Job | Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sydney

  • Full time, continuing position, located at Camperdown Campus

  • Join a dynamic team of scholars committed to Film Studies and contribute to the advancement of new areas of research and teaching

  • Base Salary $110,856 – $131,639 + 17% superannuation 

About the opportunity

The Film Studies Program in the Department of Art History is seeking a Lecturer in Film Studies who specialises in Asian Cinema to join its dynamic and diverse team. Expertise may include one or more national and transnational cinemas, whether focused on contemporary cinemas or film histories, or its various scholarly subfields such as global cinema studies, auteur cinema studies, and regional new wave cinemas studies. We are especially interested in ambitious candidates who have expertise in East Asian and Southeast Asian cinemas, and who exhibit a capacity to build interdisciplinary relationships and networks within the University, as part of a remit to strengthen this area of the Film Studies Program.

Film Studies is an interdisciplinary program that draws on research-led teaching strengths across the Department, School and Faculty, as well as those of the core Program, including film aesthetics, film philosophy, film history (early and silent cinema), European cinema, feminist and queer film studies, and documentary film. As a lecturer within the Film Studies program, you will join a group of leading film scholars, a thriving teaching and learning environment, and contribute to a vibrant research culture (that includes reading groups, scholarly networks, and community outreach).

More information here on the University of Sydney website.

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