Job Title

Non-Regular (Sessional) Faculty - FMSA 313 (Core Studio: Experimental Prac) Spring 2027

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Tenure Information

Job Summary

Emily Carr University of Art + Design is currently seeking a qualified instructor to teach FMSA 313 – Core Studio: Experimental Practice within the Ian Gillespie Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media in the Spring 2027 semester. We currently have one in-person section available, Wednesdays from 12:20PM – 6:15PM.

This 6-credit studio course will serve as an exploration of what are broadly understood as experimental film and video practices. Encompassing structural film, eco-approaches, amateur, found film, diary or personal film, underground, surrealist, queer, activist and handmade cinema, poetic, DIY, avant-garde, and embodied making, this course engages with media forms as material and considers cinema as process and exploration, rather than as product or professional mastery. Students will engage with the history of works that have challenged dominant modes of operation and explore the evolution of media structures with a critical eye.

Class activities include screenings and discussion, hands-on workshops, exercises, improvisations, challenges, individual and cooperative projects, assigned readings, and short reflexive responses and exercises. Working with a wide range of analogue film, video and digital media, students will employ a variety of approaches and emergent philosophical frameworks. Students are asked to play, engage in creative risk-taking, encounter perspectives outside their own, challenge themselves, transgress convention, get uncomfortable, experiment with new concepts and techniques, discover new artistic identities, to practice and think critically about modes of media production and consumption.

In addition to a series of process-based explorations, students will develop projects which are grounded in personalized approaches and practices. Students will engage in concept development and visual research and create a written articulation of their work which includes historical reflection, contemporary context, and considerations of reception and the cinematic footprint. Some of the project work is collaborative, developing students’ multidisciplinary, team-working and project management skills.

Course outlines and guidance from regular faculty are provided to successful candidates.

Compensation for this 6-credit course is $16,204.48, inclusive of 4% in lieu of vacation pay and 7% in lieu of benefits.

Situated on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in Vancouver, Canada, Emily Carr University is a world-renowned learning and research community dedicated to the education of artists and designers. We are a strong community of outstanding, socially responsible, and talented faculty, staff, and administrators, offering opportunities to engage in challenging work and exciting collaborations with Emily Carr’s local, national, and international partners in the art and design world.

Our culture is strengthened by our emphasis on research, exhibition, diversity, and sustainability.





Required Qualifications

EDUCATION

- A terminal degree (MFA, MDes, PhD, or equivalent)

or

- An equivalent combination of professional experience (i.e. 5 years of practice in a supervisory, leadership, or mentorship capacity) and education (Bachelors, Diploma, etc.).

EXPERIENCE

- 2 or more years of teaching experience at the post-secondary level or equivalent in a related area.
- 2 or more years of supervisory / mentorship experience of junior practitioners and emerging film and media artists.
- 5 years of professional experience in the field of film and media art
- Experience working with external collaborators / partners

TRAINING Any relevant professional development or training should be included in the candidates CV. Examples of something relevant may include:

- Apprenticeship training in film and media art
- Professional Development certification in film and media art
- Licences + Certification in film and media art
- Safety training in film and media art
- Workshops and Skills development in film and media art
- Research Ethics Training

GENERALDISCIPLINARYKNOWLEDGE

- Demonstrated expertise in the discipline (research and creative practice).
- A strong portfolio of work demonstrating creative and conceptual rigor, supported by professional experience in the field, such as commissions, exhibitions, industry practice, collaborations.
- Evidence of scholarly, creative, or professional contributions to the field through research, publications, teaching, or innovative practices.
- Familiarity with historical and contemporary discourse in film and media art practices.
- Familiarity with contemporary media methodologies (and interdisciplinary approaches to practice).
- Fluency in participatory and practice‐led media research methods.
- Ability to guide students through iterative creative process as a part of making film, screen art and media.
- Ability to teach through multiple aspects of media production and post-production.
- Technical proficiency in relevant techniques, processes, material practices, digital tools, or specialized media..

GENERALPEDAGOGICALKNOWLEDGE

- Effective communication and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and openness to team-teaching.
- Fluency in contemporary film and media art practice and in balancing the conceptual, aesthetic, and technical demands of the discipline.
- Ability to effectively engage students in multicultural and multilingual classrooms.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching through an awareness of inclusive, anti-racist, and decolonial pedagogies.

CORESTUDIOSPEDAGOGY (a critical practice)

- Ability to deliver practice-based core curriculum in Film + Screen Arts at the intersection between research, practice, and theory.




- Ability to center ethical practice in curriculum delivery, including addressing the cultural, socio/political, and ecological contexts and considerations of the work.

Preferred Qualifications

About Emily Carr

ABOUTEMILYCARR****UNIVERSITY

Emily Carr University of Art + Design, established in 1925, is a world-renowned learning and research community located on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories in Vancouver, Canada.

Encouraging experimentation at the intersection of art, design, media and technology, our teaching and learning community merges studio practice, research creation, and critical scholarship in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment. Alumni and faculty are internationally recognized as award-winning creators and thought leaders who have significant impact in 21st-century cultural production and cultural sustainability. We engage students, industry, and society to explore continuously and think differently about creativity and how it shapes our world.

ECU attracts more than 1800 students, with a diverse student body that welcomes people from more than 50 countries to our undergraduate and graduate programs.

We have four university faculties (Audain Faculty of Art, Faculty of Culture + Community, Ian Gillespie Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media, and Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies) which, together with the Aboriginal Gathering Place, Ron Burnett Library + Learning Commons, Shumka Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship, Libby Leshgold Gallery, READ Books, and the research centres and workshops in our new state-of-the-art, custom-built campus, offer vibrant and robust conditions for the development of practice-based and practice-led research and education.

Additional Information

APPLICATION****PROCEDURES

Applications should include

- a cover letter
- a current curriculum vitae
- a teaching statement
- portfolio (12-15 images in PDF format)

Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee for each program area; selected applicants (who are new to Emily Carr) will be contacted for interviews. Non-regular faculty must be physically located within British Columbia while teaching and delivering courses for Emily Carr University, including online and hybrid courses.

Emily Carr University encourages applications from individuals who demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and especially welcomes applications from groups historically marginalized or disadvantaged in employment in Canada, including women, persons of diverse gender identities and expressions, persons of all sexual orientations, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Indigenous peoples. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those shortlisted will be contacted.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

F012-2026

Open Date

10/13/2026

Close Date

10/27/2026

Open Until Filled

No

Special Instructions to Applicants

📌 Non-Regular (Sessional) Faculty - FMSA 313 (Core Studio: Experimental Prac) Spring 2027
🏢 Emily Carr University of Art & Design
📍 Vancouver