Part-time Lecturer in Screenwriting (non-tenure-track)

Description

The Film and Media Studies Program at Tufts University is searching for a part-time lecturer to teach introductory courses on writing for television and screenwriting at the undergraduate level. The successful candidate will teach two courses per year, one per semester. One will be on screenwriting, the other on writing for television.

These courses will operate as writing workshops while also offering instruction in story analysis with an emphasis on character development, dramatic structure, and the visual nature of telling stories for the screen.

The per course rate is $9,669. 

Qualifications

An MFA degree in screenwriting, filmmaking, or a related field and experience teaching screenwriting at the college level is preferred.

Application Instructions

All applications are submitted via https://apply.interfolio.com/181171 . Apply with cover letter, current CV, sample syllabus for a writing for television course, and two confidential letters of reference submitted directly by their authors.

Questions about the position may be directed to the Film and Media Studies Program, Tufts University: fms@tufts.edu.

Review of applications begins March 2nd, 2026, and continues until the position is filled.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a background check.

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