Teaching Associate Job in Cambridge University, UK (24-Oct-2023)

Teaching Associate in Film and Screen Studies (Part Time, Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge – Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics (2023)

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The Role:

The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint a temporary part-time Teaching Associate in Film and Screen Studies. The post is fixed term for 7 months, with a start date of 1 January 2024. The Faculty commits to provide career development support and mentoring for the successful candidate.
The Teaching Associate will be expected to contribute to supervision and examination of Masters essays and dissertation written for the MPhil in Film and Screen Studies.

The post holder will also contribute to some degree, when appropriate, to the administration of the activities in Cambridge Film and Screen. Strong preference will be given to candidates who, in addition to having a solid formation in film theory, media theory, and film and media studies research methodologies, will also have strengths in one or more of the following areas: Asian film and media; digital media and new technologies; queer film and media; gender and sexuality; race and intersectionality; environmental cinema and ecocriticism; US cinema; European and Latin American cinema.

Education:

Candidates will have relevant teaching experience, hold a PhD in a relevant field and be able to demonstrate active, collegial engagement in research and administration. A native or near-native command of English is essential.

Academic:

Ability to teach and supervise masters level students in film and screen studies.

Excellent knowledge of film and media theory and research methodologies.

Evidence of effective teaching, especially at masters level

A specialist interest in any of the following: Asian film and media, queer theory, gender and sexuality studies, ecological approaches to cinema, digital media, US film and media, European and Latin American film and media.

Further information about the Faculty is available at http://www.mmll.cam.ac.uk 

For your application to be considered please submit a covering letter, a curriculum vitae including a list of publications, and the names and addresses of two referees who are familiar with your work.

Last Date:

The closing date for applications is midnight (GMT) on Sunday 12th November 2023. It is expected that interviews will be conducted in Cambridge on Friday 24th November.

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