Immediately Need Adjunct, Dance in Philadelphia, PA

Job title: Adjunct, Dance

Company: Drexel University

Job description: About Drexel University



Located in the heart of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a world-class, comprehensive, R1 research institution and a global leader in experiential education. For more than 100 years, our renowned has enabled students to gain professional work experience before they graduate, setting them apart from their peers.



Committed to becoming the nation's most civically engaged university, Drexel supports engagement along three dimensions: research and academic programs that directly benefit communities, business practices that support equitable local and regional economic development, and public service by students, faculty, and staff. Our engagement is long-term, multigenerational, and fundamental to the University's mission, heritage, and future.



At Drexel, we are devoted to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment that promotes healthy lifestyles and is based on integrity, trust, and respect. We center equity, inclusion and belonging, and incorporate an anti-racism approach to our strategic plan, organizational systems, policies and structures.



Drexel offers its highly engaged faculty and professional staff a comprehensive and world-class benefits package that includes generous vacation and paid time off as applicable (including civic engagement days), up to an 11% 403(b) Retirement Plan match with immediate vesting, and remote and flexible work options for many roles. Our exceptional medical plans include domestic partner and fertility assistance and our award-winning A Healthier U wellness program. In addition, faculty and professional staff at Drexel enjoy free tuition for themselves and their dependents for Drexel degree programs, certification, and non-certification programs. And as part of the tuition offering to employees, Drexel participates in a tuition exchange program for dependents with other higher education institutions. These are just a sample of our extensive benefit offerings. Please see this for more information.



Adjunct, Dance



Job no: 501859

Work type: Part-Time

Location: University City - Philadelphia, PA

Categories: Drexel University



About the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design



The creative heart of Drexel University, the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design trains the next generation of scholars, thinkers, makers, and doers in the fields of media, entertainment, design, and the visual and performing arts. Westphal offers 18 undergraduate and nine graduate majors, housed in award-winning facilities that encourage collaboration across creative disciplines. At Westphal, we reimagine the role of design, media, and the arts in building a better future. Our programs challenge students to center sustainability, access, and equity in their approaches to art, fashion, architecture, gaming, entertainment, and scholarship. Through experiential learning, studio-based curriculum, and Drexel's widely-recognized Cooperative Education program (co-op), our students are uniquely positioned to face the world's challenges and define the creative careers of the 21st century.



About the Dance Program



The Dance program at Drexel University offers a four-year BS (Bachelor of Science) in Dance, which offers four tracks for students. Three of these tracks prepare students to pursue graduate programs: an MS in Education (an accelerated 5 year program) through Drexel's School of Education, an MA in Dance/Movement Therapy, or a Doctorate in Physical Therapy through Drexel's college of Nursing and Health Professions. The fourth track of the major, the Custom Designed Track, supports students in performing, choreographic, and administrative careers in dance. The Dance program not only offers a Dance Major, but also serves more than 250 students from the entire University each term. The program also sponsors three student dance companies, one which tours at local elementary schools, and two which perform fully-produced concerts twice yearly in the state-of-the-art Mandell Theater. The program also participates in several ongoing community engagement projects in the Philadelphia public schools and community settings including the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships. A unique aspect of the Drexel Dance program is that it requires all students to participate in a six-month co-op experience in their junior year which has them working full-time in the dance or related fields.



Job Summary



The adjunct faculty member will employ a variety of strategies to foster student artistic development, learning and discussions, as well as encourage active learning in all students, maintain proper course-related records, and evaluate student work and provide students with feedback as to the progress toward meeting the objectives of the course. Each adjunct faculty member is responsible for effectively teaching students in the assigned classroom, studio or remote settings. Each adjunct faculty member is responsible for effectively implementing the mission of the Department of Performing Arts within Drexel's Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Responsibilities may include teaching days, evenings, nights, and weekends, with the potential for online only, in-person only, or a combination of both.



Essential Functions

• Teach required number of credit hours per quarter based on their contract


• Teach studio, lecture, and/or practicum courses in dance per their contract


• Plan and provide instructional experiences that reflect an understanding of the philosophy, objectives, and curriculum of the dance program


• Evaluate student achievement of curricular objectives/outcomes


• Maintain communication with the program director regarding any course or student issues


• Perform other similar duties as assigned.

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Dance, MFA or related degree and 2 years of teaching or professional experience.

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