Instructor of Motion Pictures and Director of Tom Hanks Center

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Posted: 01-May-24

Location: Dayton, Ohio

Salary: Open

Categories:

Academic/Faculty
Arts/Humanities

Internal Number: 19447

Affirmative Action No.:: 24Y203

First Consideration Date:: 05/27/2023

Department:: College of Liberal Arts Admin

Position FTE::

100%

Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate: Negotiable

Job Purposes::

Instructor of Motion Pictures and Director of the Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures to start in July 2024.
The Motion Pictures Program at Wright State is a nationally recognized program which draws students from across the Unites States. It is one of the oldest and most established programs housed within the State of Ohio. Our students' narrative and documentary films have won national and international recognition and awards at major festivals and competitions including Sundance and the Student Emmys; and our robust community of faculty and alums includes Oscar, Emmy, and Sundance winners.
NTEs teach 8-10 classes per academic year depending on service duties. Performing the duties of the Tom Hanks Center Director will reduce the teaching load to2-3 classes per academic year. The director will coordinate key aspects of the Motion Pictures program and be the main point of contact between the program and external stakeholders, including employers, internship providers, secondary schools and community colleges, and alumni. They will also teach 2-3 classes per academic year.

Required Qualifications::

• Master's of Fine Arts degree in a related field or Bachelor of Fine Arts and equivalent professional work experience of at least five years (such as industry/on-set experience in film and/or television production/post-production leadership roles) or PhD in motion pictures or a related field.
• A strong background in student-centered approaches to teaching including experience in and/or commitment to working with students of diverse backgrounds and learning styles, and/or first-generation, BIPOC, queer-identifying and/or disabled university/college students.
  

Preferred Qualifications::

• A record of creative, scholarly, or professional accomplishments (such as film festival screenings, awards, publications, and honors), evidence of successful pre-professional and/or university-level teaching (such as faculty appointments, leading professional workshops or Master Classes, syllabi, student evaluations, and/or teaching philosophy statement).
• A record of creative work that supports the curricular goals of mentoring students making professional-quality short fiction and/or non-fiction films, and the ability to create a dynamic learning environment that values instructor/student interaction.

Essential Functions and percent of time::

80-90% Teaching or Equivalent Director Duties
10-20% Service for the department, college and university

Working Conditions::

Special contract terms and conditions of employment apply.
Wright State University, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, is committed to an inclusive environment and strongly encourages applications from minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities.
To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University before making an employment offer conduct various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.
Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.

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Wright State University serves nearly 18,000 students and offers more than 230 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs through eight colleges and three schools. Located in the city of Fairborn in Greene County, Ohio, Wright State is conveniently situated adjacent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and is less than 10 miles from downtown Dayton. One of our eight colleges, Wright State University–Lake Campus, is a university-operated regional campus on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys in Celina, Ohio. The Wright State alumni community is more than 109,000 strong. For more information please visit www.wright.edu.
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