MGSA - Department of Dance - (Spring 2026)

Posting Summary The Department of Dance, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University invites applications for part-time instructional and academic support for undergraduate and graduate courses. The Department seeks instructors to support our robust programs. The Lecturers/Coadjutants will teach courses in Movement Practices (Classical/Traditional, African and African-Diasporic, Contemporary, and Somatic forms), Creative Practices (improvisation and choreography) and dance history and theory to undergraduate BFA, BA, and dance minor populations. Position Status Part Time Posting Number 25FA0998 Posting Open Date 10/16/2025 Posting Close Date 01/31/2026 Qualifications Minimum Education and Experience Requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in dance or dance education and relevant one year teaching experience in higher education. Graduate degree preferred. Strong pedagogical, organizational, administrative, and interpersonal skills. Certifications/Licenses Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Preferred Qualifications Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment Lecturers will provide highly physically active instruction to dance students. Overview Mason Gross School of the Arts, a vibrant community of artists and scholars, is committed to pursuing excellence, innovation, and inclusivity. Its 1200 students reflect the diversity of New Jersey, the fourth most diverse state in the nation. In addition to its professional arts training programs, Mason Gross provides the larger community an opportunity to embrace the creative arts through its divisions of Rutgers Arts Online and Rutgers Community Arts. The school is housed within Rutgers-New Brunswick, a premier Big Ten research university that serves some 50,000 students and is the flagship campus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. The nation’s eighth oldest institution of higher learning, Rutgers is less than an hour by train or car to New York City and the beautiful beaches of the Jersey Shore and just over an hour to Philadelphia. Statement Mason Gross School of the Arts is deeply committed to the pursuit of equity, diversity, inclusion, and access and especially encourages applications from women, underrepresented minorities, and other individuals who belong to groups that have been historically underrepresented or marginalized within higher education and the arts. Also see the Rutgers Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address:

Created: 2025-10-24