Marian Wright Edelman (l) and Henry Hampton (r) during the filming of Edelman’s 1988 interview for Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads (1965-1985) Henry Hampton Collection, Washington University Libraries Film & Media Archive: https://library.wustl.edu/spec/filmandmedia/

assistant professor / global media industries

Position

assistant professor / global media industries (full-time)

Location

New York , NY USA

Application Date

October 23, 2026

Job Link

https://apply.interfolio.com/194437

Job Contact

The Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts is accepting applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in global media industries. We value applicants whose research on material and conceptual infrastructures of moving images intersects with any of the following: platform studies; production studies; environmental media studies; South-South collaboration, exchange, and competition; cinema and media of South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East; labor and political economy. We value the study of both contemporary and historical media. Successful candidates will be willing and able to teach courses in our undergraduate and graduate core curricula. The position begins Fall 2027.

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $105,000 – $125,000. This represents base pay only (for 9 months) and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.