Dear Colleagues, We're offering a short/intensive course called "Digital Video Editing" here at the University of the Virgin Islands. The professor I hired for the course just had a hospital emergency, and will not be able to teach the course. I need to either cancel the course OR find a Visiting Professor for this brief opportunity. Is there anyone out there who can: 1) Teach digital video editing from March 7-11, 2006 (yes, that's next week!) 2) Fly free round trip to the Virgin Islands 3) Stay free in faculty housing on campus, with a balcony overlooking the beach Here are some of the qualifiers for the Visiting Professor: We prefer someone with a PhD in Communication or a related field who has taught a course like this before, but significant experience in digital video editing, particularly using Adobe Premiere, will substitute for a graduate degree. How does the class work? Students on two islands meet in a videoconferenced lab for class. Class meets March 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (with a one hour break). Students completing projects must be able to contact the professor via email or phone from March 11- April 11 to get additional advice and guidance. What are the Benefits, besides a free trip to the Caribbean? Remuneration for the course is approximately $1,700 and lodging, plus airfare and reimbursment for airport transportation, taxis, and meals. Caveat: At this short notice, we are limited in our ability to fly someone here from huge distances, like Australia. So the decision is somewhat determined by flight prices, unless the Visiting Professor wanted to pay for part of his or her airfare....all things are possible. If you want to make this a mini-vacation, it's also optional to extend your stay in the faculty apartment until March 14th. Please contact me as soon as possible if you are interested, and please include as much information about yourself up front so we can make a quick decision. Thanks for your help, and for passing this message along to others who might be interested, Annette Markham Associate Professor and Program Chair, Communication Studies University of the Virgin Islands #2 John Brewer's Bay St. Thomas, USVI 00802-9990 (340) 626 2396 mobile (340) 693-1356 office amarkha@uvi.edu