Scholar-in-Residence - Dance - (497011 )

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

Job summary

The Dance Program of the School of Theatre & Dance at the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts is now accepting applications for a nine-month, part-time, post-graduate, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts Scholar in Residence in Dance for 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 (MFA or PhD) in Dance or a related field. The teaching load is 1/1 with a salary of $45,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree required at start of fellowship.
• Interdisciplinary research interests across disciplines encouraged.
• Choreography and dance practice are core competencies.
• Teaching a 1/1 load with salary in place for the duration of the residency.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Choreography

Interdisciplinary research

Dance pedagogy

Scholarly research

Education

Terminal degree in Dance or related field (MFA/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 aterminal degree in hand at the start of the fellowship (either MFAor PhD) in Dance or dance-related field. The teaching load is 1/1with a salary of $45,000 annually.

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts Scholars inResidence are expected to engage with the programs oftheMitchellCenter as well as the Dance Program. The idealcandidate is an emerging artist/scholar whose practice/research isin two or more artistic disciplines or has clear interdisciplinaryresearch interests they wish to pursue while a Fellow. Teachingshould cross over to Interdisciplinary Arts courses in addition tothose in their discipline. The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center forthe 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 orperformance 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 anambassador.

The University of Houston is a Tier One research institution andthe 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 withTeacher Certification for careers in dance education. Both degreesoffer students equivalent opportunities to perform on campus and inthe community, and a dance minor serves students in otherdisciplines.

The Dance Program regularly hosts masterclasses with nationally andinternationally 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 specificcompanies, and the program maintains active relationships acrossthat landscape.

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

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

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

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