University of California-Berkeley
Assistant Professor - Dance - Department of Theater, Dance & Performance Studies
University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States, 94709
Position overview
Position title: Assistant Professor - Mary Tu Chancellor's Chair in Dance Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $80,800-$128,700. (9-month academic year salary). However, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions. Anticipated start: July 1, 2026 Application Window
Open date:
June 24, 2025 Next review date:
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date:
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date. Position description
The Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the area of Dance practice, performance, choreography, and scholarship. The Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) teaches performance as a mode of critical inquiry, innovation, creativity, knowledge production, and public engagement. Within our active experiential learning spaces, our students develop strong analytical and technical capacities. Our graduates are uniquely equipped to bring a just, creative, interconnected, and relational approach to the pressing challenges of our time. We believe that the making and sharing of public performance plays an essential role in a healthy and just society. We embrace our mission and foreground social justice by striving to: foster a climate of trust and belonging in all of our spaces and activities; embrace collaboration and experimentation as core methodologies for our work; investigate and honor a diversity of historical and cultural perspectives; develop generative, ethical, and reciprocal relationships with surrounding communities by sharing resources, knowledge, and creative opportunities; offer productions that are relevant, meaningful, and accessible to members of the UC Berkeley community and beyond, and engage the arts to build more just and equitable futures. Duties:
Responsibilities will include pursuing a professional creative/research agenda; teaching courses at the undergraduate, and occasionally the graduate, level in the department's dance technique, choreography, practice, performance, and dance and performance studies curricula; directing undergraduate concerts; mentoring and advising undergraduate and graduate students; and participating in departmental activities and administrative service at college and campus levels. The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty Department : https://tdps.berkeley.edu/ Division : https://artshumanities.berkeley.edu/ Qualifications
Basic qualifications
(required at time of application) BA or BFA (or equivalent international degree). Additional qualifications
(required at time of start) A minimum of 1 year of college teaching experience, and at least 4 years of professional experience. Preferred qualifications Preference will be given to candidates: with an MFA or MA (or equivalent international degree); extensive professional experience; who possess a strong track record as a choreographer and movement researcher/practitioner; with college teaching experience and an ability to engage in a diverse community with varying disciplines that constitute a rich theoretical and practice curriculum; with demonstrated administrative, artistic mentoring, and producing experience; who are working beyond Euro-American concert dance traditions (namely modern dance or ballet) in areas such as: African/African American, Caribbean, Latine and Latin American, Indigenous, Middle Eastern (MENA/SWANA), South/South East/East Asian, street dance, popular dance, social dance, folk forms, and diasporic practices; and who maintain an active creative/research agenda, and can demonstrate an ability to help build the department’s national and international profile. Application Requirements
Document requirements: Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching - discuss your prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests, including efforts and accomplishments to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Discuss mentoring experiences and approach.
Statement on Service - assess your capability to collaborate with departmental stakeholders and familiarity with design/technical theater processes, and your ability to engage in a diverse community with varying disciplines.
Sample of Creative Work I - submit work samples from three different projects: two excerpts of 7-10 minutes each (unedited, no jump cuts), and one full-length work.
Sample of Creative Work II - provide a separate document with stable online links to your work, using Vimeo or YouTube with performance credits and 50-75 word descriptions.
Sample syllabi (Optional) - a sample syllabus for 2 separate proposed courses.
Authorization to Release Information Form - download, complete, sign, and upload.
Reference requirements 2-3 required (contact information only) Letters of recommendation will be required of candidates that advance to serious consideration, and will only be solicited with the approval of the candidate. Apply link:
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04966 Help contact:
tdps-search@berkeley.edu About UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy. In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, or discrimination. UC Berkeley requires all Senate faculty applicants to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete. More information is available on this website. As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed misconduct, with definitions and policies available from UC Berkeley. Job location: Berkeley, CA
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Position title: Assistant Professor - Mary Tu Chancellor's Chair in Dance Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $80,800-$128,700. (9-month academic year salary). However, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions. Anticipated start: July 1, 2026 Application Window
Open date:
June 24, 2025 Next review date:
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date:
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date. Position description
The Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the area of Dance practice, performance, choreography, and scholarship. The Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) teaches performance as a mode of critical inquiry, innovation, creativity, knowledge production, and public engagement. Within our active experiential learning spaces, our students develop strong analytical and technical capacities. Our graduates are uniquely equipped to bring a just, creative, interconnected, and relational approach to the pressing challenges of our time. We believe that the making and sharing of public performance plays an essential role in a healthy and just society. We embrace our mission and foreground social justice by striving to: foster a climate of trust and belonging in all of our spaces and activities; embrace collaboration and experimentation as core methodologies for our work; investigate and honor a diversity of historical and cultural perspectives; develop generative, ethical, and reciprocal relationships with surrounding communities by sharing resources, knowledge, and creative opportunities; offer productions that are relevant, meaningful, and accessible to members of the UC Berkeley community and beyond, and engage the arts to build more just and equitable futures. Duties:
Responsibilities will include pursuing a professional creative/research agenda; teaching courses at the undergraduate, and occasionally the graduate, level in the department's dance technique, choreography, practice, performance, and dance and performance studies curricula; directing undergraduate concerts; mentoring and advising undergraduate and graduate students; and participating in departmental activities and administrative service at college and campus levels. The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty Department : https://tdps.berkeley.edu/ Division : https://artshumanities.berkeley.edu/ Qualifications
Basic qualifications
(required at time of application) BA or BFA (or equivalent international degree). Additional qualifications
(required at time of start) A minimum of 1 year of college teaching experience, and at least 4 years of professional experience. Preferred qualifications Preference will be given to candidates: with an MFA or MA (or equivalent international degree); extensive professional experience; who possess a strong track record as a choreographer and movement researcher/practitioner; with college teaching experience and an ability to engage in a diverse community with varying disciplines that constitute a rich theoretical and practice curriculum; with demonstrated administrative, artistic mentoring, and producing experience; who are working beyond Euro-American concert dance traditions (namely modern dance or ballet) in areas such as: African/African American, Caribbean, Latine and Latin American, Indigenous, Middle Eastern (MENA/SWANA), South/South East/East Asian, street dance, popular dance, social dance, folk forms, and diasporic practices; and who maintain an active creative/research agenda, and can demonstrate an ability to help build the department’s national and international profile. Application Requirements
Document requirements: Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching - discuss your prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests, including efforts and accomplishments to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Discuss mentoring experiences and approach.
Statement on Service - assess your capability to collaborate with departmental stakeholders and familiarity with design/technical theater processes, and your ability to engage in a diverse community with varying disciplines.
Sample of Creative Work I - submit work samples from three different projects: two excerpts of 7-10 minutes each (unedited, no jump cuts), and one full-length work.
Sample of Creative Work II - provide a separate document with stable online links to your work, using Vimeo or YouTube with performance credits and 50-75 word descriptions.
Sample syllabi (Optional) - a sample syllabus for 2 separate proposed courses.
Authorization to Release Information Form - download, complete, sign, and upload.
Reference requirements 2-3 required (contact information only) Letters of recommendation will be required of candidates that advance to serious consideration, and will only be solicited with the approval of the candidate. Apply link:
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04966 Help contact:
tdps-search@berkeley.edu About UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy. In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, or discrimination. UC Berkeley requires all Senate faculty applicants to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete. More information is available on this website. As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed misconduct, with definitions and policies available from UC Berkeley. Job location: Berkeley, CA
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