Elon University Visiting Faculty in Cinema The School of Communications at Elon University seeks qualified candidates for a visiting faculty position in cinema. We seek an established filmmaker and screenwriter who holds an M.F.A. or M.A. and will bring a proven professional track record and commitment to mentoring our students. We anticipate hiring the qualified candidate as a visiting assistant professor for the fall of 2010 with the opportunity to also teach in the spring of 2011. The faculty member will teach two courses in the fall: Screenwriting and Producing Narrative Cinema. In addition, the visiting faculty member will conduct workshops with students involved in creative media arts and entertainment, as well as provide educational opportunities, screenings, and experiences for students engaged in the cinema student organization, Cinelon. Resumes and cover letters should be sent to commsearch@elon.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Prospective applicants interested in learning more about the position may contact Professor Brooke Barnett in the School of Communications, via email at bbarnett@elon.edu. Elon is a private university of 5,000 students and almost 700 graduate students in the heart of North Carolina. Newsweek recently named Elon the nation's leading college for engaged learning. U.S. News & World Report ranks Elon #2 among the 199 master's-level universities in the South. The University is located in the corridor that includes Duke, Wake Forest and UNC Chapel Hill. Elon's campus is designated as a botanical garden. Elon's nationally accredited School of Communications is home to 20 percent of the student body. Students select among majors in Journalism, Strategic Communications, Media Arts & Entertainment (broadcast and cinema), and Communication Science. The School also offers an M.A. in Interactive Media. Elon University also has a highly successful Elon in Los Angeles program that runs during the summer months and is in its third year. The School of Communications has top-notch facilities that include six Mac labs with more than 100 seats of Final Cut Pro 7, two television studios, 18 private editing suites, and a large HD field production inventory for faculty and students. Final Cut Studio 7, Adobe CS4 Design Premium, and Pro Tools 8 are the primary software tools currently used in our curriculum. The school is known for having one of the best technology infrastructures in the nation. To learn more about the School of Communications, visit www.elon.edu/communications.