Assistant Professor of Film Studies

Minimum Qualifications

The Department of English at Appalachian State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Film and Media Studies.

The ideal candidate will be a scholar-practitioner with a terminal degree (Ph.D. or MFA) and the ability to teach courses in our core Film Studies curriculum, such as Film Genres, Film History, and advanced special topics courses, as well as an Introduction to Production course. Areas of Interest (No Minimum Level Required) We seek candidates who bring attributes that support the department’s mission and complement the department, program, and college’s existing strengths.

We are interested in faculty members who have cultivated skills to communicate with, teach, and support others who do and do not share aspects of their own identity.

The desired area of research specialization is open, though the department particularly seeks candidates with expertise in South American or East Asian geopolitical boundaries. License/Certification Required N/A Description of the Department or Unit The Department of English houses over 450 majors, and employs 43 tenured and tenure-track faculty and approximately 50 non-tenure track faculty. We are firmly committed to faculty governance, teaching excellence, active scholarship, and university and community service. Essential Duties and Responsibilities The teaching load is 3/3, and this position affords the opportunity to help expand our current Film Studies offerings to include courses in production and/or post-production. Type of Position Full Time Position Appointment Type 1.0 Number Of Months Per Year 9 months Physical Demands of Position Typical physical demands of professional position at the university. Description of University Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors. Posting Details Information

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