What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mellon Assistant Professor in Cinema and Media Arts position at Vanderbilt University School of Engineering?
Vanderbilt University: College of Arts and Science: Humanities: Cinema and Media Arts
Location
Nashville, TN
Open Date
Sep 19, 2025
Description
The department of Cinema & Media Arts at Vanderbilt University seeks a scholar of global media histories at the rank of Mellon Assistant Professor, non-tenure track, beginning August 2026 (3-year appointment, 2-2 load). We welcome a range of humanistic approaches to the study of film and media with a particular emphasis on scholars whose work addresses transnationality, decoloniality, migration, and/or diaspora.
Qualifications
The successful candidate should possess an emerging scholarly profile in the humanistic study of global film and media histories. Applicants must have a Ph.D., completed no more than four years prior to the appointment date, in Film Studies, Media Studies, or a related field, by August 16, 2026; a scholarly record appropriate to an appointment at a research-intensive university; and demonstrated excellence in teaching. The screening of applicants will begin on October 20, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.
Application Instructions
Application materials must include a letter of application, a curriculum vitae that includes contact information for three references, a statement on research, a teaching statement, and evidence of teaching effectiveness, including course evaluations if available.
Location
Nashville, TN
Open Date
Sep 19, 2025
Description
The department of Cinema & Media Arts at Vanderbilt University seeks a scholar of global media histories at the rank of Mellon Assistant Professor, non-tenure track, beginning August 2026 (3-year appointment, 2-2 load). We welcome a range of humanistic approaches to the study of film and media with a particular emphasis on scholars whose work addresses transnationality, decoloniality, migration, and/or diaspora.
Qualifications
The successful candidate should possess an emerging scholarly profile in the humanistic study of global film and media histories. Applicants must have a Ph.D., completed no more than four years prior to the appointment date, in Film Studies, Media Studies, or a related field, by August 16, 2026; a scholarly record appropriate to an appointment at a research-intensive university; and demonstrated excellence in teaching. The screening of applicants will begin on October 20, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.
Application Instructions
Application materials must include a letter of application, a curriculum vitae that includes contact information for three references, a statement on research, a teaching statement, and evidence of teaching effectiveness, including course evaluations if available.
