Princeton, New Jersey
Boston, Massachusetts
Posted: 06-Dec-24
Location: Fairfax, VA, Virginia
Internal Number: 10001996
Department: Col of Visual and Performing Arts
Classification: 9-month Instructional Faculty
Job Category: Instructional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: On Site Required
Salary: $70,800 - $86,600, commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
Film and Video Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at George Mason University offers courses leading to a BA in Film and Video with optional pathways in directing, producing, cinematography, editing, sound, and screenwriting. Film and Video Studies is a community of cinematic storytellers that fosters creativity, analysis, and diverse perspectives, professional practice, and socially conscious filmmaking.
About the Position:
The Term Assistant Professor of Digital Production and Post-Production is a one-year full-time (non-tenure track) faculty position with potential for renewal, starting in August 2025.
Responsibilities:
- Teaches 4 courses each semester, including:
- Undergraduate courses in general and intermediate level production;
- Sound recording, editing, and mixing;
- Cinematography;
- Basic and advanced editing;
- Color grading and correction;
- Graphics and motion graphics; and
- Screenwriting.
Required Qualifications:
- M.F.A. in film, media arts, or related field. Bachelor?s degree or higher in film, media arts, or related field considered with professional experience equivalent to the terminal degree;
- Substantive freelance experience in the film industry and/or professional experience in production and post-production; and
- Demonstrated experience teaching at the undergraduate level.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Maintenance of robust professional connections with film industry professionals;
- Experience working with diverse students/professional crew; and
- Experience in fiction, documentary, experimental, and/or industrial film development, pre-production, production, post-production, marketing and distribution.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, applicants must apply for Term Assistant Professor, Digital Production and Post-Production at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter and Resume for review.
Posting Open Date: December 5, 2024
For Full Consideration, Apply by: January 24, 2024
Open Until Filled: Yes