Associate Professor of Dance (Tenure-Track)

Organization: Western Michigan University School of Theatre and Dance

Location: WMU-Kalamazoo - Main Campus

Deadline: January 10, 2026

Salary: Pay is commensurate with qualifications and experience, combined with an excellent benefits package.

Qualifications: MFA in Dance from an accredited institution or terminal degree in related field from an accredited institution by contract start date; or bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Dance or related field with enrollment in MFA program from an accredited institution within 1 year of contract start date.

• Five years of professional performance and/or choreography experience.
• Three years of teaching experience.
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of jazz dance pedagogy, with experience teaching hip hop and other street dance styles.

Description: Western Michigan University School of Theatre and Dance seeks a tenure track Assistant Professor of Dance. The Dance Program in the School of Theatre and Dance at WMU provides high quality, undergraduate education that prepares students for professional careers in dance and other related fields. It is committed to experiential learning through which students integrate theory and practice to discover, explore, and articulate a sense of themselves as dance artists and leaders; offering comprehensive, tri-focal training in ballet, jazz, and modern dance techniques; and engagement with national and international dance communities through artist residencies and immersive experiences. This commitment requires faculty with extensive professional experience as dance artists and scholars who are actively engaged with the dance profession.

Dance/USA Executive Director

Organization: Dance/USA

Deadline: December 8, 2025, 11:59 pm ET

Salary: $130,000–$145,000 annually, plus health benefits, generous paid time off, and professional development opportunities. A three-year performance-based contract will be offered.

Qualifications: Minimum five years of senior leadership experience in dance or the performing arts.

• Agile and creative entrepreneurial thinker skilled at balancing day-to-day management with long-term planning for growth and impact.
• Proven success in fundraising and fiscal management.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, anti-oppression, and inclusive community building.
• Strong track record in people and organizational leadership, overseeing remote teams and programs while aligning resources to organizational priorities.
• Relationship-first leader with exceptional communication skills and commitment to the belief that dance can inspire a more just and humane world.

Description: Dance/USA’s next Executive Director will be at the forefront of activating change to secure a vibrant future for dance. This is a pivotal moment for the organization and the field—one that calls for a builder who can bring people and resources together in innovative ways to stabilize the organization post-pandemic, operationalize anti-oppression practices, and unite members, programs, staff, and stakeholders across a fragile yet resilient ecosystem.

Accountable to Dance/USA’s members, the Executive Director will lead with vision, collaboration, and courage—strengthening financial sustainability, deepening equity and inclusion, and reimagining how the field connects and thrives. We recognize that no candidate will meet every qualification and encourage applications from those who are passionate about dance and ready to guide Dance/USA and the field through this transformative time.

Associate Professor of Dance (Tenured)

Organization: Howard University

Deadline: Open until filled

Salary: $90,000-$110,000

Qualifications: MFA or Ph.D. in Dance or a related field and demonstrate a record of accomplishment as a performing artist, scholar, and dance pedagogue.

Description: Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University invites applications for a full-time, tenured appointment at the rank of Associate Professor of Dance with an anticipated start date at the beginning of the 2026-27 academic year.

Highlights: Seeking scholar-practicioner specialising in Critical Dance Studies with a particular focus on the historical, anthropological, and/or enthnographic study of African diasporic dance cultures and traditions.

Candidates should demonstrate the ability to teach the Dance Program’s core Dance History curriculum, while also offering courses that reflect their areas of specialization. A secondary capacity to teach in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable: dance technique, creative process, pedagogy, somatics, dance science, wellness, dance and technology, or theatre curation.

We are especially interested in candidates whose teaching and scholarship engage Afro-diasporic aesthetics alongside popular, vernacular, and concert dance forms including contemporary dance, West African dance, ballet, and Hip-Hop, and whose approaches are informed by Black queer and feminist theoretical frameworks, critical race theory, culturally responsive pedagogy, and social justice practices.

Grantmaking Assistant

Organization: Dance/NYC

Deadline: November 13, 2025

Description: Dance/NYC seeks a part-time Grantmaking Assistant. Anticipated start date, Thursday, January 1. Learn more through the application link.