Position Opening:
DIRECTOR OF DANCE EDUCATION
The Southeast Center for Education in the Arts, located at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, provides innovative professional development in arts education and integration for elementary and secondary school teachers. We are seeking to fill the Director of Dance Education position starting in September 2009.
Responsibilities:
The director envisions, implements, directs and teaches the dance component of SCEA’s professional development program in arts education and arts integration; collaborates with the Center director and the music, theatre, and visual art directors; researches and writes dance and integration curriculum materials for workshops, conferences, and professional journals; provides professional development and mentors elementary and secondary teachers in their classrooms locally and in surrounding states; and consults on arts education locally and nationally.
Qualifications:
Masters degree in dance education. Experience teaching in public schools; writing dance and integrated curriculum materials; designing and conducting professional development; and using computers and electronic media. The position is an ongoing twelve-month non-tenure track appointment.
The annual salary is $45,000 plus benefits. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an engaged, metropolitan university of 10,000 students committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service, and dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of 400,000 people in the region through strategic partnerships and community involvement.
For more information, contact the SCEA director, Mr. Kim Wheetley, at kim-wheetley@utc.edu or 423-425-5205.
To apply, go online at http://www.utc.edu/Administration/HumanResources/Employment/
Scroll down to Administrative/Managerial/Exempt, read the job description Director of Dance Education, Southeast Center for Education in the Arts, and then download the job application pdf. Send cover letter, completed application, resume, transcript of last degree awarded along with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three professional references to: UTC Office of Human Resources; 615 McCallie Ave, Department 3603; Chattanooga, TN 37403.
Also send an email to kim-wheetley@utc.edu stating that you have submitted your application.
