[ecrea] Tenure-track Position in Film and Digital Cinema Production @ The New School

https://careers.newschool.edu/postings/11320

The School of Media Studies at The New School in New York City seeks a
scholar/media producer with expertise in* film history, theory, and
criticism*. The candidate must also be able to teach introductory
courses in some aspect of* digital cinema production*. This tenure-track
appointment will begin on July 1, 2015. We particularly seek applicants
with several years of experience as a university teacher and
administrator. The School of Media Studies is strongly committed to
diversity in higher education and particularly invites applications from
those individuals who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of
our intellectual community through research, teaching, and service. The
New School, a private university in New York City's Greenwich Village,
serves undergraduate and graduate students across a range of fields with
a commitment to bringing practices in design and social research to
studying issues of our time and challenging students to become engaged
citizens dedicated to solving programs and contributing to the public good.

Defining the field of media studies for more than three decades, The
School of Media Studies provides a broad curriculum that addresses
important contemporary topics, such as the design of creative emergent
media, the use of participatory media for social engagement, the study
of transnational and urban media environments, the cultural implications
of emergent media forms, and the evolution of media over time. The
flexible program enables students to study full-time or part-time,
onsite in New York, or online elsewhere. Courses are scheduled to
accommodate working students. Our program is distinguished by its
interdisciplinary breadth and a commitment to creating media in the
service of a more just and humane world.

The School of Media Studies offers two graduate programs: an MA in Media
Studies, and an MS in Media Management, and two new undergraduate
programs submitted to the state for approval: a BA and BS in Media
Studies. The School also delivers two graduate certificates in Media
Management and Documentary Studies and two undergraduate certificates in
Film Production and Screenwriting. Reflecting the dynamism of the field
of media, new certificates and areas of focus are also in development.
There are currently 500 students in the graduate programs and 60
students in the undergraduate programs. The student body is
internationally and ethnically diverse: 35% are international students
who come from 28 countries; 39% of the students identify as
African-American; 36% identify as Latino or Hispanic.

The School of Media Studies has 21 full-time faculty members whose areas
of expertise include documentary studies, digital design, sound studies,
political communication, sociology of media, media archeology, robotics,
DIY culture, feminism and technology, media arts, media theory, cultural
theory and media history.

We offer a broad and flexible curriculum that combines theory and
practice. Seminar courses focus on diverse critical, historical,
analytic, and creative methods of investigation. Production courses
focus on multiple media forms: cinematic, digital, immersive, sound, and
mobile. This position will be filled by a candidate who can contribute
courses in standard and traditional film theory, history and criticism,
as well as some in some aspect of digital cinematic production:
screenwriting, cinematography, lighting, sound production, editing,
and/or post-production. The production courses are part of the film
production certificate currently offered at the undergraduate level. A
graduate-level film production certificate is planned to launch in 2015.