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The University of Idaho?s Department of Movement Sciences at the University of Idaho is seeking a full-time, non-tenure track, Clinical Assistant Professor in Dance. This position is contingent on work and/or funding. The Dance Program has a rich instructional and scholarly outreach tradition at the University of Idaho and has the only four-year B.S. Dance degree in Idaho. The ideal candidate will teach courses in the Dance Program, assist with dance outreach, choreograph for dance productions, and engage in departmental and programmatic service. The ideal candidate will bring expertise to our undergraduate dance curriculum by teaching across a broad range of content areas while emphasizing a blend of theory and practice, as well as aligning their instruction with healthy practices in dance studies and performance. Engagement with students as well as collaboration with faculty in the department and across other disciplines is highly valued. We aim to recruit a dynamic educator with expertise in two or more dance idioms: contemporary/modern, jazz, ballet, or hip hop. Additional areas of teaching expertise could include but are not limited to the following: movement analysis, world dance, dance history, dance pedagogy, dance composition, improvisation, dance performance, dance production, dance conditioning, or creative dance. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty in the production of at least one main stage dance concert and support dance outreach student engagements. Expectations of the position also include a commitment to mentoring undergraduate students.