World Arts & Cultures/Dance Lecturer Pool 2026-2027

1000scholars; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance is creating a pool of candidates to teach courses for the 2026-2027 academic years, as needed and funded. Applicants must be able to teach in cultural studies, performance studies, folklore, material culture studies, and related areas across dance practice and theory.

Openings cover Dance Technique, Choreography, Dance Studies, Production Design, Videography, Music, and related fields.

Qualifications

• Masters degree or equivalent.
• Extensive professional experience for performers and choreographers.
• Five years university level teaching experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses across listed areas in Culture and Performance Studies, Public/Community Arts, Dance Technique, Choreography, Dance Studies, Production Design, Videography, and Music.
• Instruct students at lower, upper division and graduate levels as needed for 2026–2027.
• Contribute to curriculum development and participate in department activities.

Education

Masters degree or equivalent

Job description

The UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance is creating a pool of candidates to teach courses in all areas of the department. Members of the pool would be called upon to teach lower division, upper division or graduate students during the 2026-2027 academic years, as needed and dependent upon funding.

CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES

Applicants must be able to teach in any or all of the following areas: cultural studies, performance studies, folklore, material culture studies, popular culture studies, critical theory, ethnography, and research/methodology.

PUBLIC/COMMUNITY ARTS

Applicants must be able to teach in any or all of the following areas: community arts, public sector folklore, arts education, arts activism, arts outreach and service learning.

DANCE TECHNIQUE

Applicants must be able to teach any or all of the following: beginning to advanced levels of dance of selected cultures or practices (e.g., Modern/Post-Modern, Ballet, African, Asian, Latin American dance, hip-hop, salsa, tango, etc.). Must have substantial prior teaching and performing experience, and full knowledge of concepts, processes and techniques.

CHOREOGRAPHY

Applicants must be able to teach any or all of the following: beginning, intermediate, advanced and graduate choreography. Must have substantial prior teaching and performing experience, and full knowledge of concepts, processes and techniques.

DANCE STUDIES

Applicants must be able to teach any or all of the following: dance ethnology(culture-specific and comparative topics); dance theory (for example, theories of sexuality, gender, and race; cross-cultural perspectives on the body); dance science (movement and analysis, kinesiology, anatomy); dance history (Western and/or Non-Western)

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Applicants must be able to teach any or all of the following: lighting, sceneography, costume, digital design.

VIDEOGRAPHY

Applicants must be able to teach any or all of the following: ethnographic video(theory, history, and technique), performance video (theory, history, and technique), digital editing.

MUSIC

Applicants must be able to accompany dance and other studio classes, and/or teach any or all of the following: introduction to music for dancers and performance artists, soundscape design for dance and performance, body music.

Title: Lecturer

Annual Salary Range $70,977-$199,722. Rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
See table #15.

Minimum Qualifications

Masters degree or equivalent, extensive professional experience for performers and choreographers, five years university level teaching experience preferred.

This position is represented by the University Council – American Federation of Teachers.

Internal applicants will be considered for reappointment prior to the consideration of external applicants.