Assistant Professor/ Professor of Practice of Technical Film Production, Department of Theatre
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyRole Description & Requirements
We are seeking an energetic filmmaker with a solid post-production background to join us in creating a BFA in Film Production! The Theatre Department at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) seeks applications for a tenure track/ professor of practice position in film production to start Fall 2027. With over 100 film track students in the theatre department film concentration, we need an innovative leader to create courses and teach our students the valuable skills needed to secure a working position in the film industry. Early teaching emphasis will be in the editing area, with the chosen candidate expanding their area to include other courses in production and post-production. The successful candidate will have a record of production/ creative work that specifically illustrates expertise in film production. The current teaching load includes teaching courses in our film video track, including but not limited to:
- Film and Video Editing I
- Film and Video Editing II
- Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced Film and Video Production
- The right candidate will also have the opportunity to create new courses in post-production, cinematography and sound.
Other courses in film as assigned by the Department Chair and/or Dean of the College, such as history and significance of film history, documentary film production and cinema appreciation are also possibilities. The successful candidate will be given the standard academic teaching load of 3/3 tenure track faculty. Assignments will be given by the Department Chair or Dean of the college.
UTRGV faculty will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to student success and to advancing the university, college, and program missions, as well as a commitment to UTRGV’s guiding principles (http://www.utrgv.edu/strategic-plan/strategic-plan/index.htm), which include promoting access to postsecondary education to a diverse student body and to become one of the largest and most successful Hispanic-serving emerging research institutions in the U.S.A.
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