Professor, Film and Television

SCAD; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SCAD Savannah seeks a film and television professor to lead engaging courses that prepare students for creative careers. You’ll guide projects, mentor students, and cultivate a studio culture that values professional practice and critical thinking.

You’ll plan and prepare curricula, design syllabi, hold office hours and midterm reviews, and coordinate assessments. You’ll also participate in faculty councils, admissions events, and exhibitions, contributing to a vibrant, internationally

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in film and television.
• Academic and professional credentials to teach in film and television.
• Two years of work experience in a related profession or post-secondary teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare for teaching.
• Maintain an active and engaged classroom environment.
• Facilitate syllabus design, submission, and approval.
• Hold office hours and midterm grade reviews to provide feedback to students.
• Provide students with extra help sessions, extended learning opportunities, and field trips.
• Conduct course- and program-level assessments.
• Model professionalism.
• Fulfill grading and academic documentation requirements.
• Record attendance. Follow academic policies and regulations and support academic assessment and institutional effectiveness efforts.
• Attend on-ground and virtual events including faculty councils, admission events, curriculum assessment and development, institutional effectiveness and accreditation support, exhibitions or other publicity assignments.

Education

Terminal degree in film and television

Job description

As a film and television professor, you will join an impressive faculty who have received Primetime Emmy Awards, Peabody Awards, and Academy Award nominations, among other distinctions. In this role, you will prepare talented students for creative careers through professional, positive, and engaging courses.

As a professor, you’ll:

• Plan and prepare for teaching
• Maintain an active and engaged classroom environment
• Facilitate syllabus design, submission, and approval
• Hold office hours and midterm grade reviews to provide feedback to students
• Provide students with extra help sessions, extended learning opportunities, and field trips

To support the university’s mission of preparing talented students for creative professions through engaged teaching and learning in a positively oriented university environment, you’ll:

• Conduct course- and program-level assessments
• Model professionalism
• Fulfill grading and academic documentation requirements
• Record attendanceFollow academic policies and regulations and support academic assessment and institutional effectiveness efforts

Additionally, you’ll attend on-ground and virtual events including:

• Faculty councils
• Admission events
• Curriculum assessment and development
• Institutional effectiveness and accreditation support
• Exhibitions or other publicity assignments

Minimum qualifications:

• Terminal degree in film and television
• Academic and professional credentials to teach in film and television
• Two years of work experience in a related profession or post-secondary teaching experience

Travel required:

• Less than 10%

Required application documents:

• Current résumé and/or CV
• Cover letter
• Portfolio or its equivalent
• Unofficial academic transcripts

Work hours:

As noted in the Employment Agreement.

ADA tag:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.