FIT NYC Adjunct Faculty Pool - Film, Media, Performing Arts

About the role

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of art and design, business and technology, of the State University of New York, invites applications for a part-time adjunct faculty position in the Film, Media, Performing Arts Department, within the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Teach filmmaking courses that involve development, shooting, and editing of short films, at beginning and/or more advanced levels
• Explain and lead development of ideas for films
• Demonstrate use of cameras in a wide variety of situations
• Explain and demonstrate editing decisions and techniques
• Demonstrate sound recording techniques and the uses of sound in short films.

Requirements

• Candidates must have an earned Master's degree, as well as thirty (30) additional and appropriate graduate credits and/or evidence of scholarly achievement, professional activities, and teaching experience. The requirement for the Master's Degree may be waived if the candidate is in a doctoral program in which the Master's Degree is not required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Familiarity with current digital technology including cameras, lighting and sound recording gear, and editing programs.
• Proven ability to create well-made documentary and/or fictional narrative films.

Additional Information

• This is a part-time position, adjunct teaching position beginning in Spring 2026.
• Review of applications will commence immediately.