Urgently Require ASST PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND CREATIVE WRITING in Iowa City, IA
Job title: ASST PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND CREATIVE WRITING
Company: University of Iowa
Job description: Type of Position TENURE-TRACK
Advertising Ends on: Extended Until Position is Filled
Advertising Started on: Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
College: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Department: English
Salary
Salary: Commensurate
Position Details
Full/Part Time Status: Full Time
Position Description:
Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing
The University of Iowa
The Department of English at the University of Iowa invites applications for an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing. We seek a dynamic fiction writer and teacher, who can contribute to our hybrid major by offering both creative and critical classes. We particularly welcome applications from writers who have expertise in multiple creative genres or in the following fields: African American Studies, Asian Literature, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies, Transnational and Postcolonial Literature, Latin American Literature, Disability Studies, and Media Studies. This is a tenure-track position. Teaching will be at the undergraduate and the graduate levels, with a normal load of two courses per semester. The anticipated start date for the position will be August 21, 2024.
The English and Creative Writing Major flourishes at a top-ranked writing university, home to several premiere writing programs. Located in Iowa City, one of America's two UNESCO cities of literature, our ECW program affords students and faculty unique opportunities to participate in the community's diverse and vibrant literary culture, with campus-wide collaborations across the university's MFA programs in creative writing, translation, Spanish, and nonfiction, The Center for the Book, and International Writing Program. Our department promotes a creative, rigorous, and inclusive fusion of creative writing and critical scholarship.
Applicants should provide the following: (1) a cover letter; (2) a CV; (3) a 1pp. statement of teaching philosophy; (4) a 30pp. fiction writing sample; (5) three letters of recommendation.
Full consideration will be given to applications received by October 1st, 2023, though the search will remain open until the position is filled.
Application: Please submit your application online. To apply for this position go to and refer to requisition #74930. Curriculum vitae, cover letter, and contact information for three references will need to be attached during the online application process.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.
Education Requirement:
MFA in Creative Writing and/or PhD degree in English, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, or related field in hand by the position start date, or equivalent professional experience;
Required Qualifications:
- evidence of expertise in creative writing and contemporary literature;
- evidence of effective teaching at the university level;
- a strong record of publication with a book of fiction in print or under contract.
- Demonstrated experience promoting an inclusive and equitable learning environment.
- experience in program administration or departmental leadership;
- publication or prospective publication of additional books or equivalent literary production.