Dance Position

[MaryJane Warner]

Position Information


Position Rank: Full Time Tenure Stream - Assistant Professor
Discipline/Field: Dance/Dance Studies
Home Faculty: Fine Arts
Home Department/Area/Division: Dance
Affiliation/Union: YUFA
Position Start Date: July 1, 2005



The Department of Dance invites applications for up to two full-time
tenure
track positions in Dance at the rank of Assistant Professor, to commence 1
July
2005. All positions at York University are subject to budgetary approval.


The Department of Dance, the largest and the oldest in Canada, is in
growth
mode in both undergraduate and graduate studies, and in 2005 we expect to
move
into an impressive new high-tech facility that will include eight dance
studios, a proscenium theatre, a recital hall, and a cinema.


We seek versatile and accomplished dance scholars, preferably with a
completed
PhD by July 2005 (ABD with dissertation in progress may be considered),
with
significant research strength in at least one, and teaching capability in
several, of the following areas: dance and technology; dance
history/writing/criticism; world dance; community dance; documentation and
reconstruction; dance film/video; dance science/somatic education;
production/design for dance; dance anthropology/ethnology; dance/arts
education; dance and gender studies; arts management. The successful
candidates
will be expected to teach in several of these areas.


An ideal candidate would be well qualified to teach in both studies and
studio
areas, to both majors and non-majors, and in both seminar and large
lecture
situations. S/he will have had some experience teaching at the
post-secondary
level, and will have experience and interest in interdisciplinary teaching
and
research/creation. S/he will be willing to make regular and substantial
service
contributions to the department, Faculty of Fine Arts, and York
University, a
duty expected of all tenure stream faculty.


The position will involve both undergraduate and graduate teaching and
research
supervision. At the undergraduate level, responsibilities might include
both
introductory and advanced courses in the areas listed above. The
successful
applicants may also be requested to design and deliver new courses and to
participate in the creation of new certificate/diploma programs.
Experience in
team teaching would be an asset.


The successful applicants will be appointable to the Faculty of Graduate
Studies in Dance, and will have completed (or nearly completed) a PhD in
Dance
or a relevant discipline at the time of appointment. S/he will have a
record of
publications and/or conference presentations as appropriate for a new
Assistant
Professor, and will be able to articulate a thoughtful research program.
S/he
will demonstrate excellence or promise of excellence in teaching and in
artistic creation/research.


York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action
Program can be found on York's website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy
can
be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713. All
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens
and
Permanent Residents will be given priority.


A letter of application with an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a statement
of
research and teaching interests, names and addresses of three referees,
teaching dossier/teaching evaluations, and (if applicable) videotapes and
reviews of works created should be sent to:


Professor Penelope Reed Doob, Chair
Department of Dance, Faculty of Fine Arts
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Fax: 416-736-5743
E-mail: prdoob at yorku.ca