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Colby College invites applications for an Associate or Full Professor of Cinema Studies, beginning September 1, 2009. We seek candidates with an outstanding record of scholarship, teaching, service, and demonstrated intellectual and programmatic leadership, to lead the creation and coordination of a new interdisciplinary program in Cinema Studies. Teaching load is four or five courses annually (depending on administrative load), and the person appointed will teach core courses in Cinema Studies (film analysis, history, theory) and electives in his/her area of specialization. Specialization is open, but of particular interest to the search committee are interdisciplinary, comparative approaches to global cinema. A Ph.D. in Cinema Studies or closely related field is required, and experience in leading the development of new academic programs is strongly preferred.
Colby’s new Cinema Studies program will be created in the context of a growing campus-wide emphasis on the visual arts and visual culture, and we seek candidates who can bring together a vibrant community of faculty and students working in Cinema Studies across the campus. Faculty currently teach a range of courses about U.S. and Western European cinemas. Although we also offer courses in screenwriting, film music composition, and documentary production, the primary emphasis of the program will be on film as an academic discipline in a liberal arts context. Colby also has well-developed relationships with the Maine International Film Festival and the Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville. The position will be administratively housed within the American Studies program.
Please send a letter of application, c.v., and three letters of reference to:
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