Assistant Professor of Teaching: Film

The School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor of Teaching in Film, to begin in fall 2025. We are particularly interested in candidates whose work engages one or more of the following areas: science fiction; documentary/non-fiction media; screenwriting/narrative fiction; science communication; television studies; and/or climate change and ecology. We especially welcome candidates with a clear commitment to inclusive pedagogies and to fostering access for marginalized, underrepresented students.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help chart the future of Film studies at Oregon State through curricular development, program building, and collaboration with the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx), a 49,000 square-foot performing and visual arts venue and hub of OSU’s humanities network. We seek a candidate energized by undergraduate instruction and whose scholarship adds to the intellectual vibrancy of our community. 

The position consists of research (20%), teaching (70%), and service (10%). The teaching load is seven courses over three quarters annually (fall, winter, and spring terms). Teaching responsibilities involve lower- and upper-division undergraduate courses, including general education courses, and/or graduate seminars on salient film and media topics. Mentoring of students, including advising of theses, is expected at both the graduate and undergraduate level. Service includes committee-work for the School, College, and University.  Candidates can read more about the Professor of Teaching position here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/employees/professors-teaching

All candidates must have a strong record of teaching and a Ph.D. in Film, Media Studies, or closely related field by time of appointment. Additional information about our curriculum and faculty can be found at the OSU School of Writing, Literature, and Film website: https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf 

Oregon State University is a public R1 land-grant institution committed to public outreach and engagement and motivated by diversity, inclusion, and social justice. In letters of application, candidates should discuss their potential to contribute to these core values. Faculty and staff in SWLF are responsible for building a curriculum, work environment, academic discipline, and campus climate sensitive to the intersections of gender, race, class, sexual identity, age, ability, and other institutionalized systems of inequity and privilege. Individual contributions in these areas may be measured, in any given year, by annually reported activities in teaching, research, service, and/or outreach. 

Oregon State earns more research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined, making it the state's flagship research institution. OSU is the only R1 University in the nation to have continuous year-over-year enrollment growth since 1997.

Required Application Materials

• Cover letter addressing how your qualifications meet the position description and School priorities
• CV
• Research Statement (two pages maximum)
• Teaching Statement (two pages maximum) that addresses your commitment to educational equity, effectiveness, and inclusivity. Evidence may include experiences from outside academic environments.
• Writing Sample
• Contact information for 3 references
• Semi-finalists may be asked to provide sample syllabi illustrative of pedagogical approach and potential areas for course development; and three letters of recommendation from listed references prior to interviews.