POSITION: Full-time, nine-month, non-tenure track appointment in Theater, Theater Studies

RANK/SALARY: Assistant Professor appointment in Theater Studies. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach Theater Studies courses, in support of an undergraduate liberal arts program in Theater. Responsibilities could include, but are not limited to, a variety of course offerings in the Theater Department core: “Creativity Basic,” “Introduction to Theater Process,” “World of the Play,” “Theater History One and Two” and “Acting One.” In the General Education curriculum: “From Page to Stage,” “Race on the Stage,” “Art of Acting” and “Classics of African American Theater.” Applicant is expected to mentor and advise Theater Studies students; maintain a visible and active profile of creative research; and engage in appropriate service to the College and the University.

QUALIFICATIONS: With demonstrated interest and commitment to teaching BFA and BA students in Theater Studies, the successful applicant will provide evidence of a completed MFA or MA degree in Theatre, at least 3 years of successful university teaching experience, and scholarly and/or professional accomplishments.

APPOINTMENT DATE: July 1, 2024

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS: Begins immediately and continues until position is filled.   

SUBMIT APPLICATION: E-mail a letter of application and a current Curriculum Vitae to

Fred Duer, Search Committee Chair
c/o: Vice Dean Beth Bolton
Email: [click-for-email]

Please be sure the file name for your application and CV begins with your last name and includes the position name. For example: Smith.Temple.App.pdf or Smith.Temple.CV.pdf.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS UNTIL REQUESTED.

Prepare to send the following additional materials if requested at a later date:

• 3 signed and dated confidential letters of recommendation (on letterhead) directly from the referee
• 3 additional names of references with phone numbers and email addresses
• course syllabi and evaluations of teaching
• examples of published scholarly work or links to online performances if applicable

The School of Theater, Film and Media Arts is part of the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, located in close proximity to the City’s historic cultural institutions, including the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Walnut Street Theatre, Opera Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadelphia Theatre Company and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The CPCA is part of a thriving arts community that provides myriad opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration among students, faculty, and cultural partners. The Center is located on the University’s main campus in the culturally rich and diverse city of Philadelphia. Fall 2023 Theater enrollment - 263 undergraduate and 18 graduate students in Playwriting, Musical Theater Collaboration, Design, and Directing. The Theater Department is served by 18 full-time faculty, 40 affiliate faculty and a staff of 10. The Department offers BA, BFA, and MFA degrees.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER, WOMEN AND MINORITY CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

POSITION: Full-time, non-tenure track appointment in the department of Film and Media Arts: Film, Video, Interactive Foundations

RANK/SALARY: Assistant Professor in Film, Video, Interactive Foundations. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The department of Film and Media Arts seeks an experienced Filmmaker preferably with additional producing and/or interactive media skills. The teaching assignment will include, but is not restricted to, undergraduate courses in Film, Video, and Interactive Freshman Foundations. The position will include participation in curriculum development, teaching large foundational lecture classes, and overseeing a series of introductory film production workshop labs taught by graduate teaching assistants. The ideal candidate will be expected to advise and mentor students; maintain a visible profile of creative practice; and engage in appropriate service to the department, the university, and the profession.

QUALIFICATIONS: MFA in Filmmaking and/or a related Film and Media Arts field. The preferred candidate will have expertise in teaching introductory film, video and media arts to Freshman and Transfer students. The candidate will have a strong history of teaching basic film language, introductory mirrorless cameras and 2k Camcorders, and introductory production skills in post-production, sound recording/design, screenwriting, and directing. The candidate will be well versed in basic formal approaches to Narrative Fiction, Documentary, and Experimental Methods. The preferred candidate will have experience partnering with others for Freshman recruiting, advising, and retention practices. The candidate will be required to teach an additional course each semester with preference being in Film Producing and/or Interactive Media Arts.

Applicants should be prepared to demonstrate teaching ability and provide evidence of an active creative or industry film practice. The department strongly encourages applications by women and minority candidates. 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: The Film & Media Arts Department is an internationally recognized program in documentary, independent narrative, and experimental forms. The program encourages a cross-disciplinary mix of theory and practice including hybrid and digital arts production, and has a history of producing socially conscious filmmakers.  The Department offers BA, BFA, MA, MFA and PhD degrees. Film & Media Arts is a member of Temple’s Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts, which includes the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts and the Boyer College of Music and Dance. It is located on the University’s main campus in the culturally rich and diverse city of Philadelphia. For more information about the department, consult the website at www.temple.edu/fma.

APPOINTMENT DATE: July 1, 2024

APPLICATION REVIEW: Begins immediately and continues until position is filled. 

SUBMIT APPLICATION: Email materials listed below to:
Chet Pancake, Search Committee Chair
c/o Vice Dean Dr. Beth Bolton
Email: [click-for-email]

• a letter of application, 
• current CV,     
• sample Foundations or other introductory course syllabus, and 
• names, titles, address, telephone numbers, and e mail addresses of 3 references. 

Please be sure the file name for your application materials includes your last name, first name, and the position name.   For example: Smith.John.Temple.Foundations.App.pdf or Smith.John.Temple.Foundations.CV.pdf.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS UNTIL REQUESTED. 

Prepare to send the following additional materials if requested at a later date:

• Samples of additional course syllabi
• A statement of the candidate’s teaching philosophy.
• A portfolio of teaching evaluations (student evaluations, peer reviews, video recordings of teaching, etc.) 
• 3-5 confidential letters of recommendation (dated, signed and presented on letterhead) submitted directly from the referee

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.  
WOMEN AND MINORITY CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

POSITION: Full-time, non-tenure track appointment in the Department of Film and Media Arts

RANK/SALARY: Assistant Professor in Screenwriting. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The department of Film and Media Arts seeks an accomplished screenwriter whose teaching will ground undergraduate and graduate students in narrative storytelling from a screenwriter's perspective. We are particularly interested in candidates who have a comprehensive knowledge of the theory and craft of writing for the screen. Our department is committed to supporting students in developing their own unique voices as writers, and in creating new narratives that challenge existing and historic approaches to the medium. Courses taught will range from introductory to advanced screenwriting courses, as well as possibly serial formats. The ideal candidate will be expected to advise and mentor students; maintain a visible profile of creative practice; and engage in appropriate service to the department, the university, and the profession. The successful candidate will also be expected to advise undergraduate and graduate students on their thesis screenplays. 

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants should hold an MFA in Screenwriting or a related discipline, or equivalent experience. A strong candidate will have an established career in storytelling, a documented ability to explore formally and culturally diverse perspectives, solid teaching experience, and a clear commitment to creative evolution of the cinematic form through their own and student work. Candidates must have professional screenwriting credits for produced films or television. We welcome expertise in writing for documentary, expanded media or experimental/hybrid film forms as a secondary interest. 

Applicants should be prepared to demonstrate teaching ability and provide evidence of an active creative or industry film practice. The department strongly encourages applications by women and minority candidates 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: The Film & Media Arts Department is an internationally recognized program in independent narrative, documentary and experimental moving image forms. The program encourages a cross-disciplinary mix of theory and practice including hybrid and digital arts production and has a history of producing socially conscious filmmakers. The Department offers BA, BFA, MA, MFA, and PhD degrees. Film & Media Arts is a member of Temple’s Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts, which includes the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts and the Boyer College of Music and Dance. It is located on the University’s main campus in the culturally rich and diverse city of Philadelphia. For more information about the department, consult the website at www.temple.edu/fma.

APPOINTMENT DATE: July 1, 2024

APPLICATION REVIEW: Begins immediately and continues until position is filled. 

SUBMIT APPLICATION: Email materials listed below to:
Elisabeth Subrin, Search Committee Chair
c/o Vice Dean Dr. Beth Bolton
Email: [click-for-email]

• a letter of application, including teaching philosophy
• current CV,     
• sample Screenwriting course syllabi, and 
• names, titles, address, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of 3 references. 

Please be sure the file name for your application materials includes your last name, first name, and the position name.   For example: Subrin.Elisabeth.Temple.Screenwriting.App.pdf or Subrin.Elisabeth.Temple.Screenwriting.CV.pdf.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS UNTIL REQUESTED. 

Prepare to send the following additional materials if requested at a later date:

• Samples of additional course syllabi or other representative teaching materials 
• A statement of the candidate’s teaching philosophy.
• Teaching evaluations (for example, student evaluations, peer reviews, video recordings of teaching, etc.) 
• 3 confidential letters of recommendation (dated, signed and presented on letterhead) submitted directly from the referee

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.  
WOMEN AND MINORITY CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.