Assistant Professor in Film and Media Production

Northwestern University, School of Communication; Evanston (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern University, School of Communication seeks an Assistant Professor of film and media production with a robust practice bridging hybrid forms. The candidate will contribute to the MFA program, teach undergraduate production, and help shape curriculum and administration.

The ideal candidate has extensive independent production experience with cinematography, color correction, lighting, and editing, plus interest in interactive media, VR, and related technologies.

Qualifications

• Working filmmaker with a robust practice spanning hybrid media forms.
• Extensive knowledge of independent production and craft skill in camera, lighting, color, and editing.
• Experience across documentary, fiction and/or experimental media.
• Desirable: interactive arts, gaming, VR, animation, and physical computing.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate production classes as core faculty in the hybrid documentary MFA.
• Contribute to administration and curricular development of the MFA program.

Skills

Cinematography

Color correction

Lighting

Editing

Documentary

Fiction

Experimental practices

Interactive arts

VR

Hybrid forms

Job description

The School of Communication's Department of Radio/Television/Filmexplores the history, theory, and production of media—from cinema to television to sound design to interactive media and emerging technologies. We value originality, critical analysis, creativity, and vision in both scholarly research and creative work. Our programs, courses, and research opportunities focus on the history of film, television, sound, and interactive media as well as the critical analysis of media texts, technologies, and cultures. Our faculty explore the social and cultural impact of media—and use media to convey their own messages to the world. All are dedicated to integrating the theory and the practice of media, participating in interdisciplinary dialogue, and fostering a spirit of creativity and collaboration. This prepares students who are eager to pursue careers in the media industries as writers, directors, producers, and managers who inspire, persuade, and educate their audiences.

The Department seeks an Assistant Professor in film and media production, specifically a working filmmaker who has a robust practice that bridges hybrid forms, experience working across documentary, fiction, and/or experimental practices. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of independent production, with expertise in areas such as cinematography, color correction, lighting, and editing. Additional desirable skills include emerging media practices, including interactive arts, gaming, VR, animation, and physical computing. This position will be a core faculty member in our hybrid documentary mediaprogram(MFA), will teach undergraduate production classes, and will contribute to the administration and curricular development of the MFA.