The Department of Dance at Rider University seeks an adjunct instructor of Dance for the SPRING 2024 semester beginning January 22, 2024, and ending on April 26, 2023. This position is to teach Dance Improvisation.

Applicants must possess the demonstrated ability to teach an intermediate level of dance improvisation class that represents a robust 21st century approach to a healthy dance practice. All applicants must demonstrate their experience or ability to foster inclusive dance training for all student dancers.  Professional or higher education teaching experience required. 

Applicants who are fluent in body work methods such as somatic movement education, Feldenkrais, Bartenieff, Sweigard, and Alexander technique, and who additionally have a teaching methodology that considers the phenomenology of dance are preferred. 

Candidates with a demonstrated commitment supportive of the multicultural needs of Rider University and the surrounding community are highly desired.

The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.

Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.

Through reflection and open, respectful dialogue, we develop responsible citizens who demonstrate academic understanding and compassion to grow and serve as leaders in a diverse and global world.

Candidates with a demonstrated commitment supportive of the multicultural needs of Rider University and the surrounding community are highly desired.

Rider University is consistently ranked as a best college by U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and The Princeton Review. For more than a decade, Rider has also been recognized in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges for its sustainability efforts.
 
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity. 

The completion of a background check is required for all new hires.