Temp Parttime Faculty - Film and Digital Arts - req# 8844

The Department of Film and Digital Arts within the College of Fine Arts anticipates hiring Adjunct Faculty to teach in the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters. Openings potentially include the following subjects:

Game Design or Development, Producing, Promotional Video, Video Production, Visual Effects, Animation, Screenwriting, Virtual Reality, Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Film History, Introduction to Film Studies, and other film and digital arts related production topics, or film history and criticism topics.

Positions are contingent upon need each semester as determined by student enrollment levels, current course offering matrix, and demand driven by graduation requirements. Positions may be filled or eliminated each semester up to the deadline for students to drop or add courses. Candidates who are selected for these positions will report to the Department Chair.

Wages
Adjunct Faculty in the college of Fine Arts are currently compensated on the basis of their credentials and credit-hour course loads.

Best Consideration Dates
For best consideration please apply by these dates:
July 1, 2019 for fall 2019 semester
November 15, 2019 for spring 2020 semester

Minimum Qualifications to teach or develop courses in the field or subfield for which you are applying are determined by Higher Learning Commission’s accreditation requirements for faculty, and must be met by one of these ways:

1. Master’s degree in the discipline or subfield; or

2. Successful completion of at least 18 graduate credit hours in an accredited program in the discipline or subfield; or

3. Ability to demonstrate tested experience that the Department of Film and Digital Arts has determined to be equivalent to a Master’s degree in the discipline or subfield.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching experience in a post-secondary institution
• Significant professional experience in film or digital arts, in the subfield for which you are applying
• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.

Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.