Assistant Professor of Film/Media Production

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

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• Students are our top priority.
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About the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Literature, Media, and Communication is a multi-disciplinary program. It offers B.S. degrees in Literature, Media, and Communication and in Computational Media, M.S. degrees in Digital Media, Human Computer Interaction, and Global Media and Cultures, as well as a Ph.D. in Digital Media.

The School includes the Writing and Communication Program, the Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, minors such as Black Media Studies, Social Justice, and Science Fiction Studies, and the Institute's Communication Center which provides discipline-specific courses and communication support for campus-wide audiences. The School's Film/Media Studies minor and related Cinema@Tech resources include LMCFilms, which empowers students across the LMC curriculum with industry-standard film tools and best collaborative practices to nurture a sophisticated visual aesthetic and prepare them for success in the Georgia film industry. For more information, visit https://www.lmc.gatech.edu/.

Atlanta, GA

The School of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor of film production and emergent media. The successful candidate will have an active creative practice, a record of scholarship in the field, and a critical foundation for the theoretical, sociohistorical, and/or ethical aspects of film and emergent media. The successful candidate will work within an interdisciplinary environment and advocate for the growth of film and emergent media within the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Georgia Tech, and the wider Atlanta community.

This Assistant Professor will contribute to the film program within the School of Literature, Media, and Communication by teaching courses that fulfill requirements for the B.S. in Literature, Media, and Communication and the minor in film studies. The expected teaching load is 2 courses per semester, including possible courses in the BS in Computational Media. The successful candidate should demonstrate experience in and a strong commitment to teaching both introductory and advanced film courses to undergraduate students. Possible areas include: digital film and media production, transmedia storytelling, emergent media formats (such as VR and AR), animation, interactive cinema, experimental digital film and media. Opportunities to mentor and supervise doctoral students are available to a successful candidate who holds a Ph.D.

Mindful of the history and future of film and media, this successful candidate's research and practice in film production and emergent media should complement and connect the areas of specialization already present in the school. The successful candidate would bolster film-industry centered perspectives within institutional initiatives that blend arts and technology.

MFA in film or media in hand by August 2025

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in film or media
• Record of research accomplishments and publications in digital cinema, film production, and/or media studies
• Record of established and active artistic practice (with expertise in digital production technologies and workflows)
• Experience teaching film/digital media critique, production, and post-production
• Pedagogical agility conversant with teaching within a liberal arts college and in an interdisciplinary school in the humanities
• Facility with digital tools that expand current course offerings and available technologies (e.g. Unreal Engine, Maya, Unity, Blender, DaVinci Resolve)
• Expertise regarding industry-centered perspectives
• Success in mentoring students

Student Success Criteria

• The ability to promote a welcoming educational/work environment.
• The ability to mentor and assist students interested in pursuing graduate education.
• The ability to design and teach curricula that are responsive to a distinct student body.
• The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students.
• The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success.

Applicants should submit a letter of application and curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching/mentoring philosophy (1-2 pp), and the names and contact information for at least three references. The letter of application should discuss the candidate's research, creative practice, and teaching experience.

Applications will be considered beginning December 2nd, 2024, but the search will continue until the positions are filled. An earned doctorate or MFA is required by the start of the appointment.

Requests for information may be directed to Dr. Michael Nitsche, Professor of Digital Media, Search Committee Chair (michael.nitsche@gatech.edu).

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

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The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.