Associate or Full Teaching Professor in English (Creative Writing)
About The Position
The Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa invites applications for an Associate or Full Teaching Professor in Creative Writing. We seek a writer with a strong publication record with at least two books published or under contract, and teaching experience in at least two distinct genres, such as nonfiction, fiction, playwriting, screenwriting, graphic narratives, poetry, or other emerging genres. We seek a candidate whose creative research, pedagogy, and professional practice engage in interdisciplinary ways with fields in the natural sciences, the social sciences, or the humanities (such as ecology, natural history, landscape/place studies, ecopoetics, sustainability, built environments, and/or environmental justice). In application materials, please address how your creative research and teaching dovetail with the central emphasis of the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment. This is a three-year appointment with an expectation of teaching five courses per year. Renewal beyond the initial term is possible and is contingent upon performance and departmental needs. The successful candidate will participate in creative writing events, MFA thesis supervision, and departmental committees, including admissions, orientation sessions, and staff meetings. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
Requirements
- MFA in Creative Writing, English, or related field
- Creative Writing publications in two genres: Candidates applying at the Associate Teaching Professor rank must have a minimum of two books published or under contract. Candidates for the Full Teaching Professor rank must have at least three books published or under contract.
- Experience teaching Creative Writing at the college level.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Ph.D. in English, Creative Writing, or related field
- Documented commitment to interdisciplinary engagement of the environmental imagination in creative research and teaching, including incorporation of themes and issues related to disciplines within the natural sciences, the social sciences, and/or the humanities.
- Quality publications with reputable presses, and potential to develop high impact research in first and second creative writing genre.
- Experience teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Creative Writing and supervising graduate theses.
- Experience teaching beyond Creative Writing: First-Year Composition, Business Communication, Technical Communication, English as a Second Language, Linguistics, Speech Communication, Literature, Pre-Speech and Language
Responsibilities
- Participate in creative writing events
- MFA thesis supervision
- Departmental committees, including admissions, orientation sessions, and staff meetings
- Teaching five courses per year
Benefits
- comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental
- Retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
- Generous leave plans
- Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
- Life insurance and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Various voluntary benefits and discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellbeing program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
