Visiting Assistant Professor and Writer in Residence

The English Department at Connecticut College seeks a Writer in Residence specializing in prose fiction and/or nonfiction writing for a one-year, full-time teaching position with the potential for renewal at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor to begin 1 July 2022. The position is salaried and eligible for benefits. An MFA or Ph.D. is required for appointment at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor, but candidates who hold an M.A. and are in the process of completing a terminal degree may also be considered. We are a department of ten faculty members with a broad range of commitments to interdisciplinary programs and centers on campus, including the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity; the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology; American Studies; Environmental Studies; the department of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies; and others. All faculty teach courses at all levels.

The successful candidate will join a thriving program in Creative Writing as one of two full-time Writers in Residence. Our program in Creative Writing is a valuable part of the English major, and Fiction and Nonfiction writing courses are very much in demand among our students. Our student writers take Creative Writing courses alongside literature courses, and they benefit from one-on-one mentoring relationships with our Writers in Residence. We are proud of the success of this program, which has launched many careers. Creative Writing events on campus include the biennial Daniel Klagsbrun Symposium and other events and readings by writers including Jhumpa Lahiri, Ocean Vuong, Amy Tan, David Sedaris, Art Spiegelman, and others; and readings by students. The successful candidate will collaborate with English department faculty to organize readings and other Creative Writing events.

Courses taught by the person hired for this position may include Writing the Short Story, Seminar in Fiction, and Narrative Nonfiction and Creative Writing courses of their own design. Advising student Honors Theses in Fiction or Nonfiction writing is also expected.

In addition to vibrant connections within the English major, the successful candidate may benefit from collaboration with other Arts programs on campus, including Studio Art, Music, Theater, and Film.

Strong candidates are those who address—in their creative practice and/or in their classroom—power inequities regarding pressing issues such as race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, socioeconomic or immigration status, etc. Our department strongly encourages candidates from groups underrepresented in the arts and academia to apply. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our major and serving historically underrepresented student populations.

 

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation that speak to expertise in teaching at the college or university level as well as accomplishment and promise as a writer, and a 15-page writing sample via Interfolio at  http://apply.interfolio.com/99211.  Any questions may be addressed to Lina Perkins Wilder, Chair, at lina.wilder@conncoll.edu.

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on Zoom in early February 2022. Campus visits will be held in late February and March. Priority will be given to applications received by December 20, 2021.

 

Connecticut College is a private, highly selective institution with a demonstrated commitment to outstanding faculty teaching and research. We recognize that intellectual vitality and diversity are inseparable. The College seeks creative scholars excited about working in a liberal arts setting, with its strong focus on engaged teaching, participation in shared governance, and active involvement in an institution-wide advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The teaching load for a full-time visitor is five courses per academic year. We value the contributions visitors bring to our community and encourage their active engagement with their departments and all aspects of campus life during the course of their appointment. Visiting faculty are initially participating members of the faculty and voting members in their second and subsequent years; their presence is welcome at all faculty meetings.

Currently, the College is not sponsoring visas for this position.

 

 

 


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