Central Michigan University
Full job description
- PhD, MFA or equivalent terminal degree completed by August 15, 2025 with an emphasis in video, film or related mass media studies area.
- Experience using industry-standard tools to create immersive media (VR, AR, projection mapping, virtual sets, etc.).
- Experience in film or video production, contemporary practices, and/or areas of evolving media trends.
- Experience in the classroom with an ability to teach video and digital media production.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suites.
- 2 or more years experience teaching at the university level.
- A professional, creative, or research record in film or video production, immersive media, contemporary practices, and/or areas of evolving media trends.
- Ability and comfort to teach other media-related courses.
The School of Communication, Journalism, and Media seeks a candidate who shares our commitment to diverse and inclusive perspectives in teaching, scholarship, and service. By leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds, and insights, we inspire innovation, challenge the status quo, and create better outcomes for our students and community. Women, veterans, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ+, and people of color are encouraged to apply.
Required application materials include:
- a letter of application that specifically addresses position qualifications and duties,
- current vita,
- contact information for three references to be contacted through an electronic system for a letter, and
- a link to a portfolio that demonstrates knowledge of immersive media, film, and video production, and provides high-level professional examples of exhibition. Please limit examples to ten minutes and include a statement detailing the applicant’s role in the production.
Our faculty are industry professionals and scholars who are passionate about mentorship and guiding students toward successful careers in media and communication.
For more information, please visit our website.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
