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A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached and uploaded as the first page of your CV/resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

If you have held a GSI position at U-M, as part of your cover letter please provide the course title, number, term and faculty instructor for each course taught.
If you have held a GSI position at the U-M please attach the summary sheets of the E&E evaluations for all courses previously taught. This information should be uploaded in a single document combined with your cover letter and resume/CV. If you have trouble including your evals, you may email the evals only to ctave@umich.edu.

Course Description

This course introduces students to different ways of engaging critically with audiovisual media. Students will learn to analyze key aspects of film, television, and digital media, and to develop critical arguments about them that draw on different kinds of evidence.

By the end of the semester, you will know…

• How to recognize and analyze formal features of film, drawing on the appropriate terminology
• How to understand the developments and forms of television in relation to social, cultural, technological, and industrial developments
• How to engage critically with digital culture by viewing online content and video games within frameworks of technology, culture, and ideology
• How to think about the interaction between media forms and their audiences, spectators, and users
• How to develop critical arguments about film, television, and media both in writing and in audiovisual form

In short, FTVM 150 is designed to enhance your critical literacy in film, television, and digital media, and your ability to create well-supported analyses and arguments about media and other cultural forms.

Course Requirements:

Two unit tests, short written and audiovisual essays, participation.

Intended Audience:

Any undergraduate student with an interest in developing a better critical understanding of audiovisual cultures.

Class Format:

Two 1.5-hour interactive lecture sessions, one 50-minute discussion section, and one screening session per week.

Responsibilities*

This is a .5 GSI position.

Duties will include, but are not limited to:
-Evaluating and grading course work

-Holding regular office hours to assist students throughout the course
-Being available over email to the students, and helping students in case they have any questions pertaining to the course
-Attending all lectures (MW 2:30-4pm) and instructor meetings.

-Teaching two discussion sections per week (Tuesdays, 4-5pm and 5-6pm).

Required Qualifications*

Applicants with knowledge of film, television, and media studies. Currently enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Michigan. To be appointed as a GSI or GSSA, a graduate student must be in good standing in their degree program and for Terms I and II, must be registered for not less than six (6) credit hours. With written approval of the student's faculty advisor, five (5) credit hours may be acceptable. Ability to effectively teach and evaluate undergraduate students.

Desired Qualifications*

Background and knowledge relevant to film/television/media studies. LSA student enrolled in a graduate program.

Contact Information

Carrie Moore, Student Services Coordinator, ctave@umich.edu

Decision Making Process

We expect to make a decision by December 14, 2022.

Selection Process

Selection criteria include background and experience explicit to the topic of the course. Estimated date for offer to be extended: December 16, 2022. The decision will be made by the course instructor and Director of Graduate Studies. Applicants may request the status of their application from the department at any time.

GEO Contract Information

The University will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, familial status, parental status or pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression (whether actual or perceived), sexual orientation, age, height, weight, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, HIV antibody status, political belief, membership in any social or political organization, participation in a grievance or complaint whether formal or informal, medical conditions including those related to pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, arrest record, or any other factor where the item in question will not interfere with job performance and where the employee is otherwise qualified. The University of Michigan agrees to abide by the protections afforded employees with disabilities as outlined in the rules and regulations which implement Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Unsuccessful applications will be retained for consideration in the event that there are last minute openings for available positions. In the event that an employee does not receive their preferred assignment, they can request a written explanation or an in-person interview with the hiring agents(s) to be scheduled at a mutually agreed upon time.

This position, as posted, is subject to a collective bargaining agreement between the Regents of the University of Michigan and the Graduate Employees' Organization, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO 3550.

Standard Practice Guide 601.38, Required Disclosure of Felony Charges and/or Felony Convictions applies to all Graduate Student Assistants (GSAs). SPG 601.38 may be accessed online at https://spg.umich.edu/policy/601.38 , and its relation to your employment can be found in MOU 10 of your employment contract.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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