NYU Tel Aviv is seeking a part-time lecturer to teach a course on Israeli Cinema, under the sponsorship of the Tisch School of the Arts and the Dramatic Literature department at New York University. The course would be taught in the Fall 2022 semester (September 1 - December 14, 2022).  For further course content information, please review the sample syllabus.

Course Description

In this course, will teach a course on the art of filmmaking. He will use his work to discuss the history and culture of Israel. The course will enrich the students? understanding of cinema as a microcosm of the young, vibrant, and continually changing Israeli state and society. Students will analyse the cinematic expression of the themes behind the inception and evolution of the small yet multifaceted country, and note the differences between the cinema of various generations of Israeli filmmakers. In addition, students will be exposed to the local film ecosystem.

About NYU and NYU Tel Aviv

Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States. The University has degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai and operates 11 global academic centers and research programs in more than 25 countries. NYU Tel Aviv is an undergraduate study away program of exceptional quality with teaching strengths across a number of academic clusters, including Hebrew and Judaic studies; Middle Eastern and Islamic studies; business and innovation; biology and chemistry; and social science. Our faculty, drawn from local universities, has an excellent record in teaching and research. NYU Tel Aviv?s academic center is located at 17 Brandeis Street in Tel Aviv, just a few minutes walk from HaYarkon Park. For more information, please visit our website.

Qualified candidates should hold a PhD in cinema studies, cultural studies, literature, art history or related field and have a strong record of research as well as experience teaching. Candidates who have experience in teaching within an American university system to a diverse English speaking undergraduate student body are strongly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to those who have a minimum of 2-3 years' experience teaching at the university level in English. Applicants are required to have a legal right to work in Israel.

NYU Tel Aviv is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Tel Aviv affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.

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Applications in the form of a current C.V. and a sample syllabus should be submitted online to Interfolio no later than August 20, 2022.  We regret that we are unable to notify unsuccessful candidates.

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