Visiting Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts - Film, Television and Media Arts Production

Job Description:

The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Fairfield University invites applications for a one-year, full-time non-tenure-track visiting faculty position in Film, Television, and Media Arts Production. We are looking for a practicing filmmaker, with a background in directing, writing and/ or producing work in narrative fiction, or documentary.

The successful applicant will teach hands-on, introductory courses in filmmaking, screenwriting and editing, as well as advanced courses in subjects that may include producing, documentary film, directing and cinematography. They will help with film-related campus event planning, including the annual juried student film festival, and student advising. The ability to engage with Fairfield’s mission of fostering social justice and responsibility is preferred. The appointment, pending final budget approval, will have a starting date of September 1, 2025.
 

Requirements:

Applicants are expected to have completed a terminal degree (MFA, preferred; PhD acceptable with relevant professional experience). Applicants must have experience in undergraduate teaching.

Additional Information:

The Film, Television, and Media Arts (FTMA) program offers a major and a minor and is one of six programs in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. FTMA students build skills in both critical analysis and hands-on production while acquiring a solid foundation in creating and reflecting on multimedia storytelling forms. Benefiting from the personal attention of a faculty comprised of scholars, artists, and industry professionals, students learn practices and skills at the cutting edge of the field and are mentored to understand the expressive power of media while discovering their own creative voice.
 

All FTMA courses are based in Fairfield’s newly renovated Media Center, featuring two studios, multiple post-production suites, screening facilities, editing labs and a staffed equipment cage, with industry-standard cinema gear ranging from RED cameras to Arri LED lighting. Just a short train ride away from midtown Manhattan, FTMA has strong links to the media industry in New York City, with many faculty and alumni based there.
 

Fairfield University is a Jesuit and Catholic University that prepares students for leadership and service in a constantly changing world through broad intellectual inquiry, the pursuit of social justice, and cultivation of the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. The University is comprised of approximately 4,900 undergraduate and 1,250 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values. Fairfield is nationally recognized for undergraduate teaching excellence.
 

Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, veterans, Jesuits, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities.

Application Instructions:

For full consideration, all materials must be submitted by April 11, 2025.

Please click “Apply Now” and upload the following materials:

• a letter of application that outlines your qualifications for the position, including teaching experience and philosophy, and includes a link to a portfolio containing examples of professional work
• a curriculum vitae
• names and contact information of three references

Category:

Academic - Faculty Non-Tenure Track

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate. 
 

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