State of Virginia

Department: Col of Visual and Performing Arts

Classification: 9-month Instructional Faculty

Job Category: Instructional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: On Site Required

Salary: $70,800 - $86,600, commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

Film and Video Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at George Mason University offers courses leading to a BA in Film and Video with optional pathways in directing, producing, cinematography, editing, sound, and screenwriting. Film and Video Studies is a community of cinematic storytellers that fosters creativity, analysis, and diverse perspectives, professional practice, and socially conscious filmmaking.

About the Position:

The Term Assistant Professor of Digital Production and Post-Production is a one-year full-time (non-tenure track) faculty position with potential for renewal, starting in August 2025.

Responsibilities:

• Teaches 4 courses each semester, including:
• Undergraduate courses in general and intermediate level production;
• Sound recording, editing, and mixing;
• Cinematography;
• Basic and advanced editing;
• Color grading and correction;
• Graphics and motion graphics; and
• Screenwriting. 

Required Qualifications:

• M.F.A. in film, media arts, or related field. Bachelor’s degree or higher in film, media arts, or related field considered with professional experience equivalent to the terminal degree;
• Substantive freelance experience in the film industry and/or professional experience in production and post-production; and
• Demonstrated experience teaching at the undergraduate level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Maintenance of robust professional connections with film industry professionals;
• Experience working with diverse students/professional crew and cultivating inclusion and belonging in scholastic, institutional, and/or industry environments; and
• Experience in fiction, documentary, experimental, and/or industrial film development, pre-production, production, post-production, marketing and distribution.

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Term Assistant Professor, Digital Production and Post-Production at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter and Resume for review.

Posting Open Date: December 5, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by: January 24, 2024

Open Until Filled: Yes