Adjunct Faculty, Film & Moving Image (Writing)
About The Position
Adjunct faculty in the School of Design’s Department of Film & Moving Image are responsible for teaching courses in film and moving image writing in the BS Film & Moving Image degree program, working with students on the creation and critical analysis of professional screenplays. Your responsibilities may include involvement in off-campus, evening or weekend duties, as well as student recruitment, retention, and placement efforts. Your academic department may also provide you with more specific set of job expectations. Essential Functions Teaching responsibilities include time spent in the classroom or in telecommunications courses and in immediate preparation for them; maintaining and improving competence in subjects being taught; preparing teaching materials; conferring with students on course materials; directing individual and group studies, maintain quality control of student productions, and practica; reviewing written examinations and papers; evaluating presentations, and supervising independent study projects. Professional service implies the use of academic and professional expertise to serve your profession, the University, and the community. Administrative responsibilities include student advising, writing syllabi, grading course work, provide course content and develop new courses specifically for the Film & Moving Image major, participate in general curriculum development, serve on faculty committees and participate in faculty governance, and submitting final grades. Assume appropriate liaison roles regionally ( NYC to DC) with related professionals, faculty peers, and film/video production and post-production facilities for the purpose of developing and sustaining the program as well as internship and job opportunities for majors in the program and assist with recruitment of prospective students to the major. Collegiality, as well as professional and ethical conduct, enhances teaching, learning and the general reputation of all persons in the academy. Therefore, all faculty members are expected to serve in a collegial fashion and in accordance with professional and ethical principles when dealing with other faculty members, students, administrators, and members of the public. Every faculty member is guaranteed academic freedom in accordance with the statement on academic freedom and responsibilities of faculty members, as in the policy manual, and should respect the academic freedom of other members of the University.
Responsibilities
- Teaching courses in film and moving image writing
- Working with students on the creation and critical analysis of professional screenplays
- Maintaining and improving competence in subjects being taught
- Preparing teaching materials
- Conferring with students on course materials
- Directing individual and group studies
- Maintaining quality control of student productions, and practica
- Reviewing written examinations and papers
- Evaluating presentations
- Supervising independent study projects
- Student advising
- Writing syllabi
- Grading course work
- Providing course content and develop new courses specifically for the Film & Moving Image major
- Participating in general curriculum development
- Serving on faculty committees and participate in faculty governance
- Submitting final grades
- Assume appropriate liaison roles regionally ( NYC to DC) with related professionals, faculty peers, and film/video production and post-production facilities for the purpose of developing and sustaining the program as well as internship and job opportunities for majors in the program
- Assist with recruitment of prospective students to the major
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
