Sessional Appointment VCULT 245

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Course descriptions can be viewed on the Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Academic Calendars

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Key Responsibilities:

Course Development and Delivery:

• Deliver engaging and informative lectures seminars and tutorials that align with the course outline and objectives.
• Utilize various teaching methods and technologies to enhance student learning and participation to comply with accessibility requirements and to address the diversity of the material.
• Design and develop course materials if required in alignment with the established curriculum including syllabi lecture notes presentations and reading lists.

Assessment and Evaluation:

• Create administer and grade assignments exams projects and other assessments.
• Provide clear assessment criteria
• Provide clear and constructive feedback to students on their performance.
• Maintain student grades ensuring appropriate access and privacy.

Student Support:

• Hold regular office hours to provide academic support and guidance to students.
• Respond to student inquiries and concerns in a timely and professional manner.
• Foster a supportive and inclusive classroom environment that encourages student engagement and collaboration.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Work collaboratively with department faculty and staff to ensure course content and delivery meet academic standards.
• Participate in meetings where appropriate and contribute to curriculum development and improvement.
• Communicate effectively with students colleagues and university administration.

Administrative Duties:

• Oversee the work assigned to graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants.
• Complete administrative tasks related to course management such as submitting grades by the Registrars Office deadline and prior to the end of the appointment and maintaining course records to be provided to the hiring unit at the end of the appointment.
• Adhere to university policies and procedures regarding academic integrity grading student conduct accessibility and student information including Policies 33 46 70 and 71.
• Coordinate course logistics including scheduling of course support.
• Complete training required for the position as specified by the University and/or the hiring unit.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Communication Skills:Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational Skills:Ability to manage course materials assessments and student records efficiently.
• Student Engagement:Ability to engage and motivate students fostering a positive learning environment.
• Inclusivity:Ability to recognize and address the diverse needs of students including cultural linguistic and learning differences and to implement inclusive teaching practices
• Professionalism:Adherence to university policies and procedures including academic integrity and student conduct.

Education: PhD or equivalent terminal degree in Film Studies Visual Culture Media Studies or a closely related discipline is required. Applicants holding a Masters degree (MA) in Film Studies Visual Culture or a related field may be considered if they demonstrate a very strong (5 years or more) post-secondary teaching experience and research expertise in the field.Experience/Qualifications: - Minimum five (5) years of post-secondary teaching experience as an Instructor of Record/Course Instructor in Film Studies Visual Culture Media Studies or related areas.- Experience solely as a Teaching Assistant will not be considered equivalent.- Demonstrated expertise in film history film theory and visual media studies.- Experience teaching film photography television video and digital media.- Experience supervising Teaching Assistants is an asset.- Demonstrated ability to teach interdisciplinary approaches to visual media. Strong knowledge of film history film studies and visual culture.- Expertise in the social cultural aesthetic political and technological dimensions of visual media.- Knowledge of production distribution reception censorship copyright and audience studies.- Ability to connect film and media studies to broader questions of visual culture and contemporary art practice.- Strong analytical communication and organizational skills.Department or School Name: FINE ARTS School of Critical and Creative HumanitiesDepartment Head Name: Bojana Videkanic(Workday Selection) Jay Dolmage (Approver)Campus: UWDelivery Mode: IN PERSONCourse Credit Weight0.5Audience UndergraduateWage Rate9688.93Anticipated Enrolment #: 25-75Enrolment Cap #: 75TA Support: TBDCo-Teaching: NOSpecial Topics Course: NONew Course Development: NOSignficiant Course Development: NOCourse-Specific Information: VCULT 245 History of Film and Visual Media provides a chronological and thematic survey of history of film and visual media in modernity and postmodernity. The successful candidate will introduce students to the emergence and development of film and visual media from the early twentieth century to the contemporary digital era. Course content should contextualize first and foremost film but also photography television video and related visual practices within their historical cultural aesthetic political and technological settings. The instructor will support students in analyzing visual media as artistic social and cultural forms and in making interdisciplinary connections across the Visual Culture curriculum.

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The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students faculty and staff. The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity anti-racism and inclusion. As such we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized including applicants who identify as First Nations Métis and/or Inuk (Inuit) Black racialized a person with a disability women and/or 2SLGBTQ.

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