Rutgers Summer Arts Institute - Summer 2026 Coadjutant (Multiple Positions)

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

Rutgers Community Arts invites applications for various summer 2026 coadjutant positions in Rutgers Summer Arts Institute. Positions include Instructors and Day and Residential Specialists. Instructors may teach individual classes, masterclasses or workshops to pre-college students in middle and high school for MGSA Departments: Art & Design, Dance, Filmmaking and Music. Day and Residential Specialists are responsible for supervising students registered in our programs and are required to work on site for the duration of that contract. Residential Specialists are required to reside on campus for duration of the contract. All hires must comply with all university policies and procedures and complete the Rutgers Protection of Minors training.

A bachelor's degree and professional experience in performance and instruction is required for Instructors. Instructors who lack a bachelor's degree but possess considerable professional experience and a demonstrated record of professional success/achievement; and/or are currently enrolled in a degree program pertinent to the camp may be hired for this position. Specific knowledge and skill in the artform they are teaching is a must as well as familiarity with any necessary equipment and/or software as it pertains to the specific course if required. Problem solving and independent judgement in teaching and classroom management is required A high school degree and knowledge of performing arts are required for Day/Residential Specialist. Must have the ability to communicate clearly and ability to work with children of all ages.

| Physical demands could include working with equipment pertinent to their artform, physical movement in dance/theater depending on the specific course taught. Working with children of all ages and chaperoning students from site to site on campus.

Mason Gross School of the Arts, a vibrant community of artists and scholars, is committed to pursuing excellence, innovation, and inclusivity. Its 1200 students reflect the diversity of New Jersey, the fourth most diverse state in the nation. In addition to its professional arts training programs, Mason Gross provides the larger community an opportunity to embrace the creative arts through its divisions of Rutgers Arts Online and Rutgers Community Arts. The school is housed within Rutgers-New Brunswick, a premier Big Ten research university that serves some 50,000 students and is the flagship campus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. The nation's eighth oldest institution of higher learning, Rutgers is less than an hour by train or car to New York City and the beautiful beaches of the Jersey Shore and just over an hour to Philadelphia. |
| Mason Gross School of the Arts is deeply committed to the pursuit of equity, diversity, inclusion, and access and especially encourages applications from women, underrepresented minorities, and other individuals who belong to groups that have been historically underrepresented or marginalized within higher education and the arts. Also see the Rutgers Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement .