxis courses, dancemaking and/or improvisation, dance studies, dance pedagogy, dance conditioning and/or Pilates, and/or dance technologies (such as screen dance)
• Demonstrated evidence of a body of choreographic work in Latinx/e and/or Afro-Latinx/e traditional, contemporary, and/or diasporic dance forms
• Fluency in Spanish and English
• Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
• Experience mentoring or supporting students using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom

DUTIES:

• Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in Latinx/e and/or Afro-Latinx/e dance forms and other areas of praxis/theory/production according to expertise. (Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.) Technical praxis courses currently offered include modern/contemporary, jazz, African, street dance, and ballet
• May be assigned to teach other department courses appropriate to training and expertise, including general education courses
• Assist with development of curriculum in area(s) of expertise
• Advise/mentor part-time faculty within the area(s) of expertise
• Choreograph for department concerts. Direct department concerts and/or events
• Participate in student recruitment and mentor graduate candidates and undergraduate dance majors or minors, including engaging in thesis supervision and providing guidance to students interested in further study or career opportunities in performance/choreography and/or pedagogy
• Responsible for producing creative/scholarly work commensurate with the requirements for tenure and expected to contribute to the development and vitality of the department, college, and university, through service and continued engagement in the field
• Participate in service to the department, college, university, and field/community

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: A background check (including a criminal records check and telephone reference check with most recent employer) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.