Adjunct Instructor in Ballet, Jazz, and Musical Theatre Dance, Visual and Performing Arts Department

Who is Saint Louis University? Founded in 1818, Saint Louis University is one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious Catholic universities. SLU, which also has a campus in Madrid, Spain, is recognized for world-class academics, life-changing research, compassionate health care, and a strong commitment to faith and service.

Saint Louis University, a Catholic, Jesuit institution dedicated to student learning, research, and service, seeks dynamic applicants who can engage and inspire a diverse student body as an adjunct instructor in the Theatre & Dance program of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. This one-semester adjunct instructor position ranges from August 18-December 12, 2025 with the potential for renewal.

The Theatre & Dance program offers an undergraduate major and minor in Theatre and a minor in Dance. SLU's Theatre & Dance program collaborates as a theatrical company, fostering commitment to our community while strengthening student abilities in performance, design, direction, dramaturgy, and management. The dance minor investigates the expressive potential of dance.

The Theatre & Dance program is seeking one or more adjunct instructors to teach DANC 2100 Ballet Technique I (TTH 11a-12:15p), DANC 2200 Jazz Dance Technique I (MW 12:45-2), and/or DANCE 2850 Musical Theatre Dance (MW 2:15-3:30) in the Fall 2025 semester. Note that the courses are contingent upon enrollments and that the listed times are set for the Fall. For course descriptions, see https://courses.slu.edu/.

Sample syllabi would be available for the hired instructor/s. Adjunct Instructors are responsible for course planning, syllabus preparation, instruction, and communicating with students in our Canvas learning management system. In addition, adjunct faculty are responsible for student evaluation, grading, and timely and accurate submission of required information related to instruction.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a passion for working within a community of diverse student, faculty, staff, and professional populations. We are committed to learning together and working cooperatively with each other and with our students to grow and develop more inclusive, diverse, and equitable courses, programs and curricula.

Required Qualifications:

Candidates must:

• Have five years (minimum) demonstrated teaching experience in at least one of the three needed areas of Ballet, Jazz, and Musical Theatre Dance in an educational setting.
• Hold a BA or other undergraduate degree.
• Have an ability to work with students with diverse levels of dance experience.
• Be skilled at bringing knowledge of the practice, culture, and history of dance forms into the classroom.
• Be prepared to plan a course syllabus, learning objectives, and assessment for student performance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have demonstrated teaching experience in two or three of the needed areas of Ballet, Jazz, and Musical Theatre Dance in an educational setting.
• Hold an MFA degree in Dance or related field.
• Have experience working with college students who are minors in Dance and non-minors from a variety of other disciplines.
• Have experience working in a university setting.

For full consideration, candidates must submit:

• Current CV
• Letter of interest to provide a narrative about your relevant dance experience, to express how you meet the qualifications, and to explain in which area/s of dance you have experience.
• Contact information for two references. Please describe how each is familiar with your dance teaching experiences.

Screening of applicants begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

Saint Louis University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for the position applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors. We welcome and encourage applications from minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities (including disabled veterans). If an accommodation is needed for completing the application and/or with the interviewing process, please contact Human Resources at 314-977-5847.

In 2024, adjunct faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 1 renewed a five-year collective bargaining agreement with Saint Louis University. The contract reflects Saint Louis University's ongoing commitment to its faculty, staff, and students. Adjunct instructors are required to join the union or pay a fee.

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Saint Louis University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for the position applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors. If accommodations are needed for completing the application and/or with the interviewing process, please contact Human Resources at 314-977-5847.