Film and Media Studies 2009-2010

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''NOTE: Someone from the 2008-09 search suggested that this year, "maybe we should organize this the way the Humanities and Social Sciences page does, with all info organized by school rather than by event... it's much quicker to scan the jobs one cares about." Great suggestion, and hopefully one that works out best for everyone. If not, it's easy to revert to the "old" way.''

Austin College
Assistant Professor, Media Studies, Department of Communication Studies

Review Begins: 15 October 2009. Job description

Carleton College
Tenure-track, Media and/or Film Studies, Department of Cinema and Media Studies

''Deadline: November 15. ''Link.

There's an internal candidate. (10/29) That seemed pretty clear from the website and ad, but do you have additional confirmation? What phrases on the website/ad give you this impression? I don't feel any signal there, nor do I know about an internal candidate. The ad describes a candidate with the exact areas of expertise of their current VAP. What does VAP refer to? I'm a novice in the market:) Visiting Assistant Professor. 

There is a VAP here who just won a dissertation award from the Broadcasters Education Association. (11/4)

Is this internal candidate for the Canadian job or the more generalist job? Or they really only hiring one? ''This posting is for Carleton College in Minnesota, not Carleton University. ''Whew, thanks for clearing that up. I can't be the only dummy.

Chapman University
Tenure Track, ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE, OR FULL PROFESSOR OF FILM STUDIES (Asian Cinema)

Deadline: Oct. 2009 Job description

Clark University
Associate/Advanced Asst Professor of Screen Studies

Deadline: 5 Oct. 2009

Denison University
Tenure-track in Media Studies, specializing in international/cross-cultural media, Dept. of Communication

''Deadline: Until filled (review will begin Oct. 12). ''Link.

Phone interviews scheduled as of 10/30.

Drexel University
Film Studies, Department of Cinema & Television

Deadline: November 2, 2009. Link.

Georgetown University
Asst. Professor of Film and Media Studies

Deadline: 5 Nov. 2009 Link?

Grambling State University
Assistant/Associate Professor/Program Director, Film Studies, Department of Mass Communication

''Deadline: 1 October 2009. ''

Jacksonville University
Asst Prof of Film (Tenure-Track)

Deadline: open until filled  Job Description

Lafayette College
Asst. or Associate Professor, Cinema and/or Media Studies

Deadline: 1 Nov. 2009 (MLA interviews)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor, Contemporary Lit and Media

Deadline: 20 Oct. 2009

* 10/29 Email acknowledging receipt of application materials and stating that they will be in touch if they want further materials.

Messiah College
Asst. Professor, Tenure Track, Film and Media Studies

Deadline: 15 Oct. 2009

Middlebury College
Tenure-track, Comparative Media Studies, Department of Film and Media Culture

''Deadline: 2 November 2009. ''Job description and discussion
 * Q: I've seen "Comparative Media Studies" in a few listings this year, and I'm not sure what "Comparative" refers to. Is this for transnational (as in the sense of "comp lit") media studies, or media studies that especially emphasizes, um, comparing different media?  Or is it simply a puffed-up name for media studies?
 * A: My guess is that it refers to comparing how different media formats interact, overlap, resist each other and so forth. The big buzz words are remediation, synergy, convergence, transmedia, dispersed media, etc.  So, kind of like a more muscular, wide-ranging, form of "adaptation" studies.  - Thanks a lot, that's quite helpful!
 * My answer (as the person who drafted the job description) is that we're looking for someone interested in the connections and interactions between media, rather than a singular format. It need not be concerning texts (as in adaptation studies), but could focus on industry, user/viewer practices, technologies, etc. Pragmatically, it also resonates within other academic areas (comp lit, comp politics). - Jason Mittell

Received email requesting additional information, Nov. 3rd.

Northwestern University
Asst. Professor in Screen Cultures

Deadline: 20 Oct. 2009

''Q: Has this opening been canceled? I haven't been able to find the ad in recent days. ''A: It's still posted on the NW jobs site. Search for post number 15006.-- Thanks, that was a great help. A. I just received an email asking to fill in a self-identification questionnaire, so my guess is it's still going ahead. (x3)

I heard they may not hire at all and are just fishing. (10/29) ''That would be consistent with information I've received in the past about their general hiring practices. But it doesn't hurt for people to apply I suppose.''

(11/4) Job talks are set for mid November. All are assistant professors elsewhere.

Texas Christian University
Asst. Prof. in Media Industry Studies

Deadline: 15 Nov. 2009    Job description

University of Edinburgh
Lecturer, Persian and Film Studies

''Deadline: 10 September 2009. ''Link.

University of Edinburgh
Teaching Fellow/Programme Organiser, Film Studies

''Deadline: 14 September 2009. ''Link.
 * Q: Has anyone heard anything back in regards to the University of Edinburgh positions? I imagine that they have been flooded with candidates given the shortage of jobs so just trying to gauge...
 * A: They were meant to be holding interviews in October? Have they happened?
 * Job candidate selected. It appears that they have gone with a local. 29/10

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Asst Professor of Media and Cinema Studies

Deadline: November 6 2009

• request for add'l materials, reference letters and writing sample (10/28) (x4)

University of Rhode Island
Asst. Prof, Film Media

Deadline: 1 Dec. 2009  Job Description

University of South Florida
Asst. Professor if Film and Video

This is for a position in an interdisciplinary Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies with B.A. and masters programs in Humanities and in American Studies

Deadline: 2 Dec. 2009 Job Description

University of Western Ontario
Assistant/Associate Professor, Film Studies (world cinema specialization)

Deadline: applications will be reviewed from 15 October 2009 until the position is filled. Link.

• request for additional materials (course syllabus) 10/23

• campus interview scheduled - when were you contacted for the campus interview? 11/3

Wayne State University
Asst. Professor of Film and Media Studies

Deadline: 2 Nov. 2009
 * Where was this job listed? I could not find it anywhere, including Wayne State's job web site...
 * It is on SCMS, posted Sept. 19.
 * Application will be available on the Wayne State site in "early October."
 * request for additional materials (writing sample + dossier) 10/14 (x2) --even though the deadline's not for another week? yes. Heh, I think that was a rhetorical question, but thanks for keeping us updated! Looks like they are moving fast, maybe there's a feared hiring freeze on the horizon.
 * Request for additional materials 11/2

General Discussion
'''Is anyone else nervous yet that there have been so few jobs posted? You can count the number of film and media jobs so far on one hand. This time last year it seemed as though there were three or four times as many film jobs already posted (granted, several were canceled ultimately), with deadlines in Sept. or Oct.'''

Can others confirm this observation? The first week of August is still very early in the cycle. At the very least, though, we can be thankful that stacks of applications won't be trashed due to pulled positions.

'''It was admittedly subjective, that's why I threw it out there, to see if others felt the same. If my observation is wrong, please feel free to correct! To clarify, it seemed like last year places like UW-Milwaukee, Michigan, Ohio State, Ohio, South Carolina, Catholic University, SUNY-Brockport, Minnesota, etc., were already posted (and all had relatively early deadlines). And those were just places in my field. It seems like this year its only Drexel and Grambling, at best (again, for my field). But like I said, happy to be wrong.'''

''Sorry to say, but you are NOT wrong. In fact, all of the unrealistic optimists telling us applicants during the canceled searches last year, that this year would be better, have been proven unequivocally wrong. The week around the labor day "holiday" is the biggest week in terms of positions being released and opened. This week has been relatively dormant, however. August is a bit early, as the person who wrote above correctly stated, but September? Nope, September is *not* early. Perhaps matters will change *a bit* a week from now, but that is not likely either. Here's why ...''

''... it isn't too complicated to figure out what has happened. One only has to understand how the tenure-track cycle works in terms of line approvals and releases. Last year, the economy tanked in September and October, and its recovery has been very slow since. The tanking, however, was too late to result in cancellations across the board as after all, the money had already been budgeted and accounted in the previous academic year (of course, many cancellations did occur, but most searches persisted). The planning for 2010-2011 job openings that are released and announced in the prior 2009-2010 academic year, however, was done in 2008-2009, that is, during the year that the economy went to hell. In other words, tenure-track searches work on a three-year cycle. The first year is the planning and budgeting and proposal year. The second year is the actual search, that is, after all the bureaucracy that requires tons of time for approvals to happen, has finally been completed. The search itself, of course, takes many months (anywhere from four to eight, and that's not accounting for "extended" searches that reject all finalists / on-campus invitees), but generally result in a hire for the following academic year, that is, the third year. Since last year was a HORRIBLE year for planning and budgeting to occur, we are all experiencing the effects of this in this second year. As depressing as it may seem, most of us will have to wait two years from now before we have a realistic shot at beginning tenure-track work. Time to account for plan-B's folks, because this year is going to be way worse than last.''

'''I'm not disputing that there are likely less jobs this year, but do remember that last year, many departments knew that their universities might be facing freezes, so there were internal reasons to speed up a search, and post it early, to get in under the wire. This year, by contrast, many universities (and departments) are being a lot more cautious, and thus approvals for new lines are happening later (Sept)'''

Depressing. Check this out. One of the largest communication departments in the country has NO openings for 2010-2011 (see &lt;http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/aps/adeo/recruitment/socsci.htm#Communication&gt;). That's sad and also a sign of the times.

Is there any chance that this page could be reorganized by institution rather than process (like the Humanities Post-Docs page)? Last year, it took forever to scroll through the entire wiki just to find updates on specific positions.... ''Not a bad idea. . . if someone wants to take the time. I will say that last year, I just went to the history and recent changes page, so that I knew immediately if anything had been added and what that information was. Big time saver.''
 * Consider it done!


 * I am surprised to read all the doom and gloom on this page. If you look on the Film, Drama, and Speech section of the JIL, film jobs FAR outweigh speech or theater!  I am a theater person and I am so envious of all the film openings I see.  It seems to me that several job listings are missing on this page...I will try to update!