Visiting Instructor/Visiting Assistant Professor Of Media Production

The Department of Communication and Media Arts at Marymount Manhattan College seeks applications for a Visiting Instructor/Visiting Assistant Professor of Media Production for the 2024-2025 school year, pending final budget approval. This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of renewal and carries a 4/4 teaching load.

Salary: $65,000-$68,000

Required Qualifications:

Applicants should have an MFA or relevant terminal degree in film or media production or a related field by the time of appointment, a record of teaching excellence, extensive production experience, a commitment to service, a dedication to diversity and inclusion, and an active creative work agenda.

Responsibilities:

The successful applicant will be able to teach a wide range of media production courses and will be attentive to emerging trends in the field. Courses taught by the successful applicant will depend on their areas of expertise and may include video production courses (COMM 233 Video Field Production, COMM 222 TV Studio Production, COMM 359 Directing Video), new media production courses (COMM 225 New Media Techniques, COMM 325 Interactive Media), sound design courses (COMM 216 Digital Sound Workshop, COMM 346 Podcasting, COMM 349 Projects in Digital Sound), and/or other generalized production courses (COMM 112 Storytelling Across Media: Intro to Sound and Video, COMM 403 Capstone Projects 1, COMM 405 Capstone Projects 2). The faculty member will contribute to curriculum development, will advise and mentor students, and will be an active member of the department and division.

Application Materials and Process:

Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a link to portfolio or reel, contact information for three references, and evidence of teaching effectiveness.

EDI Statement:

Candidates should submit a personal statement that details how they have worked to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in previous positions and/or how they would plan to continue doing so at Marymount Manhattan College.

Application materials are due April 1, 2024. Send materials to cmafacultysearch@mmm.edu and to the attention of Professor Sarah Wright. Documents demonstrating work authorization will be required upon employment.

About MMC's Communication & Media Arts Department

The Communication and Media Arts Department hosts five different majors in media production, media studies, public relations, digital journalism, and communication studies. Our Film & Media Production BFA major is our largest program with approximately 120 students enrolled.

The Department currently has nine full-time faculty and seventeen part-time faculty. We have several active student groups that utilize our up-to-date facilities, including a multicamera TV studio.

For more information about the Communication and Media Arts programs, please go to https://www.mmm.edu/departments/communication-arts/

About Marymount Manhattan College

MMC is an independent, private, dynamic liberal arts college on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Faithful to the vision of its founders, the College has a long history of reaching out to diverse populations in need of higher education.

The College student body continues to become more diverse as we recruit students from underrepresented groups, including more first generation, LGBTQ, and ethnically diverse students from a national pool. Providing a small college experience in the heart of the city, MMC enrolls approximately 1,400 students with a 12:1 student-teacher ratio. We emphasize community-based and hands-on learning.

MMC graduates identify themselves as creative changemakers. At Marymount Manhattan College, we fundamentally believe that creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community is a goal to be fervently pursued and translated into action. We place an importance on culturally competent faculty who demonstrate a commitment to continually working towards greater equity, diversity, and inclusion. For more information about our commitment to diversity, please go to https://www.mmm.edu/offices/presidents-office/diversity-inclusion.

Marymount Manhattan College is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. Applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.