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Assistant Professor English Department, Creative Writing One-Year Term (Start Fall 2025)

Employer
Grinnell College
Location
Grinnell, Iowa
Salary
Competitive
Date posted
Dec 17, 2024
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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Humanities, Creative Writing
Employment Level
Assistant Professor
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Private Four-Year Institutions

Job Details

The Department of English invites applications for a one-year term contract with the possibility of renewal appointment in Creative Writing beginning Fall 2025. Assistant Professor (Ph.D. or M.F.A.) preferred; Instructor (ABD) or Associate Professor possible. Research and teaching interests might include, but are not limited to: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting or Television writing. Term contract renewals are subject to departmental and college priorities and budget availability.

Grinnell College is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college with a strong tradition of social responsibility. In their cover letters, candidates should address their research and/or creative work, teaching qualifications, and potential to contribute to a college community that maintains a diversity of people and perspectives as one of its core values. To be assured of full consideration, all application materials should be received by February 15, 2025. Please visit our application website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu to find more details about the job and submit applications online.  Candidates will need to upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, transcripts (copies are acceptable), a writing sample (20-25 pages) and provide email addresses for three references. We ask that recommenders upload their letters to Interfolio by the application deadline.  Initial interviews will be conducted on Zoom. Questions about this search should be directed to the search chair, Professor Hai-Dang Phan, at englishsearch@grinnell.edu or 641-269-4377.

Grinnell College is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment for all College community members. It is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in matters of admission, employment, and housing, and in access to and participation in its education programs, services, and activities. The college does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, religion, disability, creed, or any other protected class.

An offer for this position will be contingent on successful completion of a background check.

Company

Founded in 1846, we’re a private, coed, residential liberal arts and sciences college located in Grinnell, Iowa. Our community embraces intellectual journeys of all kinds, and provides the individualized guidance to dive deeper, define new directions, and follow their passions across the world. We call ourselves Grinnellians.

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