Position Title: College Assistant Professor
Employee Classification: LC Faculty NT 9m
College/Division: Arts and Sciences College
Department: 440105-CREATIVE MEDIA
Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants
Location: Las Cruces
Offsite Location (if applicable):
Target Hourly/Salary Rate: 50,000
Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0
Exempt or Non-Exempt: Exempt
Summary: Teach Writing for Creative Media a 4/4 load of undergraduate writing classes for creative media majors, mentor and advise undergraduate students, perform departmental service, collaborate with other faculty on new curriculum and program development.
Classification Summary:
New Mexico State University is seeking applicants for a college track Assistant Professor in Writing for Creative Media.
Classification Standard Duties:
This position will contribute to the undergraduate curriculum in the Creative Media Institute, which offers a Bachelor of Creative Media with emphases in Digital Filmmaking, 2D Animation, and 3D Animation & VFX.
Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency
An MFA Screenwriting, Playwriting, Creative Writing, Writing for Media or a related field is required, PhD preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
A successful candidate will have successful experience teaching undergraduate writing and media-creation classes and developing courses and curriculum that bridge various arts areas with an understanding toward the general education and curricular demands on the students of NMSU. Program leadership and curriculum development experience is preferred.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Teach Writing for Creative Media a 4/4 load of undergraduate writing classes for creative media majors, mentor and advise undergraduate students, perform departmental service, collaborate with other faculty on new curriculum and program development.
Preferred Qualifications
Special Requirements of the Position
Department Contact: Amy Lanasa, amyla@nmsu.edu, 575-646-6142
Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable
Bargaining Unit Eligibility:
Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)
If Not a Standard Work Schedule:
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
Physical Effort: Light physical effort. Effort applies to no more than two (2) hours per day.
Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.
Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.