Scholar-in-Residence - (497011 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Houston's Dance Program invites applications for a nine-month, part-time, post-graduate Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts Scholar in Residence in Dance for 2027-2028. The fellow must reside in Houston, TX and hold an MFA or PhD in Dance or related field to begin.

The role features a 1/1 teaching load with a $45,000 annual salary, and requires engagement with Mitchell Center and Dance program, emphasizing interdisciplinary practice and cross-disciplinary courses.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in hand at the start of the fellowship (MFA or PhD) in Dance or related field.
• Teaching load is 1/1 with a salary of $45,000 annually.
• Open to choreographers, dance practitioners, and dance scholars with interdisciplinary interests.

Responsibilities

• Provide original choreography for the spring concert.
• Create and execute a collaborative event, research, exhibition or performance with the cohort of Scholars during the residency.
• Attend monthly meetings during the academic year with the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center and Dance program as necessary.
• Attend Mitchell Center and Dance program events and serve as an ambassador.

Skills

Choreography

Teaching

Interdisciplinary research

Education

Terminal degree in Dance or dance-related field (MFA or PhD)

Job description

Department

School of Theatre &Dance

Salary

$45,000

Description

The Dance Program of the School of Theatre & Dance at theKathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts is now acceptingapplications for a nine-month, part-time, post-graduate, CynthiaWoods Mitchell Center for the Arts Scholar in Residence in Dancefor the 2027-2028 academic year.

The Scholar is required to be in residence in Houston, TX with a terminal degree in hand at the start of the fellowship (either MFAor PhD) in Dance or dance-related field. The teaching load is 1/1 with a salary of $45,000 annually.

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts Scholars in Residence are expected to engage with the programs of the Mitchell Center as well as the Dance Program. The idealcandidate is an emerging artist/scholar whose practice/research is in two or more artistic disciplines or has clear interdisciplinary research interests they wish to pursue while a Fellow. Teachingshould cross over to Interdisciplinary Arts courses in addition to those in their discipline. The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts Scholar in Residence in Dance is open to choreographers,dance practitioners, and dance scholars interested ininterdisciplinary studies. Candidate areas of dancecreative/scholarly interest could include choreography, dancetheory, research methods in dance, critical analysis, pedagogy,and/or history. The successful candidate will have a strongbackground in the embodied practice of dance.

Expectations/Duties

• Provide original Choreography for the spring concert.
• Create and execute a collaborative event, research, exhibition or performance with the cohort of Scholars during the residency.
• Attend monthly meetings during the academic year with the CynthiaWoods Mitchell Center and Dance program as necessary.
• Attend Mitchell Center and Dance program events and serve as an ambassador.

The University of Houston is a Tier One research institution and the Dance Program serves a student body that reflects Houston. Students may pursue a BFA in Dance, focused on choreography, performance, and production, or a BA in Dance, often paired with Teacher Certification for careers in dance education. Both degrees offer students equivalent opportunities to perform on campus and in the community, and a dance minor serves students in other disciplines.

The Dance Program regularly hosts masterclasses with nationally and internationally recognized companies performing in the city, providing students with direct access to a rotating roster of guestartists. Houston's professional dance ecosystem is deep and varied, encompassing contemporary, ballet, and culturally specific companies, and the program maintains active relationships across that landscape.

Employees are expected to have a home address in the state of Texas for the duration of their appointments.

Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointment and will be requested upon selection of the final candidates.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security-sensitive and will require a criminal history check. Individuals conducting research in critical infrastructure areas (i.e., communication infrastructure systems, cybersecurity systems, electric grid, hazardous waste treatment systems, and/or water treatment facilities) are subject to regular review to ensure the security and integrity of the research is maintained.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.