Information & Responsibilities
Position title: Special Visiting Faculty in Film Directing Program
School: School of Film/Video
Program: Film Directing Program (MFA)
Reports to: Dean of the School of Film/Video
Time: Full Time
Term of employment: Aug 15, 2024 to May 31, 2025 (1 academic year)
Appointment: Special
Position Starts: Aug 15, 2024
Search closes: Review of applications will begin January 5, 2024
Description:
The School of Film/Video at CalArts seeks candidates for a full-time visiting faculty in the Film Directing Program for an appointment of one academic year. This unique MFA ONLY program in narrative filmmaking fosters the individual voice of the filmmaker in developing innovative approaches to narrative in cinema.
The program embraces a diverse range of aesthetics and traditions, encouraging students to find their voice within a constant questioning and expansion of the definition of narrative cinema itself. The work our students make is aesthetically diverse, exploring a variety of methodologies from independent dramatic filmmaking to hybrid and experimental narrative practices.
We seek candidates who have an enthusiasm for teaching and a desire to work with a broad spectrum of graduate makers. They should demonstrate a strong interest in modes of teaching that are in line with CalArts' commitment to radical pedagogy.
We are looking for candidates who are active filmmakers with an established body of work as a writer/director/maker and a curiosity towards working with students with expansive methodologies and practices. Alums of the program include Andrew Ahn, Eliza Hittman, Hannah Peterson, Ilana Coleman, and others.
Areas we are interested include (but are not limited to) writer/directors, producer/directors, filmmakers that work collaboratively with actors to develop work, makers who work between fiction and documentary and other models of making . We are particularly interested in makers whose work engages with the representation of historically marginalized and underrepresented communities, histories and narratives.
CalArts and the School of Film/Video value the individuality of artists and welcome the addition of unique and inventive voices to our diverse, collaborative community. We seek to employ faculty who can engage our diverse communities of learners at the highest levels of artistic endeavor and critical thinking. We welcome candidates who possess a demonstrated worldview and cultural competency to support teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students of varied backgrounds, capabilities, perspectives, social identities and gender expressions. CalArts is an equal-opportunity employer.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include teaching graduate courses; mentoring students on their artistic and academic progress; independent studies; and participating in faculty service as assigned.
Teaching:
The ideal candidate will be able to teach courses that draw from their own practice and methodology, as well as participate in the teaching of our core requirements, according to expertise, such as staging, image and sound, narrative form, writing, directing for performance, research and project development, hybrid and collaborative practice, editing, and/or creative producing. They will have the ability to bring their own practice to the classroom.
Requirements
Candidates should have experience as a narrative maker/director, one year of teaching experience, and a record of recognition for their creative work. Candidates for this visiting position must legally be able to work in the U.S.
Qualifications
Candidates should have experience as a narrative maker/director, one year of teaching experience, and a record of recognition for their creative work. Candidates for this visiting position must legally be able to work in the U.S.
How to Apply
Applications are due by January 5, 2024. For full consideration please apply by that date. Please apply via Interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/134605
Please provide:
- A cover letter that describes your interest in the position, relevant qualifications, approach to teaching, and a reflection on your potential to contribute to a diverse and inclusive environment through teaching, research, and/or service
- A brief proposal for a course that reflects your interests as a narrative practitioner and teacher (250 words). We welcome proposals that articulate innovative approaches in teaching and making, more so than traditional foundation courses.
- A current CV
- Links to 2-5 complete films/projects that best represent your practice. Please indicate a 5 minute excerpt of each you would like us to watch, though we ask for the full work to be made available as well.
- Names and contact information for three (3) references
Appointment & Compensation:
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This is a full-time visiting faculty position for the academic year August 15, 2024 to May 31, 2025. While there is a possibility of 1 additional year contract renewal, at the discretion of the Dean, it is not a regular or permanent position.
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Salary will be commensurate with experience, within a range from $65,000 to $74,000.
Address additional inquiries to: fvfacultysearches@calarts.edu
All submissions confidential
Equity & Diversity
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) seeks to employ faculty who can engage our diverse communities of learners at the highest levels of artistic endeavor and critical thinking. Across the range of practitioners from artists to scholars and librarians, we welcome candidates who possess a demonstrated worldview and cultural competency to support teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students of varied backgrounds, capabilities, perspectives, social identities and gender expressions. CalArts is an equal opportunity employer.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
California Institute of the Arts shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Further Information
CalArts has a multidisciplinary approach to its studies of the arts through six schools: Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music and Theater. CalArts encourages students to explore and recognize the complexity of the many aspects of the arts. It is supported by a distinguished faculty of practicing artists and provides its Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts students with the hands-on training and exposure necessary for an artist's growth. CalArts was founded in 1961 and opened in 1969 as the first institution of higher learning in the United States specifically for students interested in the pursuit of degrees in all areas of visual and performing arts.