[Frameworks] Call for Lecturer in Screenwriting at Georgia State University in Atlanta

[Robbie Land]

Lecturer in Screenwriting

Be part of the School of Film, Media & Theatre’s growing faculty at Georgia
State University, an enterprising Research I university in Atlanta. Our
next Lecturer in Screenwriting will play a central role in the school’s
contributions to Georgia State’s strategic goals of highlighting the arts
and media as vital to the quality of all major cities and demonstrating
that students from all backgrounds can achieve academic and career success
at high rates. Opportunities for growth and support in this position
include university-level teaching fellowships and grants through the Center
for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, leadership in instructional
innovation through our active learning classroom program, and successive
promotion to the ranks of Senior Lecturer and Principal Senior Lecturer.

The Film and Media faculty and the Theatre faculty at Georgia State
University merged in July 2017 to form the School of Film, Media & Theatre.
The new school has over 900 majors and houses a Ph.D. program in Moving
Image Studies, master’s programs in film/media production and studies, and
undergraduate programs in film/media and theatre. We are located in the
heart of the third largest media-producing capital in America. The School
of Film, Media & Theatre is dedicated to broadening the range of voices
heard in American culture (including perspectives that are often
marginalized because of race, gender, age, class, rural status, gender
identity, ethnicity, body image, disability, sexual orientation, military
status, religion, or political orientation) and to critically examining the
functions of mainstream visual storytelling in our culture. The School of
Film, Media & Theatre is part of the College of the Arts, which was
established in 2016 and also includes the Ernest G. Welch School of Art &
Design, the School of Music, the Center for Collaborative & International
Arts (CENCIA), and the Center for Educational Partnerships in Music. In
addition to offering some of the university’s most popular majors, the
college connects faculty and students with Atlanta’s thriving arts scene
and booming film and music industries. Georgia State University is a
national leader in using innovation to drive student success. Enrolling and
graduating one of the nation’s most diverse student bodies, Georgia State
provides its world-class faculty and more than 50,000 students unsurpassed
research, teaching, and learning opportunities in one of the 21st century’s
great global cities. In 2017, U.S. News & World Report ranked Georgia State
as #4 in Most Innovative Schools, #8 in Best Undergraduate Teaching, and
#11 in Campus Ethnic Diversity among national universities.

Responsibilities

The selected candidate can anticipate teaching screenwriting courses at the
graduate and undergraduate level; potentially supervising master’s level
screenwriting theses; and participating in service at the department,
college, and/or university levels.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

· 18 hours of graduate study in screenwriting or a related field;

· An emerging record of achievement in screenwriting (feature films;
broadcast/cable/web television; film festivals; screenwriting competitions;
development/distribution contracts);

· An ability to teach screenwriting for episodic/serial television, feature
films, and/or short films

Preferred Qualifications

· A significant record of achievement in screenwriting;

· M.F.A. or Ph.D. degree in screenwriting or a closely related field;

· Experience in teaching screenwriting for episodic/serial television,
feature films, and/or short films;

· A demonstrated commitment to diversity

Application Procedure

Submit: 1) a letter of application addressing the essential and preferred
qualifications as well as your teaching philosophy and your past and/or
potential contributions to diversity and inclusion through teaching; 2)
curriculum vitae; 3) a writing sample; and 4) at least two letters of
recommendation. Applicants should send their materials to
randerson23 at gsu.edu or to the following address:

Attn: Regina Anderson

College of the Arts-Film, Media & Theatre

Georgia State University

P.O. Box 5060

Atlanta, GA 30303

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
position is filled. Questions about the position should be addressed to
Prof. Ly Bolia, lybolia at gsu.edu. To ensure consideration, please submit all
materials by December 1, 2017. Should you be recommended for a position, an
offer of employment will be conditional on background verification.

Georgia State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not
discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran
status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local
protected class. As a campus with a diverse student body, we encourage
applications from women, minorities, and individuals with a history of
mentoring under-represented minorities in Screenwriting.
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