Assistant Professor of Dance

Department of Theatre and Dance
College of the Arts
Assistant Professor
Fall 2025

The Department of Theatre and Dance at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a tenure‐track Assistant Professor position in Dance, with an appointment to begin Fall 2025.

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is a minority-serving institution, affirmative action, and equal opportunity employer. CSUF is firmly committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum and fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences. Individuals advancing the University’s strategic diversity goals and those from groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding are particularly encouraged to apply.

CSUF is committed to retaining all faculty and has established affinity groups you can join to support your success. 

The Bachelor of Arts in Dance is for developing artists seeking a broad and rich background in both theory and practice.  The degree is designed to foster the skills, understanding, and discipline of our developing dance artists. Our robust B.A. in Dance curriculum includes intensive training in ballet, modern/contemporary dance, and composition classes through a lens of Cultural Competency and Advocacy; complemented by improvisation, dance history, kinesiology, pedagogy, Hip Hop styles, African American concert dance history, jazz, conditioning and yoga.  Based in Mindfulness practices, the nurturing, yet rigorous, environment offers dance majors many transformative experiences to develop their unique artistry. The Dance Program is committed to fostering a full experience for each of its students. The faculty mindfully respects and value students of every race/ethnicity, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, body type, political view, and religion. Each student’s unique experiences, beliefs and values brings an awareness and consciousness that contributes greatly to its community of learners. The faculty are continuously evolving the program, its policies, and practices to ensure that all individuals are supported, nurtured, and thriving. More details on the mission and goals of the CSUF Dance Program can be found at: https://www.fullerton.edu/arts/dance/

Position
The Department of Theatre and Dance is seeking an artist/scholar with a focus in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary approaches to teaching and scholarly/creative activities. This new position is designed for an artist/scholar rooted in the dances and cultures of the Latin Americas, Caribbean and/or African Diaspora, with a knowledge of concert dance/contemporary techniques. The applicants’ pedagogy and scholarly/creative activities should be rooted in Latine and/or Africanist aesthetics and vernaculars, including, but not limited to: Afro-Latine, Folklorico, Caribbean forms, Afro-fusion, Pan-African, indigenous ancestral dances and street dance practices, all to be taught at various levels. The required expertise can be blended or combined with forms of contemporary/modern dance techniques. The primary assignments will include studio-based courses in dance practice and dance composition, as well as dance theory-based courses (criticism, theory, history, etc.). Applicants should have experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to teaching and working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and members of underrepresented groups.

We are especially interested in qualified candidates with a demonstrated commitment, through their research/creative activities, teaching, and service, to innovating dance curriculum in response to the diversity of our student population and contribute to California State University, Fullerton’s commitment to social justice (https://www.fullerton.edu/it/_resources/pdfs/Social_Justice_Framework_Flyer.pdf).

CSUF faculty are committed teachers/scholars/artists who bring research and creative discovery to life for students in classrooms, labs, studios, productions and individually mentored projects. This position will also be responsible for producing scholarship/creative work commensurate with the requirements for tenure. The successful candidate is expected to contribute to and participate in the culture and development of the Dance Program and Department, advis