Limited Term Instructor of Dance

For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia's largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs to over 43,000 students. Our high-impact research, and Division I athletics also draw students from throughout the region and across the globe. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional, and national level.  

Our vibrant culture, career opportunities, mission and values and rich benefits make us an employer of choice. As part of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State exemplifies the power and promise of a student-centered, research-driven university.  Our institutional values are student-inspired, promise-fulfilling, elevational, open and impact-generating, and being true to ourselves. In addition, Kennesaw State supports the University of Georgia's core values of accountability, excellence, integrity, and respect.  For more information, visit kennesaw.edu. 

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060. 

The KSU College of the Arts (COTA) is a student-centered community of distinguished artists and scholars. With over 100 public performances, exhibitions, and research presentations each year, serving over 37,000 patrons annually, COTA plays a pivotal role in advancing KSU's institutional focus on community engagement. Integral to Atlanta's thriving arts ecology, COTA benefits from ongoing partnerships with the premiere arts organizations in our region. Dedicated to expanding the boundaries of knowledge, possibility, and imagination, we form a dynamic collaboration between four nationally accredited programs: the School of Art and Design, Department of Dance, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, and the Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music. For more information about our programs, our season, and our state-of-the-art facilities, please visit our website at: KSU College of the Arts.

As the most extensive collegiate dance program in Georgia, the KSU Department of Dance offers a B.A. in Dance with concentrations in ballet and modern dance, and a minor in Dance. KSU Dance employs 18 full/part-time faculty, and is housed in state-of-the-art dance facilities, including metropolitan Atlanta's only Dance Theater. The KSU Dance Company has received top honors at the American College Dance Association and has been invited to perform at the Kennedy Center in five national years. 

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a nine-month, full-time, non-tenure track, Limited Term Instructor of Dance faculty position in the Department of Dance with a preferred start date of August 2024. 

• Teaching undergraduate courses in contemporary dance technique, choreography, improvisation, and/or other topics and approaches that align with the candidate's area of specialization.
• Choreograph original works on undergraduate dance majors.
• Additional departmental responsibilities include student success initiatives, recruitment, and participation in department activities that serve programmatic goals and the mission of the university.

Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.
 

• A minimum of a Master's degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Dance or a closely related discipline is required. 
   

• Experience teaching and mentoring undergraduate dance students. 
• Strong professional profile in contemporary choreography and performance.  
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills. 
   

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Review of applications will begin immediately.  For full consideration, please apply by April 15.

For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Marsha Barsky, [email protected] , 470-578-7620.

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