The Cinema Department at San Francisco State University seeks candidates for a position in documentary filmmaking at the rank of Assistant (tenure-track) or Associate (tenured or tenure-track) Professor, to begin in Fall 2013, subject to the University’s financial ability.

Qualifications
M.F.A., Ph.D., or equivalent degree preferred, but applicants with distinguished professional experience and a bachelor’s degree will be considered. University teaching experience preferred. Strong documentary filmmaking skills required. Interest in new media practices and distribution modes is desirable. The successful applicant will be an accomplished documentary filmmaker who is proficient in all areas of documentary filmmaking and who is knowledgeable about writing, producing, and financing documentary films, documentary film history, and the critical discourse surrounding documentary practices. The candidate should be poised to make innovative contributions to a department committed to creative expression, critical thinking, and social engagement.

Responsibilities, Areas of Specialization and Teaching Range
The candidate will teach courses in documentary production as well as additional courses within his/her specialty, ranging from cinematography, editing, and documentary screenwriting to producing and financing documentary films, with a normal course load of 3 courses per semester. The candidate must be adept at teaching in a dynamic interdisciplinary program that integrates animation, filmmaking, the study of media and culture, and screenwriting. Other duties include supervising MFA thesis projects and independent study projects, working with undergraduate students to help develop their projects, undergraduate major advising, curriculum development and other committee assignments.

Rank and Salary
Assistant or Associate Professor; salary competitive, commensurate with qualifications. As part of the California State University system, SFSU provides generous health, retirement, and other benefits, including domestic partner benefits.

The Department
The Cinema Department, housed in the College of Liberal & Creative Arts, has 19 tenured/tenure-track faculty and serves approximately 700 undergraduate and graduate students. We teach production and theory as a common enterprise and offer a B.A. in Cinema, M.A. in Cinema Studies, and M.F.A. in Cinema as well as an Animation Emphasis that is open to both cinema and non-cinema majors. For more information, please visit http://www.cinema.sfsu.edu

The University
San Francisco State University, a member of the California State University system, serves a diverse student body of 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The University seeks to promote appreciation of scholarship, freedom, and human diversity through excellence in instruction and intellectual accomplishment. SFSU faculty are expected to be effective teachers and demonstrate professional achievement and growth through research, scholarship, and/or creative work.

To Apply
Review of applications will begin 11/12/12. Applications must include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, DVD sample of creative work, and three recent letters of reference. Address to:

Daniel Bernardi, Department Chair
ATTN Documentary Search Committee
Cinema Department, FA 245
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132

Initial interviews of top candidates will take place in mid-December via Skype. Applications accepted until selection of candidates for campus interviews.

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, and we especially welcome applications from members of all ethnic groups, women, veterans, and people with disabilities.