Dance Program Lecturer Pool

About the role

The Department of Film and Theatre offers training and experience in radio, television, film, theatre production, and dance, as well as courses in the history, scholarship, and aesthetics of these media. The department creates short and feature films through Spartan Film Studios, a full season of stage productions, and other faculty, staff, and student production projects. Students can participate in the department’s full-time radio station, KSJS 90.5, which provides entertainment, sports, and community service to the Bay Area.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses in Dance, including courses in the Dance major and those offered under General Education
• Hold regular office hours
• Work cooperatively with staff, department chair, and other faculty members
• Participate in course assessment activities
• Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity–including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation–through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement
• Organize all classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS)
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid)

Requirements

• Demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience
• M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D. in Dance, or related field, with significant professional experience, strong teaching skills, and competence or training in Dance

Qualifications

Required qualifications include:

• An awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience
• A M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D. in Dance, or related field, with significant professional experience, strong teaching skills, and competence or training in Dance

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2. Anticipated Starting Salary L-A / Range 2 - $5507 - $5959 L-B / Range 3 - $6221 - $7481 L-C / Range 4 - $6825 - $9431 L-D / Range 5 - $8593 - $10347 Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12).

Schedule

Not specified

Application Procedure

To receive full consideration, applications need to include ALL of the following items, uploaded as individual PDFs:

• Cover Letter
• List of at least three (3) or as many as five (5) references
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Statement of Expertise in the field of Dance
• List of course you are qualified to teach or have taught

Employment Conditions

• Faculty employees must complete CSU employee training as assigned and required based on their role (e.g., preventing discrimination and harassment, gender equity and Title IX, health and safety)
• Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and CSU systemwide policy, the faculty member in this position will subject to ongoing review for designation as a Campus Security Authority (CSA)

Questions

Questions regarding CSA designation and training can be sent to the Clery Director at clerycompliance@sjsu.edu

San José State University

San José State University is the founding campus of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system and the first public university in the West. Recognized as a national leader in transformative higher education, San José State University is an essential contributor to the economic, cultural, and social development of Silicon Valley, the Bay Area, and California. SJSU ranks high nationally in research funding and is second highest in research productivity in the CSU system.

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