The Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies at New York University?s Tisch School of the Arts invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of cinema studies position to begin in Fall 2025. We seek to hire a scholar-practitioner specializing in moving image archiving and preservation. Candidates should be conversant with histories of media technologies, and theories and practices of audiovisual archiving and preservation. We welcome applicants whose work crosses disciplinary boundaries and who are interested in relations among local, national, and international archives, libraries, and memory institutions, as well as private-sector media organizations. Candidates will be attentive to how societal changes impact both archival settings and the education and training of archivists. The candidate will also have an awareness of curatorial and artistic practices. 

This search is focused on research, teaching, and service in the department?s Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program. The successful candidate will teach two courses in the department each semester, including those in the MIAP curriculum. They will serve as an advisor on MIAP theses and may advise on PhD dissertations and other student research projects. They should be willing to support the department?s ongoing initiatives, such as the Orphan Film Symposium, Audiovisual Preservation Exchange (APEX), Asian Film & Media Initiative, and its Reel China Biennial. We encourage applicants interested in collaborative and collective practices within and among a diverse array of archives, libraries, museums, galleries, and other cultural heritage institutions, as well as media production organizations. 

In compliance with NYC?s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $120,000. This pay range represents base pay only (for 9 months) and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate?s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

The successful applicant will demonstrate an ability to enhance the program?s strengths and its leadership in the field of audiovisual archiving and to foster interdisciplinary relationships with other programs and departments across the university. Information about the department and program can be found at tisch.nyu.edu/cinema-studies and tisch.nyu.edu/cinema-studies/MIAP.

Candidates preferably should have a PhD or a professional degree in archival studies, library science, information studies, media studies, and/or preservation.

Applicants should provide evidence of: a commitment to research and publication; a strong teaching record; in-depth knowledge of, and experience in, the preservation and management of audiovisual collections (including film, video, audio, born-digital, and multimedia items); engagement with innovations in the field; and the ability to work with diverse teams.

The Interfolio application form will require you to submit: a letter of application, CV, sample publication of scholarly writing, and (if applicable) a summary of archival and preservation projects. Also provide there the names and contact information for at least two references you have asked to submit letters of recommendation by the deadline. Please alert the letter writers to respond to the Interfolio email prompt they will receive when you complete your application. 

Review of applications will begin at the time of submission and continue up to the final deadline of October 17. 

Please apply by OCTOBER 17, 2024.

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