Assistant Professor, Film and Media Studies

Salary: $69,840.83 - $106,092.46 Annually
Location: San Bernardino, CA
Job Type:
Department: Radio/Television/Film Ed
Job Number: 2425-01494
Closing: 6/13/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Job Description

San Bernardino Valley College is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution with a majority of our students
identifying themselves as either African-American/Black or Latinx. At the heart of the Inland Empire, SBVC
is a driving factor to improve the lives of our students, their families, and our communities. We are
seeking individuals to join our History department that are fully committed to transformational, culturally
responsive education in a collegial and collaborative student-centered environment.

This posting is to fill one (1) full-time, tenure track position teaching in the Arts & Humanities
department.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

The Film, Television, and Media Department seeks a dynamic full-time faculty member with expertise in
streaming broadcast and cinematic production. This position focuses on teaching courses related to multicamera studio production, live broadcast, streaming platforms, directing, producing, and post-production workflows for episodic content. As a fulltime faculty member at San Bernardino Valley College, the successful candidate will provide instruction in operating cameras for single-camera projects and
demonstrate a strong commitment to working effectively with a culturally diverse student population.
Faculty Positions may require work to be performed during evenings and/or weekends.
We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic
backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded
individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and
community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a
person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:

• Understand the importance of educators being held accountable for closing equity gaps and
  engaging in equitable practices.
  
• Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual
  and collective responsibility
  
• Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference
  
• Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally responsive
  
• Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives.
  
  EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
  
  The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all
  the duties performed by the incumbent(s)of any particular position. The omission of specific statements
  of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical
  assignment to this classification.
  
  1. Provides instruction and mentorship to students pursuing degrees in Film and Media Studies.
  2. Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours
  3. Develop, implement, and revise curriculum for the Film, TV, and Media department and
  for broadcast and streaming courses.
  4. Teach a range of Film, TV, and Media courses at various levels.
  5. Facilitate a learning environment that encourages student success and retention.
  6. Contribute to program evaluation, accreditation activities, committee work, and continuous
  improvement efforts of the institution.
  7. Participate in departmental, college-wide, and community service activities.
  8. Participate in partnerships and activities that relate to recruitment with the community, local
  schools, colleges, and universities
  9. Instruct students in single camera production techniques, including camera operation and
  shot composition.
  10. Guide students through the complete production process from directing and producing to
  post-production for broadcast formats.
  11. Participate and collaborate in FTVM team, department, and division meetings
  12. Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreements, and general
  institutional needs
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Education:
  
  Master's in Film/Cinema and Media Studies, Film, Television, and Media Studies, Drama/Theater, Mass Communication
  
  OR
  
  Bachelor's degree in any of the above
  AND
  
  Master's degree in Visual Studies, Media Studies, English, or Communication
  
  OR
  
  the equivalent.*
  
  
  • Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements outlined in the posting and wish to be considered must submit an Equivalency Request (Download PDF reader)(Download PDF reader) and attach it with the application material.
  Experience: Experience that indicates a sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical and learning disabilities.
  
  Desired Qualifications:
  
  1. Two (2) years experience teaching lab and lecture courses in a variety of modalities in a post-secondary environment.
  
  2. One (1) year experience in the development and implementation of new curriculum.
  
  3. One (1) year experience in technical directing multi-camera production in a TV studio and field environment.
  
  4. One (1) year experience in basic broadcast engineering techniques and procedures.
  
  Physical Demands and Working Environment
  
  
  The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
  
  Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office/classroom/clinical setting.
  
  Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
  
  Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.
  
  Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
  
  Employment Requirements
  
  
  The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:
  
  • Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.
  • Sealed official transcript(s) in envelope from institution or electronic copies emailed directly from institution
  • Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment
  • Employment verification(s) (for salary placement on faculty salary schedule)
  • Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details).
  
  Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District's Administrative Procedures and Board Policies.
  
  To apply, visit: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/sbccd/jobs/4945874/assistant-professor-film-and-media-studies
  
  The San Bernardino Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. The District encourages applications from underrepresented minorities and the disabled.
  
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