Assistant Professor in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts-Post Production

San Francisco State University Department of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts offers an exciting opportunity for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Post-Production beginning August 9, 2023. We seek a colleague whose teaching and research interests include knowledge of professional video post-production, motion graphics, graphic design for television post-production, advanced television image correction and manipulation, and video editing techniques for video games, Virtual Reality and immersive content. We are especially interested in qualified candidates with a demonstrated commitment -- through their research, teaching, and service -- to the diversity and excellence of our academic community.

The Emmy® Award winning Department of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts fosters an inclusive learning environment that promotes creativity and scholarship in multiple forms of content creation. We represent the wide range of cultural, artistic, and scholarly interests of the San Francisco Bay Area and pride ourselves on offering a curriculum that balances theory and practice. Students get cutting-edge training and education in media theory, criticism, writing, business and management, as well as production.  Our new state-of-the-art facility serves our 600 majors in B.A., M.A. and M.F.A. programs.  Facilities include multiple television studios, remote video production equipment, video and audio post-production facilities, multiple audio recording studios, a student-run radio station, newsroom and interactive, interconnected authoring laboratories.

The mission of San Francisco State University is to create and maintain an environment for learning that promotes respect for and appreciation of scholarship, freedom, human diversity, and the cultural mosaic of the City of San Francisco and the Bay Area; to promote excellence in instruction and intellectual accomplishment; and to provide broadly accessible higher education for residents of the region and state, as well as the nation and world. To fulfill its mission, the University is committed to the following goals:

• Attracting, retaining and graduating a highly diverse student body Providing disciplinary and interdisciplinary liberal arts and professional education that is academically rigorous and intellectually challenging Providing curricula that reflect all dimensions of human diversity, and that encourage critical thinking and a commitment to social justice Recruiting, retaining and supporting a diverse faculty whose teaching demonstrates an active engagement with their individual fields of study and whose creative and scholarly work is an extension of the classroom, laboratory or studio Employing a staff and administration reflecting the diversity of our student community and the values of the campus; Fostering a collegial and cooperative intellectual environment that includes recognition and appreciation of differing viewpoints and promotes academic freedom within the University community; and Serving the communities with which its students and faculty are engaged.

Responsibilities: The position requires graduate and undergraduate teaching in a variety of introductory, developmental and mastery video post-production courses; mentoring and advising graduate and/or undergraduate students; supervising M.F.A. culminating creative projects, an active ongoing scholarship and/or creative work program(s); and ongoing committee and service assignments. 

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. or M.F.A., or equivalent terminal degree in relevant discipline(s). Terminal degree must be completed by the first day of employment. Record of working and communicating effectively with colleagues and students
• Demonstrated knowledge of post-production technology, including industry standard hardware and software. Professional experience in post-production;
• Critical understanding of the media & entertainment industry and familiarity with media aesthetics
• Experience in supervising student-driven projects
• Evidence of creative works being distributed (including but not limited to Film Festivals, Streaming Platforms, Commercial/Theatrical release).

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Ability to teach courses in remote post-production and cloud based post-production workflows; Experience with editing unscripted formats including docuseries, reality TV and studio and field competition shows; Active record of scholarship and/or creative activity related to the position; Demonstrated ability to incorporate inclusion, diversity, and education equity in teaching and/or scholarship/creative works; Experience teaching and working closely with students from historically underrepresented communities; Record of contributing to collegial, supportive and collaborative work environment; Knowledge of applied media aesthetics and the ability to utilize and teach creative approaches to storytelling; Experience and understanding of current content distribution channels; and Demonstrated proficiency in languages other than English.

Rank and salary: Assistant Professor salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The California State University (CSU) provides generous health, retirement and other benefits.

Application Procedure

A complete online application must be submitted to receive consideration. To apply, please go to

https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/sf/en-us/job/520007/assistant-professor-video-postproduction-broadcast-and-electronic-communication-arts-department

to begin the application process and upload the following materials:

1. Cover letter (relating your experience to the required qualifications)

2. Curriculum vitae

3. A diversity statement that is no more than 500 words that provides an understanding of your capabilities to address diversity in support of SFSU’s diverse student and community populations. Please discuss how you have addressed diversity in your teaching, research, and service

Names and contact information of three references who will provide letters of recommendation upon request. 

Please direct all questions about the position to: Dr. Scott Patterson, spatters@sfsu.edu

CSU requires faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare a medical or religious exemption from doing so. Any candidates advanced in a currently open search process should be prepared to comply with this requirement. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to hr@campus.edu

Thank you for your interest in employment with California State University (CSU).  CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California.  Because of this, CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California with very limited exception.  While this position may be eligible for occasional telework, all work is expected to be performed in the state of California, and this position is assigned to on-campus operations.

San Francisco State is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. We strongly encourage the application of individuals from historically underrepresented groups. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting the Senior Human Resources Manager. Additional information on the requirements for new hires may be found at the Human Resources web page (https://hr.sfsu.edu/about-hr ).