The Media School at Indiana University looks to hire the next director of its Black Film Center & Archive (BFCA), the only university-based archival repository in the world that is wholly dedicated to collecting, preserving, and making available historically and culturally significant films by and about Black people. For more than 40 years, the BFCA has promoted scholarship on Black film and serves as an open resource for scholars, researchers, students and the general public. In recent years, the BFCA has worked closely with the IU Cinema, the Eskenazi Museum of Art, the IU Library's Moving Image Archive, the journal Black Camera, the Lilly Library (housing the papers of African writers and filmmakers such as Ousmane Sembene and Ngugi wa Thiong'o) and others on programming, curatorial and scholarly activities, including undergraduate and graduate instruction. On the international level, the BFCA regularly partners with FESPACO, the most prestigious film festival based in Ouagadougou and dedicated to the cinematic works of African and diasporic filmmakers and the June Givanni Pan-African cinema archive (UK). It now houses a FESPACO collection and the recently acquired personal papers of Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, a pioneer of African cinema.

We invite applications from senior faculty members with extensive background in race, cinema and media studies and popular culture representation with a focus on the Black experience. The school seeks established scholars who are engaged in innovative research, teaching and professional work. Minimum qualifications for the position include a PhD, an MFA, or similar terminal degree in a relevant field, and tenured associate or full professor status by time of appointment.

Applications should include a cover letter addressing fit for the position and a vision for the BFCA, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, diversity statement outlining contributions and commitment to equity and inclusion, and a list of academic or professional references. Applications will be reviewed immediately, and the position will remain open until filled. Applications received by October 28, 2022 will be given full consideration. Interested candidates should submit application materials online at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/13567. The expected start date is August 1, 2023.

Indiana University is located in Bloomington, Indiana, a vibrant city full of cultural life, diversity, and opportunity, with a population of some 85,000 people from all over the world. It is not uncommon to bump into world-renowned poets, professors, musicians, and researchers at one of the city's notable local restaurants, cafes, or breweries. IU Bloomington is home to a lively arts community, with independent local theaters, university orchestras, and one of the best university cinemas in the country. Other relevant resources on campus include the Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society, Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, and the African American Arts Institute.

Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. Diversity and inclusion are central to The Media School's mission.

Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate's eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.

We invite applications from senior faculty members with extensive background in race, cinema and media studies and popular culture representation with a focus on the Black experience. The school seeks established scholars who are engaged in innovative research, teaching and professional work. Minimum qualifications for the position include a PhD, an MFA, or similar terminal degree in a relevant field, and tenured associate or full professor status by time of appointment.

Questions regarding this position or the application process should be directed to the chair of the search committee, Associate Professor Akinwumi Adesokan, at adesokan@indiana.edu. See more about The Media School at https://mediaschool.indiana.edu/index.html.