University of Cape Town
Seeks to hire Lecturer: Screen Production and Film and Television Studies
www.cfms.uct.ac.za
The Centre for Film and Media Studies (CFMS) in the Faculty of Humanities wishes to appoint a suitable candidate to the above post to oversee its flagship undergraduate Screen Production Programme.
Requirements include:
o A Master's level qualification is a minimum, while a PhD or significant progress towards the completion of a PhD would be desirable.
o Active research interests as evidenced by conference attendance and/or publications and/or creative output
o Experience in teaching foundational screen production skills in fiction filmmaking at undergraduate level
o Experience in teaching academic courses in film and television studies to large and small groups and supervision of creative and research projects.
The following will be advantageous:
o Experience in networking with industry professionals who could contribute to screen production training in the Centre for Film and Media Studies
o The ability to promote the African Cinema Unit and the UCT TV Studio.
Responsibilities include:
o Overseeing the undergraduate screen production stream from a selection of students to supervising their final senior research projects.
o Contributing to teaching in the Major in Film and Television Studies and to postgraduate courses in Film and Television Studies
o Undertaking research in Film and Television Studies.
The annual remuneration package, including benefits for 2011, is R403 124. Application process:
To apply, please e-mail the completed UCT Application form and all other relevant documentation as indicated on the form, to
Ms Edith Graham,
Staff Recruitment and Selection,
University of Cape Town,
Rondebosch 7700, South Africa.
E-mail: edith.graham@uct.ac.za; Telephone: +27 21650 5405
Faculty website: www.humanities.uct.ac.za
CFMS website: www.cfms.uct.ac.za
The application form can also be downloaded at www.uct.ac.za/
An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.
Reference number for this position: Closing date for applications:
SR149/11
29th July 2011
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