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Spring 2026 Semester
Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-10:50am
Office hours required

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University seeks an instructor to teach VIS 306: Image Post-Production on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am-10:50am during the Spring 2026 semester (3 credits). The course serves students across the Commercial & Advertising Photography and Editorial Photography & Photojournalism tracks.

Course Description: This course explores the essential techniques and technologies that transform captured images into polished visual stories. Students learn industry-standard post-production software and workflows, focusing on organization, color theory, digital darkroom practices, metadata management, captioning, and photo compositing.

Hands-on instruction prepares students to work efficiently from camera to cloud, incorporating camera-to-cloud workflows, remote collaboration, and advanced image manipulation techniques-including ethical applications of AI. The course also examines professional output preparation, storage and archiving strategies, printing considerations, and certification processes. By the end of the semester, students will understand how creativity and technology converge to produce high-quality visual work suitable for professional environments.

Teaching assignments may include the following:

Ability to operate standard classroom instructional technology, which may include computer, projector, document camera, etc.

In addition to completing an online application, please attach a curriculum vitae and cover letter.

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The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the Universitys 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

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