ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Full Time
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Posted
Job description
Position Type Faculty Appointment Type Tenure Track Faculty FLSA Status Exempt Percent 100% Posting Type Faculty & Instructional Introduction (Description of School/College/Dept/Program)
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee English Department seeks a creative writer with an expertise in fiction who can contribute to a busy creative writing program that offers BA, MA, and PhD degrees. One of the oldest doctoral programs in creative writing, UWM’s program is known for its accomplished alumni; its distinguished literary journal,
cream city review; and its national, AWP-award winning undergraduate journal,
Furrow.
Situated on the shores of the largest system of freshwater lakes on earth, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee provides a world-class and affordable education to 25,000 students from 90 countries. As an R1 research and access university, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment that values excellence in research and teaching. We want to attract, retain, and grow a diverse staff that honors unique experiences and perspectives, and we take pride in the diversity of our student body, faculty and staff, and programs.
Job Summary
Situated on the shores of the largest system of freshwater lakes on earth, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee provides a world-class and affordable education to 25,000 students from 90 countries. As an R1 research and access university, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment that values excellence in research and teaching. We want to attract, retain, and grow a diverse staff that honors unique experiences and perspectives, and we take pride in the diversity of our student body, faculty and staff, and programs.
Duties would include a 2/2 teaching schedule (a mix of graduate and undergraduate courses); serving on graduate student exam and dissertation committees; serving on the program admissions committee; and participating in the literary life of the campus and city by attending and occasionally organizing readings and other events on- and off-campus. Creative writing faculty also take turns serving as program coordinator.
Minimum Qualifications
- Terminal degree (such as an MFA or PhD) in creative writing
- College teaching experience
- A published novel or short story collection
- PhD in creative writing or related field
- Publications and teaching experience in a writing genre other than fiction
- Experience working with colleagues and mentoring students who bring a range of diversity to the campus
- Experience in administration
Please provide a letter of application; vita; writing sample (up to 7000 words); a diversity statement, discussing how you foster diversity and inclusion in and out of the classroom (up to 500 words); and three letters of reference.
In instances where the Search and Screen Committee is unable to ascertain from a candidate’s application materials whether the applicant meets any of the qualifications, the applicant will be evaluated as not meeting such qualifications.
This is a continuous recruitment. Please note that the review of applications begins November 2, 2022; applications received after November 1, 2022 may not receive consideration.
Application Deadline
In instances where the Search and Screen Committee is unable to ascertain from a candidate’s application materials whether the applicant meets any of the qualifications, the applicant will be evaluated as not meeting such qualifications.
This is a continuous recruitment. Please note that the review of applications begins November 2, 2022; applications received after November 1, 2022 may not receive consideration.
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