"Elizabeth Lee Moody Junior Professorship"

The Department of Art at Rice University is seeking to hire at the Assistant Professor rank a full-time, tenure-track artist and art educator with primary interests in the production of film, video, and/or new media forms. The successful applicant for this Elizabeth Lee Moody Junior Professorship will have a proven record of community and civic engagement.

The successful candidate will be an actively exhibiting practitioner with a record of teaching excellence. They will be responsible for teaching four undergraduate courses each academic year (two fall and two spring); engaging and maintaining an active and ambitious program of research and creative scholarship; participating in student advising and mentoring; and serving on department and university committees. The candidate will collaborate on the administration and coordination of undergraduate curricula in Art as well as a new major in Media Studies (which is anchored across departments in the School of Humanities). Candidates must have an MFA; significant organization, communication, and collaborative skills; and a substantive understanding of the general history, practice, theory, and criticism of contemporary film/video/new media art. We are particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate through their teaching, mentorship, and practice a commitment to the uplifting of historically underrepresented perspectives and who bring multilingual, international and/or cross-cultural perspectives to their work.

We are seeking a candidate with broad experience and involvement with many avenues of public engagement, familiarity with theoretical positions related to art and aesthetics, an experimental mindset, and the desire to foster a creative environment in a diverse educational setting. Given that Rice’s Art and Media Studies students are predominately double majors, our programs are in dialogue with other disciplines (such as architecture, engineering, environmental studies, and medical humanities). We are looking for a candidate who can participate in the process of expanding and redefining an arts curriculum in this context. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to activate state-of-the-art production and exhibition facilities within the newly inaugurated Sarofim Hall building at Rice.

Rice University is a comprehensive and highly selective private research university consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the U.S. The university is strongly committed to an intellectually and culturally diverse community. Rice is located in Houston, the fourth largest city in the U.S., which is also the most diverse metropolitan area in the nation. Houston is home to several universities and a flourishing arts scene supported by major institutions and community-oriented organizations including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Menil Collection, the Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston, Project Row Houses, Aurora Picture Show, DiverseWorks and the Lawndale Art Center.

Qualifications

M.F.A. in film production or related field

Application Instructions

For full consideration, applications should be received by November 1, 2025. Applicants should use the application portal https://apply.interfolio.com/171781.

Please send a letter summarizing your interests and qualifications along with a current curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and statements on teaching and research philosophies. Finalists will be asked for evidence of teaching experience.

Please upload a single PDF showcasing 3-5 projects that best represent your practice. You may provide a combination of the following work samples:

Time-based work: no more than 15 minutes in length provided through an URL

Images: up to 20 digital images

Web-based work: provide an URL Written work: no more than ten-single-spaced pages of text

Written work: no more than ten-single-spaced pages of text

Rice University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with commitment to diversity at all levels, and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

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