WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY FILM STUDIES DEPARTMENT invites applications for a  

tenure-track assistant professor in Film and Digital Video Production.  

Applicants should be experienced filmmakers with a demonstrated record  

of teaching undergraduate film and video production. MFA and/or Ph.D.  

in Film Studies or related discipline required. Primary  

responsibilities include supervising senior thesis projects and  

teaching 16mm sync/non-sync cameras, DV cameras, analog/digital  

recording, 16mm and digital post-production, and screenwriting.  

Knowledge of technological innovations in the field required, and  

expertise in 2D and 3D computer and camera animation a plus.  

Applicants must be able to lecture on technical and conceptual  

production skills as well as to teach the small crew model of  

narrative filmmaking. Wesleyan’s program is solidly grounded in the  

integration of production and critical studies, and applicants must be  

committed to teaching film and video production within the context of  

film as an academic discipline.  Strong consideration will be given to  

the teaching record of the candidate, professional portfolio, and  

willingness to participate in the further expansion of a burgeoning  

program.  Applications received before November 1, 2008 will be given  

full consideration for a Fall 2009 start date.  Please submit  

statement of interest, including artistic background and teaching  

philosophy, curriculum vitae, a sample DVD of up to two films, and  

three letters of recommendation to: Jeanine Basinger, Chair, Film  

Studies Department, Center for Film Studies, 301 Washington Terrace,  

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. 06459. Wesleyan is an equal  

opportunity and affirmative action employer and welcomes applications  

from women and members of historically under-represented minority  

groups.



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