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Visiting Professor of Storytelling Through Film or Storyteller in Residence or Filmmaker in Residence (half-time position)
Harvard University
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Posted: 12-Apr-26
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Internal Number: 16182
School: Harvard Divinity School
Position Description:
Harvard Divinity School invites applications for a one-year Visiting Professor specializing in Storytelling Through Film within a religious, theological, or spiritually-informed context. The ideal candidate is a scholar–practitioner who engages film as a medium for exploring sacred narratives, religious experience, ethical formation, and the role of visual storytelling within faith communities.
The successful candidate will help students investigate how film can illuminate theological themes, embody religious traditions, convey spiritual insight, and serve as a tool for ministry, education, public scholarship, and community engagement.
Term: One academic year, with possibility of renewal
Term: One academic year, with possibility of renewal
Key Responsibilities
- Teach graduate courses that integrate film and religion, such as:
- Visual storytelling and sacred narrative
- Film as theological inquiry
- Documentary/ethnographic filmmaking in religious communities
- Cinematic language, symbolism, ritual, and spiritual aesthetics
- Media production for ministry, liturgy, or religious education
- Mentor students on film-based capstone projects, practice-based research, and spiritually informed media work
- Engage in creative or scholarly activity aligned with religious, theological, or spiritual themes
- Develop and offer or co-teach a professional and lifelong learning course in religion and film or more broadly in religion and media
- Contribute to the creative and intellectual life of Harvard Divinity School
Basic Qualifications:
Applicants should demonstrate the following qualifications:
- Demonstrated excellence in film production and visual storytelling.
- Ability to integrate religious, spiritual, or theological frameworks into teaching and creative work.
- Evidence of effective teaching at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level.
- Portfolio showcasing artistic craft and conceptual or theological depth.
Additional Qualifications:
- Terminal degree (MFA, PhD, ThD, or equivalent) in Film, Media Arts, Religion, Theology, Religious Studies, Communication, Visual Studies, or a related field.
- Experience teaching or creating media
- Record of creative or scholarly work addressing religious themes.
- Familiarity with interfaith, multicultural, or community-engaged approaches to storytelling.
- Proficiency with current film production technologies.
Contact Information:
Applicants may contact the Office for Academic Affairs at Harvard Divinity School with any questions regarding the position.
Contact Email: academicaffairs@hds.harvard.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer:
HDS is an equal opportunity, affirmative-action employer, and encourages applications and nominations of women and/or ethnic minority candidates. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary Range:
$70,000 – $80,000
About Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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