Professional-In-Residence In Film Production

Professional-in-Residence in Film Production
Location:
Lexington, VA
Open Date:
Apr 10, 2024
Description:

The Washington and Lee University Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, in cooperation with the Department of Theater, Dance, and Film, invites applications for a two-year appointment as a professional-in-residence in Film Production, beginning July 1, 2024, or by mid-August, or, after Jan. 1, 2025.

Candidates should be prepared to teach three courses per year, a combination of existing courses and new ones the professional-in-residence can create. The successful candidate would also serve as a mentor to film students, teach a master class, one-time seminar or other ways of sharing your expertise.

That expertise should include being an experienced and accomplished mid-career Film Production professional in one or more of these crafts: directing, producing, editing, screenwriting, lighting, production management, cinematography, and other, related fields within the art and science of Film Production.

Washington and Lee University promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment that allows students and employees of multiple backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to learn, work, and thrive together. Successful candidates will contribute to that environment and exhibit potential for excellence in teaching and for vigorous scholarship. In keeping with the University Strategic Plan, we welcome applications from underrepresented minority candidates and members of other communities that are traditionally underrepresented in academia.

The university offers a minor in Film and Visual Culture, as well as majors in Journalism, Strategic Communication, and Theater. Students take film courses in the Departments of English, Journalism and Mass Communication, Theater, Dance & Film, and others.

Qualifications:

A master’s degree is preferred, in combination with significant experience in some aspect of Film Production. Other qualifications: the ability to teach specific courses or subject areas, and the creativity to design a new course, plus mentoring students and serving as a resource to the students and university community. Teaching experience desired, but not required.  Candidates need to be on campus from mid-August through late April of each academic year.

Application Instructions:

Review of applications will begin on April 24 and continue until the position is filled.  Candidates should submit the following materials:

• Letter of application summarizing teaching interests and experience, scholarship, and demonstrating the ability to work with a diverse student population.
• Resume
• Names and contact information for three references
• If the applicant has had previous college teaching experience, please submit evidence of teaching effectiveness with student course evaluations and/or other methods of feedback. 

All materials should be submitted via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/143680.

For more information, please contact the search committee chair: Kevin Finch, associate professor, at finchk@wlu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Washington and Lee is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  As such, we are interested in candidates who are committed to high standards of scholarship, performance and professionalism and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity in our faculty, staff and student body. Job description requirements are representative, but not all‐inclusive of the knowledge, skill, and abilities needed to successfully perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.