Film and Theatre Instructor

Job no: 497035
Position type: Full-time
Location: Louisville, KY
Division/Equivalent: Jefferson Community & Technical College
School/Unit: Jefferson Community & Technical College
Categories: Faculty

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Title: Film and Theatre Instructor

Salary Range: $50,000.00

Contract Term Length: 10 Months

Standard Hours: 37.50

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Jefferson Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Jefferson Community College

Department: Humanities- Film & Theatre

Total Rewards

Jefferson Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

  • Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
  • Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
  • 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
  • Vacation/Sick Time
  • Work-Life Balance
  • 9.5 Paid Holidays
  • 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
  • Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The successful candidate will teach courses supporting the Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) degrees in Filmmaking and Cinematic Arts and Theatre Arts, with an emphasis on production in film and theatre. The new hire will become the Academic Program Coordinator/ Department Head of Film and Theatre. In this role, he or she will hire and supervise adjuncts as needed.

Job Duties:

Responsibilities will include developing and delivering engaging instruction in five courses per semester, supporting curriculum development, and contributing to the growth of both AFA programs. The 5/5 teaching load could include First-Year–Experience (FYE) courses as needed. These FYE sections will be designed specifically for students majoring in film, theatre, music, video production, and complementary liberal arts disciplines.

The successful candidate should have teaching experience at the college level. He or she should also have working knowledge of creating face-to-face, hybrid, and online course content in film and theatre.

Minimum Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have: a) at least 18 hours in graduate coursework in film with production experience in both film and theatre or a related field; b) at least 18 hours in graduate coursework in theatre with production experience in both film and theatre or a related field; or c) graduate degrees in both film and theatre or a related field. 

Preferred Qualifications:

The ideal candidate would have a doctorate in film or theatre or a related field, as well as documented film and theatre production experience.

Additional Skills Requested:

Physical Requirements:
Occasional and /or light lifting – limited exposure to disagreeable environmental elements (heat, cold, dirt, chemicals, etc.). The new hire will have to assist students with set productions during certain classes.

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.

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