Professor/Associate Professor in Film (A246-09Z)
School of English, Film, Theatre and Media
Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington
Location Kelburn Campus, Wellington
Term of Contract Permanent
Closing Date 24 September 2009
Victoria University of Wellington is committed
to the future development of its creative
disciplines. This exciting new role is regarded
as key to realising a vision for the study of
film that is consistent with it being situated
in the creative capital city, Wellington, and
that builds on the Film Programme?s existing
strengths in integrating practical creative
work with theoretical study. The
Professor/Associate Professor will provide leadership in
teaching and research and will play a key role
in the establishment of an exciting new
venture a proposed Centre for New Cinema and
an interdisciplinary Master of Cinema
Arts degree.
The city of Wellington the arts centre of New
Zealand is home to a thriving theatre
scene, Toi Whakaari the New Zealand Drama
School, the International Institute of Modern
Letters, the National Library, the New Zealand
Film Archive, Te Papa the National
Museum, Weta Digital, Park Road Post, and the
New Zealand Film Commission. Victoria
University?s specialist film programme offers a
wide range of innovative theoretical and
practical courses. The University seeks to build
on these strengths through the creation of
this new senior position.
The successful candidate will be expected to
have a PhD in film studies or a related
discipline, substantial tertiary teaching
experience, and an established international
research profile. Applications are also welcome
from appropriately qualified people with
film-making experience. The ability to build
positive working relationships within the
discipline, to work in an interdisciplinary
context, and to develop productive relationships
with government and industry partners is also important.
A full role description can be found at:
http://vacancies.vuw.ac.nz/positiondetail.asp?p=4953
School website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/seftms/
For further information about the post please contact
Peter Whiteford, Head of School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies:
(peter.whiteford /at/ vuw.ac.nz)
Sean Redmond, Programme Director, Film: (sean.redmond /at/ vuw.ac.nz)
