Asst. Prof. Emerging Media Arts: Storytelling

This is a Full Time Job

Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Emerging Media Arts: Storytelling to join our unique program.

We are seeking a visionary creative practitioner and educator to join our faculty in a position that bridges screenwriting with emerging technologies and platforms. Whether your scholarship or creative activity examines the pressing issues of our time, produces narratives of lasting significance, generates immersive audience experiences, or contributes to the evolution of narrative form, we invite you to submit your work for consideration. We value storytelling as both intellectual inquiry and artistic practice, recognizing that meaningful stories can change the world.

The successful candidate will have professional experience in screenwriting for film, television/streaming, or episodic narrative, and have familiarity with at least one of the following: writing for theatre, games, XR, immersive or interactive experiences, world-building, transmedia, or Alternate Reality Games (ARGs). You have a compelling vision for the evolving future of storytelling, and you’re eager to guide students in shaping that future.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching courses in areas such as screenwriting and storytelling.

Contributing to undergraduate and graduate curriculum development.

Mentoring undergraduate capstone projects.

Continuing to gain juried recognition of your work.

Mentoring students as they develop their unique creative voices.

Connecting students to internships and professional networks.

Supporting students in developing pathways toward professional opportunities, career directions, and future graduate study.

Contributing positively to a community and culture of storytellers and makers.

Engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations across campus.

Participating in department, college, and university service.

Minimum Qualifications

BA or BFA in screenwriting or a related discipline.

A portfolio of nationally recognized storytelling work represented by having multiple writing credits (screen, games, plays); optioned, published, or produced works.

Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional growth in a rapidly changing media landscape.

Preferred Qualifications

MFA or terminal degree in screenwriting or a related discipline.

Professional experience in episodic screenwriting.

Two years of teaching at the university level, beyond the teaching assistant level, or equivalent experience in a non-traditional setting.

Connections to industry partners.

Active creative research agenda.