Assistant Professor in Cinema and Media, Filmmaking

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, located in Winston-Salem ("The City of the Arts"), was the rst state-supported, residential school of its kind in the nation. Established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1963, UNCSA opened in Winston-Salem in 1965 and became part of the University of North Carolina system in 1972. More than 1,200 students from middle school through graduate school train for careers in the arts. The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is dedicated entirely to the professional training of talented students in the performing, visual, and moving image arts. The chancellor, deans, and faculty work with students in a residential setting to create an educational community that is intimate, demanding, and performance-centered. Learning is enriched by access to an academic program responsive to a conservatory curriculum. Founded to be both an educational institution and a resource enhancing the cultural life of the state of North Carolina and the Southeast, UNCSA offers numerous public performances, on- and off-campus, as well as community education in the arts.

At UNCSA, we strive to create a safe environment, one that allows people from all walks of life to thrive.

The School of Filmmaking is seeking a visionary creative film/video practitioner and educator to join our faculty in a position that bridges fiction and non-fiction filmmaking. We are seeking applicants with history of working with or teaching directing, acting for non-actors, staging for the camera, research methodologies, and experience teaching cinema studies courses.

This position will introduce students to a broad range of cinematic storytelling approaches through classroom exercises, and presenting references to a wide range of films and videos that push current paradigms.

The UNCSA School of Filmmaking recognizes the value of cinema as both intellectual inquiry and artistic practice. We are interested in a faculty member who helps students generate compelling audience experiences and can contribute to the evolution of narrative form.

A successful applicant will be a filmmaker focusing on fictional and non-fictional cinema (including short films and videos made in a broad range of structures including, but not limited to essay, documentary, and installation). The candidate will have an established or promising record of accomplishment with those forms at festivals, museums, galleries, or other exhibition and distribution platforms. The ability to demonstrate an innovative teaching philosophy and practice is essential.

Competitive applicants will exhibit a strong conceptual and technical understanding of the field and a record of training and mentoring undergraduate populations as creative artists capable of building careers in their chosen metier.

We are especially interested in faculty members who will strengthen the program's integration of industrial skills with scholarship and creative practice.

An earned doctorate or master's degree in the teaching discipline, OR an earned master's degree with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline, OR equivalent professional/experiential qualifications, OR equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

A candidate's application materials must include:

Optional documents may be:

An EPS application is required in order to be considered for a faculty position. Please note, EPS applications do not have an employment entry section. Instead, a resume/CV will be required to be uploaded by the applicant, along with any other documents the Department or assigned Search Committee deem relevant for the review process. Applications will be treated confidentially until the final stages of the search process. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

UNCSA follows the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS) guidelines for faculty credentialing. The successful candidate will be required to submit a curriculum vitae, official transcripts of earned degrees, and/or substantiating documentation of experiential qualifications as a condition of employment.

Pursuant to UNCSA policy, as a condition of employment, the University must obtain a criminal background report and determine that the nature and seriousness of any criminal offenses do not render employment with the University inappropriate.

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination, harassment or retaliation based on race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, National Guard or veteran status, genetic information, or disability.