The Danish National School of Performing Arts (DASPA) seek a Teaching Associate Professor (studielektor) for the campus in Copenhagen.
The work assignments concerns planning and facilitating teaching modules within the Bachelor’s Programme in Dance and Choreography. The assignments are carried out in close collaboration with the Head of Programme, and other faculty members. The work focuses mostly on subject of “Dance Body Movement” but may also include teaching and supervision in other subjects in the study plan and/or at other programmes in the school.

The primary tasks and responsibilities are

• to teach, coordinate and facilitate dance courses at the BFA in Dance and Choreography
• coordination with the student administration regarding pedagogical activities in the mentioned programme.
• individually and in-group supervision and coaching of the students.
• to assist in the organisation and carrying out of examinations and evaluations.
• participation in pedagogical and artistic development together with colleagues in the programme as well as the school in its entirety.
• teaching and development within the other educational programmes at the school.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience of planning and facilitating teaching in higher education on the highest international level.
• Extensive professional experience at high level within the field of contemporary dance and choreography.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary dance as subject – its history, development, working methods and production formats.
• Ability and willingness to engage in close collaborations with colleagues and students and contribute actively to creating a vibrant school of performing arts.
• Willingness to experiment with teaching methods.
• Good abilities to collaborate with different professionals and personalities within an organisation.
• Experience with and a desire to work inter-disciplinarily would be valued.
• All dance programmes are offered in English, and it is a prerequisite that you have good English skills. The administrative language at the school is Danish. If you do not already speak/write Danish, you should be willing to learn it at a basic level.

• to teach, coordinate and facilitate dance courses at the BFA in Dance and Choreography
• coordination with the student administration regarding pedagogical activities in the mentioned programme.
• individually and in-group supervision and coaching of the students.
• to assist in the organisation and carrying out of examinations and evaluations.
• participation in pedagogical and artistic development together with colleagues in the programme as well as the school in its entirety.
• teaching and development within the other educational programmes at the school