Department Summary

Thank you for your interest in applying to be in the Radio-Television-Film Lecturer Pool.

The Department of Film and Theatre has three (3) Majors: 1) Radio-Television-Film, 2) Theatre Arts, and 3) Dance, which prepare students for careers as actors, dancers, performers, educators, directors, scriptwriters, producers, designers, technicians, managers, and scholarly/critical writers.

We offer training and experience in radio, television, film, theatre production, and dance, as well as courses in the history, scholarship, and aesthetics of these media. The department creates short and feature films through Spartan Film Studios, a full season of stage productions, and other faculty, staff, and student production projects. Students can participate in the department’s full-time radio station, KSJS 90.5, which provides entertainment, sports, and community service to the Bay Area.

Brief Description of Duties

• Candidate must demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity–including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation– through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.
• Teach undergraduate courses in Radio-Television-Film (RTVF) including courses in the RTVF major and those offered under General Education; hold regular office hours; work cooperatively with staff, chair, and other faculty members; participate in course assessment activities.
• All Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), the official LMS provided for the SJSU Community. All classes at SJSU, whether online or not, must be anchored in the Canvas platform to ensure faculty-student connection in common space as all students are directed to log in to Canvas for online access to their classes. You will have access to this system prior to the start of the semester.
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Required Qualifications

• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.
• M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D. with significant professional experience, strong teaching skills, and competence or training in radio, television and/or film studies, performance, or production.