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Assistant Professor - Emerging Media Arts: Film Production
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Application
Details
Posted: 13-Dec-25
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Internal Number: 98647
Requisition Number: F_250087
Department: Johnny Carson School-Theatre & Film-1033
Description of Work:
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film seeks visionary filmmakers for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Emerging Media Arts: Film Production.
The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Emerging Media Arts in film production. Duties include teaching a range of film production courses. As a tenure-track professor, you will continue your outstanding creative work, further develop your research area, mentor students, help develop new curriculum, and participate in university service and outreach. As part of our community, you will contribute to and promote a culture of belonging.
The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts is an interdisciplinary center and creative research facility within the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, established with a $57M investment from the Johnny Carson Foundation. Research areas include filmmaking, interactive and immersive storytelling, experience and generative design, XR, machine learning, sonic and data arts, virtual production, and innovation and entrepreneurship.
The Carson Center brings together world-class faculty and students to reimagine the future of media through inclusive, imaginative storytelling that addresses human-scale challenges, provokes, and inspires. As the Center expands its international reach and collaborations, this is a unique opportunity to shape its growing mission.
Nebraska offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, commensurate with the successful candidate's background and experience. Faculty status with opportunities for promotion in rank and sabbatical opportunities for continued learning and professional development are additional key benefits.
Key Responsibilities
Teach courses in film production, combining theoretical, critical approaches with hands-on production techniques.
Teach a range of pre-production, production, and post-production courses.
Teach potential projects courses like narrative, documentary, essayistic, or experimental practices.
Develop undergraduate and graduate curriculum.
Mentor film capstone projects.
Ongoing production of creative research projects in filmmaking.
Help develop production spaces and capacity.
Connect students to internships and professional networks.
Mentor students on career goals, opportunities, and/or future graduate studies.
Contribute positively to a community and culture of storytellers and makers.
Engage in interdisciplinary collaborations across campus.
Participate in department, college, and university service.
The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment. See https://equity.unl.edu/notice-nondiscrimination/.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
BA or BFA in film production or an equivalent arts-related field.
Working career as a filmmaker represented through a body of work that has received national/international festival, museum, theatrical, network, or streaming exhibition.
Preferred Qualifications:
MFA in film production or an equivalent arts-related field, OR in exceptional cases, significant professional credentials and experience in lieu of a terminal degree.
Two years of teaching at the university level, beyond the teaching assistant level, or equivalent experience in a non-university setting.
Experience working collaboratively across disciplines.
With over 25,000 students, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a diverse educational insitution with international stature. The intellectual center for the state of Nebraska and beyond, we are a land-grant, top tier national research-extensive insitution. Part of the Big Ten conference, Big Ten Academic Alliance, our mission includes growing relationships and resources that enable the University of Nebraska to change lives.