ASSOCIATE ARTS PROFESSOR
Dance and New Media
Department of Dance
Tisch School of the Arts
New York University/Tisch School of the Arts Department of Dance seeks to fill an Associate Arts Professor faculty position in its conservatory dance program to begin Fall 2014. Long recognized as one of the nation's leading dance departments, the program offers a spectrum of courses integrating artistic process and intellectual enrichment, with a focus on technique, performance, dance composition, and a developing interest in Dance and New Media. The Department of Dance faculty and performing arts professionals maintain a supportive atmosphere of collaboration and continuing artistic achievement.
We currently seek a leader in the field of Dance and New Media with well-rounded knowledge of the latest cutting-edge digital, video/audio software and hardware, interactive movement/sound/image technologies, and an artistic vision that integrates digital media and dance. The ideal candidate will foster a creative environment that will inspire our students to use the latest technology in the creation of new dance/performance, and to publicize their work through digital media. The department wishes to develop global dance theater collaborations by utilizing interactive technological practices such as digital streaming to connect our dancers with other artists across the world. We are looking for a trailblazer with a desire to help build and implement a significant course of study in this broad, evolving field.
Responsibilities include: developing and teaching dance and new media/production courses, and courses in classic and new technologies in film, digital media and online development, specifically as it relates to dance; developing and mentoring students in the filming and broadcasts of multi-camera HD recordings and streams of departmental concerts; and updating the Tisch Dance and New Media site and the Department of Dance site.
Other responsibilities include mentoring student choreographers across the department in using digital technologies to capture their work, as well as teaching students how to use digital media in their performances. This faculty member will serve as advisor for student concerts (particularly involving dance and media), and will counsel students on academic and career goals, create professional media partnerships, and advise dance and new media internships and fellowships.
S/he will also train and mentor graduate assistants and digital student production crews in filming, digital workflows, and dance and new media pedagogy. Service on departmental, Tisch and University-wide committees is required as is continued engagement in professional, creative and scholarly activities.
Minimum qualifications: relevant degree (preferred) with significant experience as a university-level teacher in dance and new media; a national reputation as a dance and new media artist; high-level professional experience with technology and new media; the ability and desire to collaborate with a collegiate faculty on problem solving within the department; and active experience in European or other international dance media contexts. Salary commensurate with experience.
The Tisch Department of Dance enrolls 90 undergraduate dance majors and 30 MFA students. In addition to two theaters and five
dance studios, department facilities include digital media and music studios. Students perform in 13 concerts yearly, with internet-based and inter-departmental collaborations involving composers and media artists.
Applicants should submit: A DVD with a creative sample of their work (dance for the camera, projection design, etc), curriculum
vitae, letter of intent, and 3 references with contact information no later than December 15, 2013 to: Andy Teirstein, Chair of the Search Committee, The Department of Dance, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, 111 Second Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10003. For additional information about the department, please visit: www.dance.tisch.nyu.edu
New York University is committed to diversity in both faculty and students, and encourages applications from women and minorities. New York University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution.
Comments
Vanessa, I can support what you are saying. The blurb is our official Tisch post, but we do know that folks will have their particular areas of experience; we are interested in pioneering artists in this exciting field, and hope to receive a wide variety of applicants Andy Teirstein, Tisch Dance Department.
Thanks for posting Marlon! What a fantastic opportunity. They're asking for a lot from the candidate, and they might find it, but to anyone reading this who feels like "wow, this is so me!" but then gets cold feet about stature or the many media & qualifications discussed, I suspect a successful candidate will be strong in some respects and not as strong in others. So if it "sounds like you" I'd totally apply!