The department of Film, Media, and Digital Studies at Davidson College invites applications for a tenure-track position in film and media production to begin July 1, 2025. A relevant MFA, PhD, or professional profile in film and media production is required. The successful candidate will have a record of creative activity as evidenced by screenings, exhibitions, commissioned works, or noteworthy experience in the film and media industries. Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate teaching and mentoring. The typical teaching load is five courses per year (four courses in the first year), including introductory and advanced filmmaking, where students work with DSLR cameras, lighting, sound, and editing equipment. The successful candidate will also teach production courses grounded in their expertise and interests. Such courses might include--but not be limited to--the following: screenwriting, animation, documentary film, desktop cinema, short form video, tactical media, or experimental narrative. In all cases, the courses should strive to model the core liberal arts value of integrating creativity with critical analysis.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help chart the future of the Film, Media, and Digital Studies department, including the development of production spaces on campus. Davidson offers competitive benefits and salaries, a faculty housing program, a generous sabbatical policy, substantial internal support for faculty research and creative works, as well as support applying for and managing external grants. As part of Davidson's commitment to supporting faculty development, every new tenure-track faculty member receives mentorship from a faculty colleague in another department, has access to $2,000 in annual funds to travel to professional meetings, and is offered workshops on professional development and inclusive pedagogy.

Apply at employment.davidson.edu by October 15, 2024, with the following materials: cover letter; CV; 1-2 page teaching philosophy statement that considers how the candidate's teaching will address the needs of a diverse student body through inclusive pedagogy; contact information of three professional references; and links to representative creative work. The evaluation of applications will be based on the following criteria: evidence of the applicant's commitment to the teaching values and practices of a residential liberal arts college; the scope and quality of the applicant's production work; the applicant's ability to teach a range of film and media production courses; the applicant's readiness to help build the Film, Media, and Digital Studies department at Davidson; and the applicant's potential to support the College's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Questions about the position may be addressed to Mark Sample, chair of the search committee, at [email protected].