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Assistant Professor of English Specializing in Creative Nonfiction

Employer
Colorado State University
Location
Fort Collins, CO
Closing date
Oct 19, 2021

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Sector
Other
Organization Type
Corporate
Entry-level, tenure-track, nine-month appointment, begins August
16, 2022.
Required Qualifications

MFA or PhD in English or related field at
time of appointment.

Experience teaching at the college
level.

A promising record of creative activity,
scholarship, and contributions to the writing community.

At least one book of literary nonfiction
(memoir, personal essay, lyric essay, narrative nonfiction, hybrid
forms) published by, or under contract with, a national press.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following
areas:
Latinx,
African American, Native American, Asian
American, and LGBTQ literature and writing.
Interest in, and the ability to teach, a range of approaches to
literary nonfiction.

Responsibilities
Teaching responsibilities include four courses a year, including
MFA and undergraduate writing workshops, craft classes, literature
seminars, and surveys. The successful candidate will also be
expected to advise and mentor students, direct theses, and provide
service to the program, department, university, and
community.

Candidates who can advance the department's commitment to
diversity, inclusion and social justice through scholarship,
creative activity, and teaching are encouraged to address these
goals in their application.
Application Procedures and Deadlines
Please submit a brief letter of interest; curriculum vitae;
graduate transcripts; statement of teaching philosophy; a statement
demonstrating commitment to issues of diversity, inclusion, and
social justice; a writing sample of no more than 25 pages of
published work; and contact information for three references.
Address cover letter to Andrew Altschul, Search Chair.
Semifinalists will be invited to send additional materials and to
schedule a Zoom interview in December. To view a full position
announcement and submit an application electronically please visit:
https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/92772.
Hard copy applications cannot be accepted. For full consideration,
applications must be submitted by
October 31,
2021.
Materials of semifinalists, including letters of reference, will
be made available for review by the entire faculty of the
Department of English.
Applications accepted until the
position is filled. Full consideration deadline: October
31, 2021 11:59pm MST.
Routine inquiries to Mary Ellen Sanger at
mesanger@colostate.edu.
CSU is an EO/EA/AA employer. CSU conduc The Chronicle of Higher Education. Keywords: English Language - Assistant Professor, Location: Fort Collins, CO - 80523

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