The Department of Communication Arts & Sciences, housed in the College of Professional Studies at the University of New Hampshire’s Manchester campus, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment as Assistant Professor of Communication Arts to begin August 18, 2025.

The new faculty member will have an academic background in film and video and be an excellent, innovative, student-centered teacher with hands-on pre-production, production, and post-production skills who participates in developing and promoting the Communication Arts program and helps sustain and grow its media arts curriculum and media production facilities. The regular teaching load is 3/3 per academic year with a rotation of courses that may include Image and Sound, Screenwriting, Advanced Screenwriting, Fundamentals of Video Production, Fundamentals of Audio Production, Advanced Video Production, Advanced Topics in Digital Media, Documentary, and other courses in individual areas of creative, research, and teaching expertise.

The position also entails mentoring students through independent studies, internships, and capstone projects. Along with teaching, the successful candidate will have and maintain an impactful, active, and well-regarded program of creative and/or scholarly work, pursue grant opportunities, and serve the program, department, college, university, and public as necessary and appropriate. Regular service responsibilities will include supervision of audio, video, and digital editing production studios including the hiring and supervising of lab assistants as needed; monitoring, maintaining, and upgrading equipment; organizing a Cinema Arts Day event within the UNH Undergraduate Research Conference; and maintaining contacts and partnerships with area high school media arts programs. Interest and experience in civic/service learning or other ways to connect student work to business, nonprofit, and underserved communities is a plus. A strong commitment to inclusiveness in a small-college community of diverse traditional and nontraditional learners and interdisciplinary faculty is also expected.

UNH asks all applicants for faculty appointments to describe their experience fostering diversity, equity, accessibility, and/or inclusion in the classroom, within their wider communities, and/or in their creative/scholarly activity. Finalists will also be required to submit a creative portfolio/reel of film and/or video work.

Review of applications begins January 15, 2025, and continues until position is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply by review date to receive priority consideration.

A terminal M.F.A. or Ph.D. degree, and demonstrated hands-on experience creating film and/or video works, are required.

Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.

UNH College of Professional Studies is a college of the University of New Hampshire, the state’s flagship public research institution, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction in the heart of New Hampshire’s largest city. Located in the state’s business and tech hub, the Manchester campus leverages its city location to promote real-world learning, providing research, internship and career opportunities to students and graduates. Teaching excellence is at the core of our mission. UNH College of Professional Studies faculty collaborate with students in research, service, and creative expression to better prepare them for success in today’s high demand fields. Our campus is equipped with cutting-edge labs and learning spaces, and its central location attracts students from diverse life experiences and cultural backgrounds. For more information about UNH College of Professional Studies, visit https://cps.unh.edu/.

The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide