Assistant Teaching Professor - Media, Journalism and Film Department
Job Description Summary
Assistant Teaching Professor to teach production and media analysis courses across our curriculum .
Job Description
The Department of Media, Journalism & Film prepares students to live and work in an interdisciplinary media environment, offering degrees in Film Studies, Journalism, Media & Communication, and Strategic Communication. This hire will have the chance to be a leader in our production curriculum, with possible responsibilities for teaching “Foundations of Production"'; “Intermediate Production"'; “Fiction Filmmaking"; ” “Documentary Production"; “Screenwriting"; and our flagship “Capstone Pictures” course, in which a team of 18-22 students collaborates on a 20-minute, high production value fiction film. This individual also has the chance to teach our study away course “Inside Hollywood," in which a faculty member brings 16 promising juniors and seniors to Los Angeles to meet alumni working in various sectors of the industry.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Required: Ph.D. or MFA in relevant field by date of appointment.
- Consideration will be given to candidates with key credits (director, producer, DP, and/or editor) on fiction films or single camera TV projects that have played in festivals or otherwise garnered distribution; strong credentials in college-level production teaching; scriptwriting experience; facility in using Adobe Premiere and/or DaVinci Resolve; and working knowledge of the various departments involved in fiction production. In addition, we see experience in documentary and experimental modes of production, studio TV , and/or sound design as a plus. Non-production activities such as film festival organizing and/or written critical analysis of film and media will also be considered.
Required Application Documents
Cover letter, CV, Work samples
Special Instructions (if applicable)
Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Andy Rice at riceda@miamioh.edu. Screening of applications will begin on September 15, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.
Additional Information
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