Part-Time Faculty: FIL Topics in Film History & Culture: Horror, Culture & Violence; Fall

Part‑Time Faculty: FIL 250.1 Topics in Film History & Culture:
Horror, Culture & Violence (Fall 26)

Campus – Fall Semester 2026, Tuesday 6:30 PM–9:30 PM, Shaffer Art Building 121 (08/25/2026 – 12/08/2026). Office hours are required.

Commitment to On‑Campus

Experience:

Syracuse University is committed to delivering an exceptional student experience through vibrant, engaged campus communities. This position is based at the specified campus location and requires regular in‑person presence to support our students, collaborate with colleagues, and contribute to our thriving academic environment. Remote work arrangements are limited in accordance with University policy.

Pay Range: $1,483.20 – $1,751 per credit hour.

FLSA Status:
Exempt.

Fall Semester 2026:
Tuesday 6:30 PM–9:30 PM, Shaffer Art Building 121 (08/25/2026 – 12/08/2026). Office hours are required.

Part‑time (Rank PTI/Adjunct). Unionized Position Code UA.

The Department of Film and Media Arts within the College of Visual and Performing Arts seeks a Part‑Time Instructor to teach FIL 250 M001 Topics in Film History & Culture:
Horror, Culture & Violence, a 3‑credit hour course, during the Fall semester, 2026. This is a special‑topics course covering roughly four overlapping themes in horror, including eco‑horror, horror noir, women and horror, and horror as social metaphor.

This position is part of a bargaining unit and is represented by the union SEIU, Local 200

United.

• MFA in Film, Cinema Studies or related discipline.
• Applicants with an advanced degree or equivalent professional experience are equally encouraged to apply.
• Minimum 3 years of college‑level teaching experience, with demonstrated ability to teach courses in cinematography, film aesthetics, or international/auteur cinema at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

• Expertise in the history and theory of film with emphasis in the subject area.
• Familiarity with global film practice.

• Prepare and teach one class per week.
• Develop and/or update a class syllabus.
• Prepare lectures, projects, or other student assignments.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours.
• Present instruction based on the competencies and performance levels of the course.
• Meet all designated class periods.
• If unable to teach a class due to illness or emergency, exercise best effort to reschedule or obtain a substitute.
• Notify the department chair of your absence and plans to cover the class.
• Submit completed mid‑semester progress reports and final grades according to University regulations.
• Grading student assignments and exams in a timely manner.
• Provide departmentally sanctioned forms for completed student evaluations.
• Build a positive rapport with students and other faculty.

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In addition to completing an online application, please attach a resume/curriculum vitae and cover letter.

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