Cinema and Television Arts

**Job no**: 538698

**Work type**: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer

**Location**: Fullerton

**Categories**: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Temporary, Part Time, Faculty - Communications/Journalism

**Cinema and Television Arts (CTVA)**
**Part-Time Lecturer Pool**

**POSITION**
- Critical Studies
- Management
- Production
- Screenwriting

**Special Note for Spring 2025 ONLY. Areas of need include**:

- Film and TV Marketing
- Film and TV Distribution
- Management in CTVA

This is a general recruitment for a pool of part-time lecturers for the department to draw from as needed. Qualified applicants will be contacted when positions are available.

APPOINTMENTS FROM THE PART-TIME POOL ARE TEMPORARY AND OFTEN MADE JUST PRIOR TO THE START OF THE ACADEMIC TERM. APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE ON VERY SHORT NOTICE.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**
- A PhD or MFA degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience.

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**
- Preference will be given to those with significant teaching experience in working with diverse populations and fostering a collaborative, supportive and inclusive environment.
- Preference will also be given to those with a record of professional writing and currency.

**HOW TO APPLY**
- Letter of interest or Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Three Letters of Recommendation
- Unofficial transcripts (unofficial copies accepted until appointment)
- Summary of teaching experience/courses

**ABOUT THE COLLEGE AND THE DEPARTMENT**

**The College**
College of Communications strives to prepare communicators to advance a democratic society by undertaking critical academic inquiry, serving the community, and engaging in ethical and professional practice across all communications industries and in related fields.

**The Department**
The Department of Cinema and Television Arts (CTVA) at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), offers a comprehensive curriculum and active learning environment to prepare students for meaningful careers in film and television.

The Bachelor of Arts degree includes a variety of courses in critical studies, management, production and writing that examine many aspects of film and television. Professionally engaged faculty challenge students to expand their knowledge and skills through intellectual inquiry and creative projects, encouraging them to become critical lifelong learners and ethical media content creators and consumers.

The Master of Fine Arts degree is an intensive, two-year program focusing on writing for film, television and other narrative media, and includes courses to prepare students for work as professional screenwriters and/or screenwriting educators.

California State University, Fullerton is a minority-serving institution and an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum. CSUF fosters an inclusive environment within which students, faculty, staff, and administrators thrive. Individuals advancing the University’s strategic diversity goals and those from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.

**APPOINTMENT DATE AND ACADEMIC CALENDAR**

The need for part-time faculty is greatest in Fall and Spring semesters. The Fall term begins in the late August and ends in mid-December; the Spring term runs from the middle of January through the end of May. On rare occasions part-time faculty are needed during one of the Summer Session segments.

**APPOINTMENT AND SALARY**

All part-time faculty appointments are made as Lecturers, under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the CSU system and the California Faculty Association. Initial appointments are for one semester only.

Classification Range: $5,007 - $6,359 per month
Anticipated hiring range depending on qualifications, not to exceed $5,925 per month

The full-time (15 units per semester) monthly base salaries indicated above are prorated to the number of units worked and are paid in six monthly payments for each full semester. For a three-unit assignment, typical starting compensation ranges from $6,008.40 to $7,110 per semester.

**PERFORMANCE EVALUATION**

Regular performance evaluations of part-time lecturers are made by the department in accord with the faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement and University Policy Statement 210.070. These performance evaluations determine which lecturers will be retained for future and continued teaching assignments. And in some instances, syllabi, assignments and reading material will be reviewed by the departmental personnel committee.

**CAMPUS & AREA**

Standing on 241 acres at the heart of Southern California, the university was founded in 1957 and has grown into a population of over 41,000 students. As Titans, we believe that diverse perspectives deepen our understand