Assistant Professor, Narrative Filmmaker, TE/T

The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television invites applications for a full time, tenure-eligible faculty position in Fiction Filmmaking at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin Fall 2025.

At the University of Arizona, we live our purpose, mission, and values as a land-grant university. Driven to do great things, it is our passion to transform the lives of our students and to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our state and the world. The University of Arizona is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and one of the nation's strongest public universities, offering more than 150 majors. The division of Arizona Arts serves as a gateway to visual and performing arts experiences, programs, and assets on the University of Arizona campus. We bring together esteemed academic programs in the College of Fine Arts - the schools of art; dance; music; and theatre, film & television - and highly regarded arts presenting units, including Arizona Arts Live, the Center for Creative Photography, and the University of Arizona Museum of Art. At Arizona Arts, you can learn and work with people of different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Such opportunities are vital to a world-class university education, cutting-edge research enterprise, distinguished arts programming, and enriching workplace culture.

The School of Theatre, Film & Television is one of the country's top film and television programs, home to faculty members who are leaders in their fields as educators, scholars, and creators. The faculty includes Peabody and Sundance award-winning filmmakers, active producers with projects in development and production, and scholars with impressive publishing records; together, we provide both theoretical and practical training to over 300 undergraduate majors. Our Film & Television program is a rising star nationally and was recently ranked the #9 film school in the country by The Wrap, a top industry publication, placing it behind only UCLA as the nation's top public film school. Our yearly showcase of senior thesis work, I Dream in Widescreen, is unique among film schools, regularly drawing crowds of 1000 and attracting national corporate sponsors.

The school offers a comprehensive BA in Film & Television Producing & Studies as well as a more specialized BFA in Film & Television Production. Please visit our website for more information about the school and its programs: https://tftv.arizona.edu.

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• Teach two production courses per semester. Courses may include Intro to Production, Directing for the Screen, Fiction
• Production, Writing the Short Screenplay, Film and Television Aesthetics, Senior Thesis Capstone, and other courses
• Participate fully in service assignments as member and/or chair of departmental committees such as the Screening & Events Committee, Internship Committee, Recruitment Committee, and the Scholarship & Awards Committee
• Participate fully as a member of the Production Area, including assignments on the BFA Admissions Committee, producing and coordinating events such as I Dream in Widescreen and helping to run the day-to-day operations of the unit
• Provide active mentorship to students and alums
• Pursue an innovative research agenda by writing and directing original work for feature films, episodic television, short films, and/or web series
• Actively collaborate and contribute to the growth of the program and show a commitment to nurturing diverse voices in media
• Lead and collaborate effectively with colleagues on events including community outreach and engagement and recruiting
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Proficient skills in film production.
• Proficient skills in Adobe Premiere / Adobe Suite

• Minimum B.A. degree in film and/or television or relevant field.
• Professional expert with three or more years of recent film and/or television industry experience as a writer, producer, or creative executive.
• Undergraduate or graduate teaching experience in film/media or record of teaching professional workshops for recognized film organizations (e.g., Collab, Film Independent, Gotham Film and Media Institute).
• Candidates with development, agency, or management experience will also be considered.

• MA, MFA in film and/or television.
• Writing and producing film/television credits and/or experience demonstrated at a national or international level.
• Experience in curriculum development
• Professional network of contacts

1. A letter of application identifying how your experiences, expertise and vision meet the qualifications for the position, including a statement on your experience as an educator. (1-3 pages)
2. PDF with hyperlinks to 2-4 recent works (screenplays, films, television series, web series)
3. Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
4. Names and full contact information including email addresses for 3 professional references
Additional materials may be requested at a later time in the search process.

Priority consideration will be given to applicants who
have submitted materials by February 14, 2025. Review will continue until the
position is filled.