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Assistant/Associate
Professor of Dance Tenure Track (Dance
Science and Dance Performance Emphasis)
California State University, Northridge
Responsibilities: Teach
undergraduate and graduate courses in dance,
dance science, and in the Kinesiology major core curriculum.
Teach departmental
courses offered in the university General Education program. The
successful
candidate may be required to teach on weekdays, including
evenings, and
possibly weekends. Participate
in
curricular design and program development activities, and become
familiar with
National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD) accreditation
procedures. Faculty
are also responsible for student
advisement, supervision of graduate research projects, building
a pattern of
scholarship and professional activities, and service on
department, college and
university committees as appropriate.
Qualifications: Applicants must possess
an MFA or doctorate in
Dance or Kinesiology or closely related field of study. ABD
candidates will be
considered but must have completed the required MFA or doctorate
degree in
Dance or Kinesiology or closely related field of study before
August 22, 2012. Desired
qualifications include: 1) Expertise
in Dance Science in one or more of the following areas:
biomechanics, injury
prevention and management, motor learning and motor control,
nutrition,
physiology, exercise psychology, aesthetics of human movement;
2) Extensive
background and expertise in modern/contemporary, ballet, and/or
urban street
dance; 3) Teaching experience at the college or university
level; and 4)
Evidence of successful scholarship, publication, and/or
externally reviewed
creative work. Applicants
should possess
a broad and balanced view of the discipline of Kinesiology,
valuing equally the
biological, socio-cultural and aesthetic knowledge of human
movement across the
life span. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to working
with a diverse student
population. Experience
with on-line
teaching and instructional technology is highly desirable. CSUN
is a Learning
Centered University. The successful candidate will be expected
to join faculty
and staff in a commitment to active learning, to the assessment
of learning
outcomes, and to multiple pathways that enable students to
graduate. At time of
appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen,
must have
authorization from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services to work
in the United States. Evidence of degree(s) required at time of
hire.
About the
University:
Application
Deadline:
Screening will begin on December
1, 2011. Priority
will be given to applications
received by that date. However,
the
position will remain open until filled.
Applicants should submit a letter of application,
curriculum vita, and
three current letters of recommendation to the address below.
Position begins
August 22, 2012.
Inquiries and
nominations should be addressed to:
Shane
Frehlich,
Ph.D., Chair
Department of
Kinesiology
California State
University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA
91330-8287
818-677-3205 (phone),
818-677-3207 (fax)
[email protected]
(email)
In
compliance with
the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistics
Act, California State University, Northridge has made
crime-reporting
statistics available on-line at http://www-admn.csun.edu/police/clery-report-2009.pdf.
Print copies are available in the library and by
request from the Office
of Public Safety and the Office of Faculty Affairs.
Applicants
who wish
to request accommodations for a disability may contact the
Office of Equity and
Diversity, (818) 677-2077.
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