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About McDaniel College
McDaniel College is a four-year, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences offering over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. One of the original "Colleges That Change Lives," McDaniel emphasizes experiential learning and student-faculty collaboration to develop the unique potential in every student. Represented by the Green Terror, over 20 athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference. A student-centered community of 1,600 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students offers access to both Baltimore and Washington, D.C., plus a European campus in Budapest, Hungary.  
 
At McDaniel College we value our employees by offering our full-time employees tuition remission, 403B retirement accounts, paid time off, medical insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and paid maternity and parental leave. For more information about the college's benefits, please click here to review the 2026 benefits guidebook and click here to view 2026 premium rates. The assistant professor salary range for this discipline for current faculty based on experience and years in rank is $60,000-66,840. The budgeted hiring rate for this position is $60,000.  
 
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Job Description

The Communication and Cinema Department at McDaniel College invites applications for a Assistant Professor (M.F.A. or Ph.D.) beginning August 2026. Applicants should be willing to take a broad approach to the study of Cinema within the Liberal Arts context. We seek applicants committed to undergraduate teaching that balances theory and practice with a specialty in Classical Hollywood Cinema. The teaching responsibilities will include Introduction to Cinema, Basic Video Editing, Scriptwriting, Narrative Film Production, upper-level Film Analysis courses, as well as the major's capstone course and first-year seminars. The teaching load is 3/3.  Review of applications will begin May 2026 and will be accepted until the position is filled. 

Requirements

Requirements
M.F.A or Ph.D. in relevant field required
Experience teaching at the college level preferred
Specialty in Classical Hollywood Cinema preferred
The ability and willingness to work in a collegial manner with students, faculty and staff, and other constituencies is essential

Candidates must comply with all related federal, state, and local regulatory guidelines including, but not limited to, FERPA and Title IX.

Additional Information
McDaniel College, in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, does not discriminate in the recruitment, admission, and employment of students, faculty, and staff in the operation of any of its educational programs and activities. McDaniel College will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment on the basis of any protected status including protective hairstyle, race, religion, color, ancestry or national origin, disability, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military status, genetic information, marital status, veteran's status, or any other actual or perceived legally protected characteristics.

Application Instructions
To apply, visit: https://employment.mcdaniel.edu/

Applications must be submitted via this online process to be considered.  Applications must include the following in the order presented (pdfs are preferred): 

• Letter of interest
• Curriculum Vitae
• A statement of teaching philosophy.

At the time of application, letters of reference are encouraged but not required.  All complete applications with or without reference letters will be reviewed.  For candidates who are short-listed for phone interviews, three letters of references will then be solicited.  To submit letters of reference at the time of application, please arrange for one to three letters to be sent to Provost@McDaniel.edu.

Review of applications will begin in May 2026 and continue until the position is filled.