Arts in Health Endowed Chair, Tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor

Rutgers University

United States, New Jersey, New Brunswick

Jan 08, 2025

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Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Arts in Health Endowed Chair, Tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor
Department	Mason Gross Sch Arts-Deans Ofc
Salary	Commensurate With Experience
Posting Summary	Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty member to serve as the school's inaugural Arts in Health Endowed Chair. We seek an interdisciplinary, collaborative, and divergent thinker to serve in this faculty role and guide the school in developing a strategic vision for its arts in health initiative. The successful candidate will be an accomplished artist and educator in dance, filmmaking, music, theater, or visual art/design, with demonstrated research and/or artistic excellence in arts in health, a field that improves health and well-being through direct arts engagement in diverse institutional and community contexts. The ideal candidate will possess strengths in cross-disciplinary collaboration and have substantial experience addressing inclusive audiences. They will have demonstrated the ability to build interdisciplinary teams as well as the interpersonal skills to serve as a facilitator and ambassador for arts in health throughout MGSA, the university, and the community. The Rutgers Arts in Health Endowed Chair will: Engage and excel in creative and professional activities relevant to the artistic focus of one of the MGSA departments Foster interdisciplinary collaborations within the school and university to advance arts in health Maintain an active line of inquiry related to the role of the arts in wellness Lead the Arts in Health initiative at MGSA which includes Scarlet Arts Rx, a program of arts and wellbeing activities and events widely accessible to Rutgers students Collaborate with the School of Public Health and New Jersey Performing Arts Center to run the Arts in Health Research Lab, a partnership that initiates, guides, and supports arts in health research Supervise the Arts in Health Research Lab manager who facilitates the lab's diverse projects Teach courses in the department of specialization Develop an arts in health curriculum Advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students Engage in service activities within their department, the university, and the arts in health field at large Participate in committees and other departmental/school responsibilities Appointment will be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, depending on the candidate's experience.
Position Status	Full Time
Posting Number	24FA1323
Posting Open Date	12/13/2024
Posting Close Date	09/01/2025

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Terminal degree (MFA, DMA, or PhD) in the arts or relevant field or evidence of equivalent proficiency; ABD considered with degree conferral by September 1, 2025 Record of accomplishment in dance, filmmaking, music, theater, or visual art/design Record of scholarship or creative activity in the field of arts in health Demonstrated abilities in administrative leadership, organization, and supervision
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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Record of community-engaged practice At least three years of demonstrated excellence in teaching at the college level Grant-writing record or potential to develop this skill
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Overview	About the school Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a nationally ranked public research university with an enrollment of more than 49,000 students on its flagship New Brunswick campus. The nation's eighth oldest institution of higher learning, Rutgers-New Brunswick is located about an hour by train or car to both New York City and Philadelphia. Mason Gross School of the Arts is dedicated to professional programs in the arts at graduate and undergraduate levels, and to fulfilling the missions of its constituent departments: Art & Design, Dance, Filmmaking, Music, and Theater, as well as Arts Online and Community Arts Divisions. Mason Gross provides the disciplinary focus and interdisciplinary opportunities of an arts school as well as access to the rich intellectual resources of a major research institution. The school's core pillars are inclusive excellence, collaboration, and community. Its roughly 1,100 students reflect the diversity of New Jersey, the fourth most diverse state in the nation. Please see the EDI vision that drives the school here.
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Posting Details

Special Instructions to Applicants	Apply This position is a full-time, ten-month academic appointment with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2025. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications by February 10, 2025. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The application requires: cover letter summarizing qualifications and vision for Arts in Health at Rutgers curriculum vitae personal statement addressing artistic identity; teaching philosophy; and commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion work sample relevant to arts in health inquiry contact information for three references For questions, email cpw48@mgsa.rutgers.edu
Quick Link to Posting	https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/241668
Campus	Rutgers University-New Brunswick
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