Forwarded by Jeremy Butler. For more information, contact [log in to unmask] ---------original message-------------------- Professional Qualifications: MFA in Film or equivalent professional experience required. Active independent filmmaker with a body of creative work and college teaching experience preferred. A broad background in film is desirable including ability to teach film production and film studies to diverse students (majors, general education students, etc.). Experience using non-linear digital editing equipment preferred. Candidate must have a demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse voices and integrating multi-cultural perspectives and practices. Emphasis in experimental and narrative forms with a desire to integrate with theatre program offerings preferred. Professional Duties: Teaching responsibilities include combined undergraduate and graduate film production courses, film directing, screen writing, film history and film studies courses appropriate to a liberal arts education with special emphasis on ethnic diversity. General education courses may include Art of Film (historical survey), Introduction to Radio/TV/Film, and Visual Communication. Additional courses are dependent upon the applicant's background and department needs. Supervising duties may include the Humboldt International Film Festival, graduate student committees and departmental film projects. Curriculum development may include creating an MFA in film production and developing courses in new media. Department Description:Humboldt State University is located on the northern coast of California, 275 miles north of San Francisco with approximately 7,000 students. The Theatre Arts Department offers undergraduate students a broad, diversified introduction to theatre arts. Although the undergraduate philosophy stresses strength through breadth, a student may emphasize one of the sub-areas within the Theatre Arts Department: Film Production, Theatre Production or Performance (including acting, physical theatre and dance). At the graduate level, the department offers an MA in Film Production, Theatre Production and Performance, and an MFA in Dramatic Writing, Lighting, Costume and Scenery Design, and Directing. The department has a strong commitment to independent filmmaking and the production of new work. Approximately 120-140 students are enrolled in the department. The film area regularly attracts art and wildlife majors who minor in film. The film program offers 16mm and Super-8 production equipment and facilities including an optical printer, sound studio, production studio and Media100 non-linear editing system. The annual Humboldt International Film Festival presents films and workshops every spring and is the oldest student-run film competition in the world. Some festival events and class screenings take place at the renovated Minor Theatre in Arcata. Additional information about Humboldt State University can be found on our World Wide Web home page at http://www.humboldt.edu. Application Deadline: The committee will begin review of applications on January 2, 1998, and will continue to review applications until the position is filled. Qualified candidates should send letter of application, vita, three letters of recommendation and any supporting material to: Charles R. Myers, Department Chair Theatre Arts Department Humboldt State University One Harpst Street Arcata, CA 95521 Phone: (707) 826-3566 Fax: (707) 826-5494 http://www.humboldt.edu/~theatre [log in to unmask] Applications from and nominations of qualified disabled, minority and women candidates are particularly encouraged. The university is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Title IX Employer, and is committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and Affirmative Action and endeavors to employ faculty and staff of the highest quality reflecting the ethnic and cultural diversity of the state. ---- Jeremy Butler [log in to unmask] ScreenSite http://www.sa.ua.edu/ScreenSite Telecommunication & Film/University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama.