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Posted: 10-Sep-24
Location: Oberlin, Ohio
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 15626
Job Summary:
The Music Theater Division at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music invites applications for a full-time music theater faculty position in dance. We are looking for a dynamic colleague to join our exciting, experienced team in launching this new program, beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year.
Responsibilities:
Successful candidates will:
- teach music theater majors in multiple levels of dance technique, which could include classes in ballet, Broadway jazz, contemporary, commercial dance, tap, partnering, and choreography
- teach music theater dance courses for non-majors, as space allows.
- serve on departmental, conservatory, and institution-wide committees as necessary.
- choreograph at least one Oberlin Music Theater production per year.
- participate actively in recruiting and auditioning.
- collaborate on the New York Senior Showcase each year.
- maintain an active professional profile by collaborating with departmental colleagues and the broader professional community, with the support of Oberlin's generous leave policy, travel grants, and other forms of institutional funding.
We envision appointing at the Assistant Professor rank in either a tenure-track or clinical capacity.
Required qualifications:
The search committee is especially enthusiastic to consider candidates who:
- have extensive experience in choreography and teaching music theater,
- and who demonstrate a strong commitment to overall physical health and wellness. (We also welcome candidates with directing experience, although this is not required.
- holds an MFA or have commensurate professional experience
- maintain a strong professional network with summer stock, regional, touring, Off-Broadway, and Broadway theater and engage in sustained professional creative work.
Compensation:
Oberlin College offers a competitive compensation package with excellent benefits.
Special instructions to applicant:
Please submit a resume or CV, cover letter, and the names of three references. Review of applications will begin on October 28, 2024 and continue until this position is filled. Applications received after that date may be considered until the position is filled.
Quick link to posting: 15626
About Oberlin College
Oberlin College & Conservatory is a four-year, highly selective liberal arts college that combines a top-ranked college of arts and sciences with a world-renowned conservatory of music. Combined, the two divisions enroll approximately 2,900 students. Founded in 1833, Oberlin College & Conservatory was the first college in America to make interracial education and coeducation central to its mission-traditions that live today within a commitment to positive social engagement. Located 35 miles southwest of Cleveland, OH, Oberlin College & Conservatory has earned a reputation of excellence based on the quality of its richly diverse student body, outstanding faculty, excellent facilities, and academic and technological resources. Learn more at http://new.oberlin.edu/about
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