Tenure Track in Film & Media

Taylor University Upland campus is seeking applications and nominations of distinguished candidates to teach in the Film & Media Production program, part of the Art, Film & Media department. This is a full-time tenure track full-time position beginning in August 2022.  Rank and salary are dependent upon qualifications and experience.  Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

 MFA with professional and academic experience in film, television, audio and/or video production. M.A. candidates will also be considered. Record of successful college teaching is desirable.  Candidates must have a personal, vibrant faith and Christian walk and be strongly committed to the educational mission and evangelical Christian orientation of the University. Taylor University is a Christ-centered educational institution, and an evangelical, interdenominational covenant community committed to advancing life-long learning and ministering the redemptive love and truth of Jesus Christ to a world in need. Candidates will be expected to affirm the Taylor University Life Together Covenant, Statement of Faith, and essential documents.

 Candidate will teach multiple courses from this list, depending on skillset: Film & Video Production, Audio Production, Scriptwriting, Media, Theory & Ethics, History & Criticism of Film and/or Cinematography. Because Taylor University is a Christ-centered, evangelical, nondenominational, covenant community committed to advancing life-long learning and its mission of ministering the redemptive love and truth of Jesus Christ to a world in need, applicants must confess a personal commitment to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, have a vibrant Christian faith, and display a passion for the mission and educational philosophy of Taylor University.

 The Film & Media Production program seeks to prepare extraordinary film and visual storytellers marked by professional excellence and meaningful content. The program has four full time faculty and serves approximately 100 students. The department is housed in the Rupp Communication Center and includes a Mac computer lab, TV studio, online radio station, equipment check-out rooms, eleven editing suites for audio and video, and cameras ranging from Sony FS-5s to 8K RED cameras. The department uses Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, ProTools and DaVinci Resolve software.

 Taylor University is an evangelical nondenominational Christian liberal arts university in which all programs are shaped by a Christian worldview and the integration of faith, learning and living within a community of intentional Christian nurture and relationships.

 Taylor is distinctive in its commitment to the spiritual and intellectual development of its students as well as of its faculty members. Academic pursuits at Taylor are rigorous, demanding imagination, dedication and integrity from both students and faculty.  As a Christian institution, Taylor University has highly capable, supportive faculty who recognize that all truth has its source in God.  Taylor University carries out its mission and purposes primarily by offering undergraduate programs in its residential campus setting.  The University also offers focused graduate programs that expand and complement curricular and institutional strengths.                                                                                                

The University is located in the small town of Upland, IN, which is 60 miles northeast of Indianapolis and 50 miles south of Fort Wayne. The combination of rural location and proximity to metropolitan areas provides numerous benefits.

Interested candidates should send an application letter, curriculum vita, and a completed application to academics@taylor.edu. The application is available at http://www2.taylor.edu/provost/facultyapplication.doc.  Material should be addressed to Dr. Nancy Dayton, Interim  Dean.  All materials will remain confidential. The University and Department are keenly interested in diversifying its faculty and strongly encourage women and members of minority groups to apply.  Evaluation of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  Taylor University complies with federal and state guidelines for nondiscrimination in employment.