Posting Details
Posting Summary
Job Title
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor of Creative Writing - Poetry
Division
Division of Academic Affairs
Department
Department of English
Work Status
Full Time
Position Category
Faculty
Faculty Rank
Assistant Professor
FLSA
Exempt
Pay Range
Exempt
Salary Range
Assistant Professor $75,000 to $90,000 (Based on discipline); Associate Professor: $80,000 to $110,000 (Based on discipline) Commensurate with experience
Fund Source
State Support
Job Summary
Assistant Professor, or preferably a tenured Associate Professor of Creative Writing – Poetry to teach undergraduate and graduate creative writing courses, general education courses, and advance the English Department’s research and scholarship goals.
Job Duties
- Teach undergraduate and graduate creative writing courses.
- Teach general education courses upon request.
- Develop and/or teach advanced online courses
- Contribute to research and scholarship opportunities that will enhance the research efforts of the Department of English and the Creative Writing Program
- Teach advanced Creative Writing and (occasionally) literature courses
- Provide services to the department, college, university, community, and profession
- Hold regular office hours in order to aid and increase the opportunities for student success.
- Attend departmental faculty meetings and serve on departmental committees as assigned.
- Faculty are expected to post grades in Canvas and submit reports, midterm grades, and final grades in a timely manner.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Other Characteristics
- Demonstrated knowledge of a second genre preferred, particularly dramatic writing.
- Commitment to working with an ethnically and culturally diverse student population.
Required Minimum Qualifications
Earned a terminal degree in Creative Writing or a related field.
Other Preferences for Consideration
- An established and ongoing scholarly and creative publishing record in the field of poetry as appropriate to rank
- Additional experience teaching at the college level.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
FA00414
Number of Vacancies
1
Job Open Date
12/04/2025
Best Consideration Date
01/05/2026
Job Close Date
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Transcripts (unofficial)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Teaching Philosophy
- Reference Letter
