Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Creative Writing

Position:
The English Department in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English with expertise in screenwriting for the 2025-2026
academic year with a start date of August 18, 2025. Final authorization of the position is subject to availability of funding.

Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will teach courses as assigned in the English Department: All department members teach in the Blugold Seminar in Critical Reading and Writing, our first-year writing program
(https://www.uwec.edu/academics/blugold-seminar/), every semester. The typical semester load is 3 courses, equivalent to 11-12 credits. The successful candidate will teach introductory creative writing courses, advanced screenwriting courses, literature-of-film courses or other pertinent literature courses. In addition, all department members participate in research and scholarly activities; provide academic advising to students as assigned; and engage in service to the department, university, and profession.

Department:
The English department is a thriving, diverse academic community dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning and committed to sustaining an inclusive and equitable environment for those it serves. The
department offers rigorous emphases in critical studies in literature, culture and film; creative writing; scientific and technical writing; linguistics; and education.

University and Eau Claire Community:
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire promotes diversity and inclusiveness, stewardship and sustainability, leadership and innovation. With approximately 10,000 students, UW-Eau Claire is consistently rated as one of the top comprehensive, liberal-arts universities in the Midwest and is widely known as a leader in facultyundergraduate research and study abroad.

A community of 70,000, Eau Claire is the largest city in western Wisconsin with thriving arts and music scenes, as featured in the Star Tribune, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Thrillist
(https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/things-to-do-in-eau-claire-wi), and other media sources. Eau Claire and the surrounding areas offer scenic rivers, parks, bike trails, farmers’ markets, outdoor concerts, a modern performing arts center (https://www.pablocenter.org/ ), writing retreats, poetry readings, and more. Eau Claire is 90 miles from Minneapolis-St. Paul, which additionally offers world-class theater, symphony and chamber orchestras, opera, and major-league sports.

Application Procedure:
Applications are submitted electronically at the following UW-Eau Claire website https://www.uwec.edu/Employment-opportunities. You must create an account and login before you can apply. If you have not yet registered, click on the "Click here to Register" link to begin the registration process. If you are already a registered user, input your "User Name" and "Password" and select "Login." Click on the link to the English: Assistant or Associate Professor in Creative Writing-Screenwriting position (Job ID: 21220 ) and then click the “Apply Now” button. Your application will not be considered complete unless all required documents (in Microsoft Word or PDF format) are submitted:
• letter of application, in which you explicitly address how you meet the qualifications listed in the position description
• curriculum vita
• writing sample (15-25 pages)
• unofficial graduate school transcript

In addition, three confidential letters of recommendation will need to be emailed to Candis Sessions, sessionc@uwec.edu. Please have your letter writer or portfolio service put “Screenwriting” and your name
in the subject line.

Direct any questions to Dr. José Alvergue, Chair of the English Department, alvergjf@uwec.edu.