Assistant Professor of Film Production - University of Oregon

Department: Cinema Studies
Rank: Assistant Professor
Annual Basis: 9 Month

Application Deadline

October 25, 2024; position open until filled

Required Application Materials

· An application letter (Cover letter) addressing how your qualifications meet the position description and departmental priorities, as identified above
· A CV with embedded links to creative fiction-film related work which may include a range of forms such as short and/or feature films, completed screenplays, etc. (indicate top three selections for review)
· A one (1) page teaching statement that addresses inclusive teaching practices and your potential contributions to departmental goals. To address inclusivity, candidates should provide their unique perspectives on how they have, will, or plan to contribute to equity, inclusion, and diversity as members of the UO Cinema Studies community. We welcome candidates to share how their experiences—inside or outside of academia—illustrate this commitment.
· One (1) sample syllabus for an undergraduate film production course.
· Contact information for 3 references, including full names, titles, email addresses and phone numbers.

Position Announcement

The Cinema Studies Department at the University of Oregon is pleased to invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Fiction Filmmaking with a start date of Fall 2025. We especially welcome applicants whose creative work and teaching focus on the representation of historically marginalized communities, including stories about, and at the intersections of, such topics as race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability, among others. Filmmakers who work on these topics from global and U.S. perspectives, as well as in independent and experimental modes of fiction are encouraged to apply.

The Cinema Studies Department has strength in national and global cinemas and a range of critical approaches to studying issues of power, representation, and identity. We are also committed to nurturing independent and underrepresented voices. Applicants should be filmmakers with artistic promise whose work aligns with the department’s core investment in centering theory, practice, and critical attention to diversity along these lines.

Competitive applicants will have a vibrant portfolio, evidence of work(s) in progress, a strong conceptual and technical understanding of the field, and an inclusive teaching philosophy and practice. The successful candidate will have the capacity to teach the broad fundamentals of filmmaking, including basic and advanced technical production skills related to screenwriting, directing, producing, and distributing film and media.

Department or Program Summary

The Department of Cinema Studies at the University of Oregon is a community of scholars, practitioners and staff dedicated to providing students with a well-rounded study of cinema, a term that we use to encompass film, television, and/or emerging forms of media. Cinema Studies at UO is a growing department in the Humanities that is committed to interdisciplinarity and diversity that spans both global communities and marginalized U.S. social identities. Our scholarship, pedagogy, and practice explore a range of media objects and their contexts, including history, artistry, industry, identity, geopolitics, and systems of power. Our department’s shared mission is to use our critical and creative tools to amplify underrepresented voices, interrogate power, and drive change by blending filmmaking practice and its academic study.

We particularly welcome candidates from populations historically underrepresented in or excluded from media industries or academia. We are especially interested in candidates who can support our work in mentoring, research, teaching, and outreach with women, first-generation students, communities of color, immigrants, international students, and other underrepresented groups.

Minimum Requirements

· MFA in Production or related field in hand by time of appointment
· A clear and demonstratable record of fiction filmmaking
· On-set production experience

Preferred Qualifications

· Technical skills (cinematography, editing, sound, etc.)
· Teaching/Training experience (at the college level; in or beyond the classroom)
· Demonstrated attention to the barriers that can prevent full participation of underrepresented groups in higher education and media production industries.

About the University

The University of Oregon is one of only two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities and holds a distinguished ranking in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The UO enrolls more than 20,000 undergraduate and 3,600 graduate students representing all 50 states and nearly 100 countries. In recent years, the university has increased the diversity of its student body while raising average GPAs and test scores for incoming students. The UO’s 295-acre campus features state-of-the art facilities in an arboretum-like setting within the traditional homelands of the Kalapuya people. The UO is located in Eugene, a vibrant city of 157,000 with a wide range of cultural and culinary offerings, a pleasant climate, and a community engaged in environmental and social concerns. The campus is within easy driving distance of the Pacific Coast, the Cascade Mountains, and Portland.

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