Visiting Assistant Professor in Theater and Dance position
2/14/22
Trinity College invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in the
Department of Theater and Dance, for the academic year beginning July 1, 2022 (service period
begins fall semester). For this position, the ideal candidates will be outstanding arts
practitioners working across the areas of:
Choreography and Dance Practice
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Performance
New Media
Arts and Community
The Department of Theater and Dance is seeking interdisciplinary and engaging educators who
can effectively bridge theater and dance and offer a broad perspective on performance. Our
curriculum balances studio practice, performance creation, historical inquiry, and social
engagement; and we welcome practitioners who can deepen, enrich, and question these
categories. Particular attention will be paid to applicants whose work sits at intersections of
dance, theater, and popular, global, somatic, or community-based forms.
With a five-course teaching load, responsibilities to be covered by the Visiting Assistant
Professor position may include courses in dance, physical approaches to performance, making
dances, composition, directing, devising, or other generative performance practice, new and/or
interactive media practice, writing for stage and screen, performance and community, and
creating/directing fully supported departmental production(s). Additional responsibilities
include contributing to departmental business and planning, as well as mentoring and/or
advising students.
A terminal degree or equivalent experience is required. We seek candidates who are
collaborative, participatory, organized, and see opportunities for performing arts within a
liberal arts setting.
The salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.
Trinity is located in, and deeply engaged with, Connecticut’s capital of Hartford, a small city
with a rich diversity of racial, cultural, ethnic, artistic, and linguistic expressions. Trinity’s 2,200
students come from all socio-economic, racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds across the US,
and 17 percent are international.
Trinity College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer consistent with applicable
federal and state law committed to attracting and supporting faculty who fully represent the
racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the United States. We seek applications from minorities,
women, and other under-represented groups.
Applicants who require an H-1B visa cannot be considered for temporary positions. Applicants
for non-tenure-track, temporary positions who require sponsorship for visas other than an H-1B
visa will be required to pay all costs associated with visa applications.
Trinity College requires proof of COVID19 vaccination or an approved exemption prior to
beginning employment, as well as proof of a booster within 30 days of becoming eligible.
We encourage all applicants to provide in their cover letter a statement of their teaching
philosophy addressing their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Please also submit
a C.V., links for up to three work samples, and contact information, including email addresses,
for at least three references to the following link :
https://trincoll.peopleadmin.com/postings/2536
Once a completed dossier is submitted, automatic emails will be generated to each reference
provider, directing each referee to a unique URL where he or she must go to upload a letter of
recommendation. Applicants using Interfolio or other dossier service should provide the
appropriate unique Interfolio email address for each reference letter writer.
Review of applications begins February 21st and will continue until the position is filled.