Job Description

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The Department of Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College seeks applications for an adjunct position for the Spring 2024 semester to teach the following 300-level production course. (Please note: the course may be focused to capitalize upon the candidate\xe2\x80\x99s areas of specialization but this material must fall within the parameters outlined in the description below.)

VM360 - Experimental Animation

Introduces students to a variety of experimental animation techniques that may include: paper cutouts, sand animation, stop-motion animation, direct animation, among others. Workshops in techniques and individual exercises are informed by screenings of historic and contemporary animation artists. Students employ both digital and 16mm capture, culminating in a final project.

Applicants should have an MFA and teaching experience. Ability to film and edit in 16mm is essential. Emerson College is an EOE and committed to the standards of Inclusive Excellence. Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter and CV with a preference for consideration given to those submitted before October 2.

Emerson College believes the pathway to achieving inclusive excellence and fostering a campus climate where everyone can thrive is only possible in an authentically equitable, accessible, and socially just environment. As a community of storytellers, we continually strive to cultivate a community that draws upon the widest possible pool of talent, fully embracing individuals from varied cultures, races, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, linguistic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, life experiences, nationalities, perspectives, beliefs, and values.

The Department of Visual and Media Arts (VMA) is a vibrant and engaged community of artists, scholars, and professionals, with over 100 full- and part-time faculty members, 1700 undergraduate students, and more than 100 MFA graduate students. The department offers general education courses in art history, a BA degree that includes tracks in either media studies or media production, a BFA in media production, an international BFA in Film Art with the Paris College of Art, a low-residency MFA in writing for film and television, and an MFA in film and media art. VMA also contributes to several interdepartmental programs, including the Comedic Arts major.

Emerson College enrolls over 5,800 graduate and undergraduate students from 49 states and more than 70 countries. Its main campus is located in the dynamic, multicultural city of Boston. The college also has campuses in Los Angeles and the Netherlands. Emerson\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to inclusive excellence is supported by a range of resources such as the Office of Internationalization & Equity, the Social Justice Collaborative, and the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.

Please note, in the job application where there is the "CV/Cover Letter/ Additional Documents" drop box, you must include all of the required materials listed above. You can upload each document separately or as a combined PDF. Your application will not be complete without these documents.

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