Assistant Professor, Hollywood Film and Media

Description

The Program in Film and Media Studies at Yale University seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Hollywood Film and Media, beginning July 1, 2025. The successful applicant should be a scholar with broad-ranging expertise in Hollywood cinema, with demonstrated interest in incorporating global media culture (such as radio, television, fashion, popular music, or digital media) into their research and teaching. We welcome applications from scholars with a secondary focus in areas such as race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, class and national identity, comparative arts, creative industries, infrastructure, internet culture, sound, diaspora and migration, and area studies.

Qualifications

The appointee must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree or have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. at time of hire. Fluency in any languages relevant to the appointee’s specialized areas of research is expected.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit an application via Interfolio, using the link http://apply.interfolio.com/151467. They should submit a cover letter, CV, diversity statement, writing sample of approximately 20–30 double-spaced pages prepared for anonymous review, and arrange to upload three letters of recommendation.

Review of applications will begin October 15, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. For questions regarding this position, please email the chair of the search committee, Marijeta Bozovic, at marijeta.bozovic@yale.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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Professional Conduct Review for New Faculty Hires

The final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment. Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers.