Contract Academic Position Details

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NOTE: Course offerings are subject to budgetary approval


Posting Reference: MAAC 2022 FR01B

Course Information

Course Prefix: MAAC Course Number: 2022
Course Section: FR01B Course Name: The Art of Film
Term: Winter Campus:Fredericton
Faculty: Arts, Faculty of Department: Culture and Media Studies, Department of
Position Start Date: 2026-01-07 Position End Date: 2026-04-30
Posting Date: 2025-06-06 Application Deadline: 2025-06-22
Applications to be submitted via: email email cams@unb.ca
Requested By: Dr. Sophie Lavoie

Class Details

Days: Wednesdays Time: 2:30 PM -5:50 PM
Number of Positions Available: 1 Total Credit Hours: 3
Mode of Delivery: Face to Face Location: On Campus
Stipend Amount: $7,193

Curriculum Context

Elective


Course Description

Introduces students to the language of motion pictures and to critical tools for discussing and writing about the 7th art – the art of film. By studying how movies function aesthetically, and how they become meaningful to audiences, students will acquire critical and formal analytical skills that will both enhance their appreciation for cinema and serve them more broadly as consumers and/or producers of visual culture. Topics will include mise-en-scène, framing, image composition, photographic space, colour, editing, sound, and narrative structure. NOTE: Students can obtain credit for only one of FILM 2022 and MAAC 2022.


Qualifications

A Master’s in Film Studies degree, MFA in Film, or equivalent at minimum. Prior successful higher education teaching experience.


Additional Notes

Applicants should include the following with their application:

 

  • Letter of Application highlighting academic credentials, experience, and expertise applicable to course
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Three references (preferred, but not required)
  • Proposed course syllabus (preferred, but not required)
  • Teaching Dossier (containing, for example, summary of previous courses taught with syllabi and assignments, Student Opinion Surveys, a statement of Teaching Philosophy)

 

Preference in competition will be to persons holding Right of First Refusal in the course first. Other applicants will be considered at the end of posting if no persons with Right of First Refusal apply. https://www.unb.ca/hr/_assets/documents/cae20222025.pdf

(https://www.unb.ca/hr/_assets/documents/cae20222025.pdf )


Disposition

none

Is the instructor a Graduate Student Teaching Apprentice

none

Successful Applicant(s)


Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada