[CW-Grad] Faculty position (poetry) - Agnes College

[Bryan G Bradford]

http://www.agnesscott.edu/about/employment/faculty/facultyOpeningDetails.aspx?Channel=%2FChannels%2FAdmissions%2FAdmissions+Content&WorkflowItemID=cc34eb4e-1f61-430b-a23d-5227e6d80c34


Faculty Openings

Assistant Professor of English, Creative Writing
Type: Tenure-track faculty
Department: English

The Agnes Scott College Department of English invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of assistant professor in creative writing with a specialization in poetry. Desirable secondary fields include creative nonfiction, fiction, and cross- or multi-genre work. The successful candidate will participate in and help shape a strong creative writing program that includes a reading series, a project-based senior seminar, and an acclaimed Writers' Festival going on its 42nd year. Many of our creative writing majors go on to MFAs and PhDs. The teaching load is 3-2, and every department member teaches one first-year English course each year and contributes occasionally to the first-year seminar program. We seek an active writer-scholar with a significant and promising publishing record and a commitment to undergraduate liberal arts learning. Candidates must have the MFA or PhD in creative writing in hand by August 2013. To apply send letter, CV, and three recent letters of recommendation to Christine Cozzens, chair of the Department of English through Interfolio via the MLA Job Information List or at englishsearch at agnesscott.edu (electronic submissions only). Additional materials, including writing sample, syllabi, teaching evaluations, and official transcripts will be solicited from selected applicants later in the hiring process. The deadline for receipt of applications is October 30, 2012.

Agnes Scott College is a highly selective, independent national liberal arts college for women located in metropolitan Atlanta, a cosmopolitan and ethnically diverse region with a vibrant cultural life. The college is committed to providing its faculty with a supportive academic environment that includes a balance of teaching, research, and service. Excellence in undergraduate teaching, the establishment of an effective and sustainable research program, and service to the department and the college are necessary for tenure and promotion. Support for faculty development includes travel funding, a one-semester research leave at full pay after successful completion of the third-year review, a post-tenure sabbatical program, and the opportunity to apply for many internal professional development awards. Agnes Scott College enrolls a socially and economically diverse student body, and has a strong commitment to diversity. The college urges members of underrepresented groups to apply. EOE.

Position posted on: 8/8/2012


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