Assistant Professor of Moving-Image Archiving
Requisition Number:
62107
Location:
Boulder, Colorado
City
Boulder
State
Colorado
Employment Type:
Faculty
Schedule:
Full-Time
Date Posted:
13-Feb-2025
Job Summary
The Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder seeks qualified candidates for a tenure-track position in Moving-Image Archiving, Restoration, & Preservation. We anticipate hiring at the Assistant Professor level. With significant donations of preservation equipment and the department’s ongoing legacy of analogue and digital media-making, we anticipate establishing a preservation/archiving track and/or a professional master’s degree in film-video preservation in the near future. The new assistant professor of Moving-Image Archiving, Restoration, & Preservation will ideally have an important part in building the curriculum and administratively initiating these endeavors. For more information about Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts, its curriculum, faculty, and facilities, please see https://www.colorado.edu/cinemastudies.
Qualified candidates for this position should demonstrate experience and/or certification in Film-Video Preservation-Archiving and/or archival research. Minimum 2 years experience as a film-video preservation specialist; or minimum 2 years experience as a Preservation or Archiving specialist with a focus on Film or video materials; or minimum 3 years experience in an academic setting as an archival film-video researcher. Alternatively, or in conjunction, they must have proficiency in art practice or scholarship that necessitates technical expertise in the areas of film-video preservation, restoration, and archiving. Proficiency can be measured by international exhibitions, screenings, and public-facing events, as well as a minimum of two years teaching in this field.
Requirements for the position include a terminal degree in the field (MFA or Ph.D. in Film, Filmmaking, Moving Image Arts, Media Arts, Studio arts - film focus, Visual Arts, Photographic Preservation, Archival Methods in film-video Preservation.), a distinguished or promising record of scholarship, and an articulate, well laid out, long-term research agenda in written and/or moving-image scholarship, which could include a creative practice that engages with archives.
Teaching experience of at least 3 years at the college level is preferred. Teaching experience may have been gained during a graduate program.
Position begins August 2025. Review of applications will begin on March 10, 2025. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Candidates must submit a current vita, a letter of application outlining their reasons for interest in this position, a research/creative statement, teaching philosophy statement, and contact information for three professional references.
The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Who We Are
The Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts aspires to integrate the critical, historical and theoretical study of cinema, media and the visual arts, with artistic, individual, and collaborative crew practices. Our program currently offers a BA degree and a minor in critical film studies, and BA, BFA, and MFA degrees in moving-image arts. Undergraduates in the critical and production tracks complete critical studies requirements including cinema history, film analysis, film theory, genres, documentary practices, directors, national and regional cinemas, the history of the avant-garde, etc. These courses are integrated with practice-led students; the mix of majors makes for a more engaging, deeper understanding of the subject of our studies. We sincerely believe that artists benefit the history, aesthetics, and theory of their medium, and that it strengthens critical thinking for the historian or critic to experience the technical and formal complexities of their object of study.
The Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts also hosts a wide variety of artistic, academic and extracurricular programs to enhance our community’s experience with a rounded arts-immersion experience. Among these are the International Film Series, the First-Person Cinema Program, the Brakhage Center for Media Arts, and our association with a range of film festivals around the region.
For more information about the Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts, its curriculum, faculty, and facilities, please visit https://www.colorado.edu/cinemastudies/
For more information about The Arts Practices MFA in Film see https://www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/areas-study/film
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
Teaching responsibilities (2/2) will include core classes, new course development, teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate level, serving on undergraduate honors theses, graduate studio visits and thesis committees, and participating in departmental, college, and campus-wide service.
What You Should Know
- This is a tenure-track position. The position undergoes tenure reappointment review and promotion according to a timeline followed by all faculty within the College of Arts and Sciences, unless the final candidate holds tenure at the rank of Associate Professor at their current institution.
- The anticipated start date is August 2025.
What We Can Offer
- Assistant Professor $85,000-$95,000 annually, commensurate with experience.
- Associate Professor $95,000-$100,000 annually, commensurate with experience
Benefits
The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.
Be Statements
Be creative. Be impactful. Be Boulder.
What We Require
Assistant Professor:
- A terminal degree in the field, MFA or Ph.D. A distinguished or promising record of scholarship and an articulate, well-laid-out, long-term research agenda.
Associate Professor:
- For consideration to be an Associate Professor, the final candidate must hold tenure at the rank of Associate Professor at their current institution.
What You Will Need
The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to Moving-Image Preservation, Restoration, & Archiving.
What We Would Like You to Have
Teaching experience at the college level.
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter - should outline applicant’s interest in the position and describe how they will embrace our University commitment to fostering an inclusive community by addressing the following questions from their own experience:
- How do you understand the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in your field and in the world?
- How could you imagine your professional life at CU Boulder contributing to the advancement of these values?
- Statement of Teaching Philosophy
- Statement of Research Philosophy
- (Optional) Professional Publications
For full consideration, please apply by March 10, 2025. The position will remain open until it is filled.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.
In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Posting Contact Information
Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources
Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu