Job Description
The Department of English invites applications for a one-year appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, with an emphasis in fiction.
General Duties & Responsibilities
Responsibilities include teaching intermediate and advanced fiction courses, as well as courses in rhetoric and composition and/or possibly literature. The teaching load is 4/4. The candidate will also work with visiting writers and serve on the creative writing committee. Position to begin in Fall 2018.
Required Qualifications
1. M.F.A. or Ph.D. in Creative Writing, with a concentration in fiction (completed by May, 2018 at the latest)
2. Demonstrable familiarity with innovative pedagogical approaches, outcome-based learning, and current assessment methods
3. Demonstrated potential for academic research and publication.
4. Demonstrated success in teaching General Education composition courses at the university level
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Months/year: 9 month position
Tenure/Non-Tenure Track: Non-Tenure Track
Salary or Salary Range: 43,500-47,500
Posting Number: F1600147
First Consideration Date: 05/31/2018
Close Date: 06/30/2018
Open Until Filled: Yes
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