Research. Asst. -DMT documentary/film development - T. Kawano in Yellow Springs, Ohio at Antioch University

* Applicants must be enrolled students at Antioch University living in the United States*

Start Date: 7/1/2026
End Date: 6/30/2027
Number of Positions: 1
Hours per Week: 15-20 hrs / wk
Weekends Required: Flexible
Evenings Required: Flexible

Supervisor: Tomoyo Kawano

Alternate Supervisor: Ty Tedmon-Jones

This position allows for remote work Yes/No: Yes

Percentage of time that could be remote (0-100%): up to 100% - conceptualizing and planning of the creation of an original documentary; researching historically marginalized DMT history and contemporary perspectives; gathering and planning/coordinating interviews and movement-based footage, coordinating with faculty and DMT community, as well as other stakeholders, and assisting with story-boarding, editing, and narrative development.

Method to assess remote work: Engagement with the process and seeing the project come to fruition.

Job Description

• The student helps shape an accessible, compelling visual resource that reflects the DMT fields multicultural, embodied, and communal therapeutic foundations.
• The student will research historically marginalized DMT history and contemporary perspectives, gathering interviews and movement-based footage, coordinating with faculty and community partners, and assisting with story-boarding, editing, and narrative development.

Qualifications

• Work study eligible; involved with film making experience; ability to connect with community partners; dance/movement therapy student invested in lifting up the history of those who were marginalized in the field.

Does this position meet the definition of Community Service? Yes

How to Apply: Email with CV.

Email: tkawano@antioch.edu

Position Type: Work Study

Department: RT