| The Department of Entertainment and Media Studies seeks to hire a colleague for a
tenure-track Assistant Professor position that is eligible for reappointment. The
person will be expected to teach courses in television and/or film production and
carry a 2/2 teaching load. The candidate will also demonstrate great potential to
produce original creative work. Service on department, college and university
committees is expected.
Required Qualification
MFA in film or television production. All candidates must have at least one year of
experience in teaching production courses at the university level. Candidates with
an MA degree in a related field and at least three years of significant professional
experience and accomplishments in film and/or television production,
screenwriting, and producing for film and/or television will be considered. Such
candidates must be approved for a terminal-degree exception before hire.
Preferred Qualifications
Applicants with adjacent areas of expertise such as screenwriting, pre-production
and/or post-production are preferred. Knowledge of current industry standards and
practices is preferred. A demonstrated commitment to work with students of all
backgrounds and with students holding a range of worldviews is valued.
To Apply
To receive full consideration, applications should be received by January 15, 2022.
Applications should include a curriculum vitae and cover letter
describing academic qualifications and professional experience, showing how
an applicant will add value to the program. Furthermore, applicants should
show how their teaching, service and creative work has supported the success
of students from racial, ethnic and gender backgrounds that are
underrepresented in the film and entertainment industries. Applicants who
may not yet have had that experience should explain how their work will
further the College’s commitment to diversity. Contact information for three
references should also be provided.
Address questions to: Professor Booker T. Mattison, Grady College Search
Committee Chair and Professor, Department of Entertainment and Media Studies,
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-3154, bookert@uga.edu
Applications must be submitted online through UGAJobs.
More about the department, college and university
The Department of Entertainment and Media Studies (EMST) together with the
Department of Advertising and Public Relations, and the Department of Journalism
constitutes the units of the Grady College. EMST is home to media scholars of
varied theoretical and methodological traditions. It administers the major in
Entertainment & Media Studies, which teaches students visual storytelling focused
on entertainment. It also houses the New Media Institute, which explores the
critical, commercial and creative dimensions of emerging technologies. Find out
more at https://grady.uga.edu/academics/emst/ and
http://mynmi.net/about/.
Augmenting the department programs is the presence of the Peabody Awards, the
oldest and most prestigious awards program that recognizes excellence in broadcast
and electronic media, now entering its 80th year. Our MFA FTVDM program
positions students for jobs in the entertainment media industry across film,
television, gaming and other new media. Learn more about the MFA FTVDM
program, our current faculty, mission, and curricula at: mfafilm.uga.edu.
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The University of Georgia (UGA), a land-grant and sea-grant university with
statewide commitments and responsibilities, is the state’s oldest, most
comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (http://
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U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens,
approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta,
Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA was founded in 1785 by the Georgia General
Assembly as the first state-chartered University in the country. UGA employs
approximately 1,800 full-time instructional faculty and more than 7,600 full-time
staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 36,000 students, including over 27,500
undergraduates and over 8,500 graduate and professional students. Academic
programs reside in 17 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with
Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.
Athens is a vibrant, diverse community that is consistently rated as one of the
nation’s best college towns. |
(posted 2021/12/08, listed until 2022/06/08)