What are the responsibilities and job description for the STUDENT- Cinema & Photo courses (CNPH) Teaching Assistant Positions position at Student?
CNPH 11100 (Sections 01, 02, & 03) Cinema Production 1 – Professor Alaric Rocha
The TA will work with students to make sure they are handling the equipment properly and support the instructor by advising on IC policies.
Requirements/Qualifications: Student must have taken the course before and received an A.
Hours: 3 hours per week per section
Pay Rate: $16 per hour
Instructions to Applicants: Interested applicants must apply online and attach a resume ONLY. Questions about online application should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at humanresources@ithaca.edu. Screening of applications will begin immediately.
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CNPH 11100-05 Cinema Production 1 – Professor Mireille Heidbreder
A teaching assistant for Section 5 of Cinema Production 1 during the Spring 2026 semester will be actively helping and assisting the professor during the class period, as well as aiding with equipment pick up and drop off during hands-on production-based class sessions.
It is also expected that the TA will also help students in the course during small group discussions and/or hands-on practicum. As part of not only this position helping with manual and technological tasks, students considering this position should be prepared to actively engage with critiques and discuss their own perspective being a Film BFA, TPDM BS, or Doc Studies & Production BA major to aid students in this course, whom are typically first-year students and gain value information from the perspective of TAs and not solely the professor's perspective. Film BFA students will be given priority.
Finally, teaching assistants in this course also have the opportunity to demonstrate their skillsets as well alongside be prepared to answer questions about the material being taught, once again to not only aid the professor but also so the student can gain the most out of their experience being a teaching assistant for this course.
First-year students will not be considered for this position - only sophomore through senior standing students having already taken Cinema Production 1 within the above specified degrees, with again preference given to Film BFA majors (or the older Cinema & Photography BS or Film, Photography, and Visual Arts BFA programs). A minimum grade of B in the course is a requirement; alongside previous TA experience would be preferred. If one has any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out at mheidbreder@ithaca.edu.
Requirements/Qualifications: Student must have taken the course before and received at least a B.
Hours: 4 hours per week
Pay Rate: $16 per hour
Instructions to Applicants: Interested applicants must apply online and attach a resume and class schedule. Questions about online application should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at humanresources@ithaca.edu. Screening of applications will begin immediately.
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CNPH 11100 (Sections 06 & 07) Cinema Production 1 – Professor Daïchi Saïto
The TA will assist with checking out equipment from PPECS before class and returning it after class; assisting students during hands-on exercises and demos; assisting students during editing sessions; participating in critique sessions; collecting and organizing project files for presentations and screenings.
Requirements/Qualifications: Student must have taken the course before and received at least an A–.
Hours: 4 hours per week per section
Pay Rate: $16 per hour
Instructions to Applicants: Interested applicants must apply online and attach a resume and class schedule. Questions about online application should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at humanresources@ithaca.edu. Screening of applications will begin immediately.
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CNPH 22400 (Sections 1 & 2) Cinema Production 2 – Professor Stephen St. Francis Decky
The TA will assist in equipment and application presentations, provide experiential knowledge and advice for students who have minimal experience working on films, assist with the transport, maintenance, and care of equipment used in class, and prepare one or two (supervised) tutorials per semester.
Requirements/Qualifications: Student must have taken the course before and received at least a B.
Hours: 4 hours per week per section
Pay Rate: $16 per hour
Instructions to Applicants: Interested applicants must apply online and attach a resume ONLY. Questions about online application should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at humanresources@ithaca.edu. Screening of applications will begin immediately.
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CNPH 22400 (Sections 3 & 4) Cinema Production 2 – Professor Ryan Somelofske
The TA will pick-up and return equipment to PPECS, be an extra set of hands during in class demonstrations and our multiple in class shoots, provide feedback and criticism during critique screenings, and provide peer to peer support during the frustrating process of film production.
Requirements/Qualifications: Student must have taken the course before and received at least a B.
Hours: 4 hours per week per section
Pay Rate: $16 per hour
Instructions to Applicants: Interested applicants must apply online and attach a resume and class schedule. Questions about online application should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at humanresources@ithaca.edu. Screening of applications will begin immediately.
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CNPH 32100-01 Advanced Cinema Production: Fiction – Professor Ryan Somelofske
The TA will pick-up and return equipment to PPECS, be an extra set of hands during in class demonstrations and our multiple in class shoots, provide feedback and criticism during critique screenings, and provide peer to peer support during the frustrating process of film production.
Requirements/Qualifications: Student must have taken the course before and received at least a B.
Hours: 4 hours per week per section
Pay Rate: $16 per hour
Instructions to Applicants: Interested applicants must apply online and attach a resume and class schedule. Questions about online application should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at humanresources@ithaca.edu. Screening of applications will begin immediately.
Salary : $16