Department: About The Center for the Study of Southern Culture Founded in 1977, the CSSC defines its mission as investigating, documenting, interpreting, and teaching about the U.S. South through academic inquiry and publications, documentary studies of film, photography, and oral history, and public outreach programs. The cross-disciplinary Southern Studies faculty and the undergraduate and graduate degree programs
(MA and MFA) are the core of the Center’s work. Its curricula incorporate traditional disciplines of the arts, humanities, and social sciences to form an interdisciplinary framework for studying the South. The Center promotes research on the region’s varied cultures by supporting the work of its faculty, staff, students, alumni, and visiting scholars. For more information: https://olemiss.edu/southernstudies/ Job
Summary: The Southern Documentary Project (southdocs.org) is looking for an Assistant Professor of Practice in Documentary Expression. This position will help steward accountable documentary storytelling in its many forms and mediums through production, collaboration, and education. We welcome applications from critical storytellers who create work through the lens of informed practices and ethics. We encourage
makers who honor lived experiences and models of cocreation in their media practice. SouthDocs is an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture (https://olemiss.edu/southernstudies/) whose mission is to tell stories from the U.S. South, increase civic and cultural engagement, and train the next generation of storytellers enrolled in the Center’s academic programs. In addition to teaching and mentoring
students, this person will actively contribute to the Center’s mission through creating original and collaborative work. This permanent nine-month, non-tenure track academic position includes a 2+2 teaching load with a clear path for advancement and promotion. What We Value With this hire, SouthDocs hopes to deepen our commitment to the diversity of our region. As part of an institution with a difficult history in
regards to access, we take seriously our unique obligation to educate and lead the state with a commitment toward the goal of complicating our shared narratives. Job Description: Job Responsibilities 2+2 teaching load with advising responsibilities Work directly with students in the classroom and in the field. See examples of student work at https://southdocs.org/showcase/ Create original documentary projects
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