"Assistant Professor in Cinema and Media, Filmmaking"

Position Title

Assistant Professor in Cinema and Media, Filmmaking

Position Number

036244

Position Summary

The School of Filmmaking is seeking a visionary creative film/video practitioner and educator to join our faculty in a position that bridges fiction and non-fiction filmmaking. We are seeking applicants with history of working with or teaching directing, acting for non-actors, staging for the camera, research methodologies, and experience teaching cinema studies courses.

This position will introduce students to a broad range of cinematic storytelling approaches through classroom exercises, and presenting references to a wide range of films and videos that push current paradigms.

The UNCSA School of Filmmaking recognizes the value of cinema as both intellectual inquiry and artistic practice. We are interested in a faculty member who helps students generate compelling audience experiences and can contribute to the evolution of narrative form.

A successful applicant will be a filmmaker focusing on fictional and non-fictional cinema (including short films and videos made in a broad range of structures including, but not limited to essay, documentary, and installation). The candidate will have an established or promising record of accomplishment with those forms at festivals, museums, galleries, or other exhibition and distribution platforms. The ability to demonstrate an innovative teaching philosophy and practice is essential.

Competitive applicants will exhibit a strong conceptual and technical understanding of the field and a record of training and mentoring undergraduate populations as creative artists capable of building careers in their chosen metier. We are especially interested in faculty members who will strengthen the program's integration of industrial skills with scholarship and creative practice.

Description of Responsibilities and Duties

• Teach undergraduate courses predominantly in the areas of fiction and non-fiction filmmaking, directing, acting for non-actors, staging for the camera, and cinema studies.
• Act as academic advisor and mentor.
• Evaluate students on a regular basis and participate in evaluations at the end of the year.
• Attend faculty meetings, pre-production and production meetings, and any other meetings deemed necessary by the dean.
• Assist in the admissions process by interviewing prospective students.
• Participate on committees as needed.
• Abide by and support all School of Filmmaking policies and procedures as outlined in the School of Filmmaking Student Handbook and Safety Handbook.
• Abide by and support all UNCSA policies and procedures as outlined in the UNCSA Faculty Manual.
• Ability to perform work on campus during the academic year.
• Other duties as assigned by the dean.

Required Qualifications

An earned doctorate or master's degree in the teaching discipline, OR an earned master's degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline, OR equivalent professional/experiential qualifications, OR equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

Tenure Information

UNCSA utilizes a multi-year contract system in lieu of tenure.

Instructions to Candidates

A candidate's application materials must include:

1. A cover letter that describes your interest in the position and relevant qualifications.
2. A current CV.
3. Names and contact information for three references.
4. Teaching philosophy

Optional documents may be:

1. Teaching evaluations for the past two years, if applicable.
2. Portfolio
3. Links to creative work.
4. Reviews of projects or films made by the candidate.

An EPS application is required in order to be considered for a faculty position. Please note, EPS applications do not have an employment entry section. Instead, a resume/CV will be required to be uploaded by the applicant, along with any other documents the Department or assigned Search Committee deem relevant for the review process. Applications will be treated confidentially until the final stages of the search process. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

To apply, visit https://employment.uncsa.edu/postings/10445