Assistant Teaching Professor in Film and Media Critical Analysis and History

The Department of Film and Media Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara is conducting a search for an Assistant Teaching Professor, a Senate faculty position in the area of Film and Media Critical Analysis and History. This position is focused on teaching, and the requirements for the equivalent of tenure are related to teaching performance and department and university service. We invite applicants who can teach broadly in the areas of film and media history, theory, and criticism. This colleague will teach in our undergraduate core curriculum, including our pre-major and major writing-intensive requirements, which focus on narrative and formal analysis, international cinema and media history, and film and media theory. They will also offer electives in their areas of interest or teaching expertise. Such areas could include: genres and authorship; national/international film and media; global media studies; historical periods and movements; experimental and avant-garde; television studies; digital media; media industries; documentary; feminist/queer film and media theory; gender and sexuality; audience and fan studies; media and the environment. The teaching workload for this position is 7 courses per year or equivalent to 7 courses.

The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through teaching, research, and service as appropriate to the position.

The faculty of the Department of Film and Media Studies engages in scholarship and pedagogy encompassing multiple scholarly approaches and a dynamic understanding of film and media study. We are an internationally recognized department with a robust faculty of scholars and practitioners and over 600 undergraduate majors and 30 doctoral students. With this appointment we seek to expand the department's curricular strengths and advance our department's commitment to diverse and rigorous interdisciplinary research and teaching.

Department: https://www.filmandmedia.ucsb.edu/

• The minimum qualification to be considered for this position is the completion of all requirements for a PhD except the dissertation at the time of application in Film and Media Studies or a related field.

• Completion of PhD by September 1, 2025
• Teaching experience at the university or college level defined as a minimum of two years as teaching assistant or one year as instructor of record.

• Teaching experience at the university or college level defined as a minimum of one year as instructor of record.
• Evidence of a strong commitment to teaching as indicated by syllabi, teaching evaluations, reference letters, and candidate teaching statement
• Experience teaching large lecture classes
• Experience working with and supervising graduate Teaching Assistants and Readers.
• Demonstrated interest in and use of innovative teaching methods and tools

• 3-5 letters of reference required

Applicants must provide the names and contact information for 3-5 references and must request letters of reference within the system in order to complete application requirements. Ideally, letters of references should be received by December 2, 2024.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20. For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.