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<p><span style="color:#a33600"><b><u>Current Employees:</u></b></span></p><p>If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click <a target="_blank" href="https://www.myworkday.com/umiami/d/task/1422$7248.htmld">here</a> to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this <a target="_blank" href="https://my.it.miami.edu/wda/erpsec/tipsheets/ER_eRecruiting_ApplyforaJob.pdf">tip sheet</a>.</p><p></p><p><b>Principal duties:</b></p><p>Candidates are sought who have demonstrated success as a performing artist, teacher of dance, or certification in dance/movement therapy. Responsibilities include teaching dance history, modern dance classes - all levels, improvisation, composition, cultural dance, and methodology in dance education (undergraduate and graduate).</p><p></p><p><b>Required qualifications</b>: </p><p>Candidates must have an MA, MFA, or PhD in dance or a dance-related field. Five years of relevant experience is required, and prior college teaching experience is a plus.</p><p></p><p>-----------------</p><p><b>To apply:</b></p><p>Please apply online to the UM website: <a href="http://www.hr.miami.edu/careers" target="_blank">www.hr.miami.edu/careers</a>. Please attach a letter of application, resume, three recommendation letters, and include link(s) to samples of work.</p><p></p><p><span><i>*</i></span><span><i>Forward Reference letters to Leticia Jack at </i><a href="mailto:l.jack@miami.edu" target="_blank"><i><u>l.jack@miami.edu</u></i></a><i>. Please ensure the email clearly states the candidate's name and Job Requisition number: R100095129.</i></span></p><p></p><p>You may contact either Dr. Frank Ragsdale, Department Chair <u>(</u><a href="mailto:f.ragsdale@umiami.edu" target="_blank">f.ragsdale@umiami.edu</a>), or Leticia Jack, Office Manager (l.jack@miami.edu), with any issues or questions. Please ensure the email clearly states the Job Requisition number: R100095129.</p><p></p><p><b>The University of Miami</b> is a private, independent, comprehensive university with an enrollment of approximately 16,200 students from all fifty states and over 100 countries.  The main campus is located in Coral Gables, a residential suburb of Miami.  The Frost School of Music has an enrollment of approximately 750 majors in 31 programs leading toward B.A., B.M., B.S., AD, M.M., M.S., SPED, DMA, and PhD degrees.  These programs are served by approximately 85 full-time and 45 part-time faculty, plus 128 graduate teaching assistants.</p><p></p><p>The Frost School of Music has been an accredited institutional member of The National Association of Schools of Music since 1939.</p><p></p><p>The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.</p><p></p><p><b>Job Status:</b></p>Full time<p></p><p><b>Employee Type:</b></p>Faculty

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

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Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

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Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

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8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

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9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

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