Assistant Director of MFA Writing Program
- Employer
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Location
- New York, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Jun 9, 2022
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Conference & Special Event Administration
- Employment Level
- Executive
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Assistant Director of MFA Writing Program
Job Description
Work closely with the director of the MFA Writing Program in planning and overseeing all aspects of the program. Participate in the planning of all events, advise students, oversee student teachers and other student employees, provide guidance and support to student editors of Lumina Literary Journal, and provide high-level administrative support and coordination within all aspects of the program, including recruitment and admissions, registration, the colloquium series and other events.
Essential Duties Summary
Responsibilities:
- Meet weekly with program director to plan all MFA in Writing events (readings and talks by faculty writers, visiting writers, agents, and editors; student readings; alumnae/i readings, etc). The assistant director’s input is an integral part of this process.
- Coordinate all readings, panels, and other events (ordering books and refreshments, reserving space, advertising events, processing payments, and so on), and maintain attendance lists for colloquium events.
- With the director, interview applicants for MFA in Writing assistantships.
- Delegate tasks to graduate assistants and supervise their work in partnership with director. Meet weekly with graduate writing assistants.
- Oversee MFA students who are teaching or serving as assistant teachers in local community colleges, high schools, and other venues.
- Oversee the SUNY Purchase Internship Program.
- Serve as the support person for Lumina, the MFA in Writing literary journal.
- Liaise with supervisors at teaching venues, publishing houses, arts nonprofits, and literary agencies and work with program director to expand teaching and literary arts internship opportunities available to our students.
- With the director, plan and oversee daylong open-house events for prospective students and admitted students.
- With the director, plan and oversee opening of the year orientation sessions and end of the year commencement activities.
- Serve as a contact person for writing students, writing faculty, and prospective MFA in Writing students, arrange visits for prospective students, acclimate new faculty hires.
- Oversee all MFA in Writing materials (course descriptions, registration forms, posters for special events, weekly email event announcements, and so on)
- Oversee all aspects of the MFA in Writing program’s web presence (maintain the graduate writing website, social media, alumni achievements and the internal writing program page).
- Represent the MFA in Writing at recruitment events and conferences such as AWP, Brooklyn Book Festival, and the like.
Required Qualifications
Requirements:
- MFA in Writing preferred but not required.
- Familiarity with contemporary literature required.
- Familiarity with web editing and publishing.
- Experience in academic or arts administration preferred but not required.
- Excellent organizational and writing skills required.
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
- Profound interpersonal skills: Flexibility, forbearance, and general enthusiasm.
Preferred Qualifications
Requirements for Employment
Effective October 15, 2021, all employees of Sarah Lawrence College must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Exceptions to this requirement will only be considered for documented medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs. Any offers of employment will be contingent on successful completion of a background check and submission of proof of vaccination.
Posting Number: S00282P
Open Date:
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Priority consideration will be given to candidates who submit an application by July 1, 2022.
To apply, visit https://slc.peopleadmin.com/postings/1811
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Sarah Lawrence is a prestigious, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Founded in 1926 and consistently ranked among the leading liberal arts colleges in the country, Sarah Lawrence is known for its pioneering approach to education, rich history of impassioned intellectual and civic engagement, and vibrant, successful alumni. In close proximity to the unparalleled offerings of New York City, our historic campus is home to an inclusive, intellectually curious, and diverse community.
Talented, creative students choose Sarah Lawrence for the opportunity to take charge of their education. In close collaboration with our dedicated, distinguished faculty, students create a rigorous, personalized course of study and connect their passions across a wide array of disciplines. They graduate knowing how to apply the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking necessary for life after college.
At Sarah Lawrence, students spend more time one-on-one with award-winning faculty than do students at any other college in the country
Sarah Lawrence College occupies 44 wooded acres in Yonkers, NY, near the Village of Bronxville—just north of New York City. A 30-minute train ride from the Bronxville station takes students into Midtown Manhattan. Learn more about the area
The iconic college campus, located just north of New York City, is not the only reason to work at Sarah Lawrence College.
As a Sarah Lawrence employee, you will join a warm, challenging, and diverse community that offers both quality of life advantages and tangible, valuable employee benefits.
When you work at Sarah Lawrence, you:
- Receive outstanding benefits, such as medical, dental, and vision plans that exceed the standard plans offered by many companies and institutions, and an exceptional retirement plan through TIAA-CREF.
- Have unparalleled educational opportunities, such as tuition benefits on campus for employees, their spouses, and their children; discounted tuition to the College’s renowned nursery school; and tuition benefit programs for dependent children who attend other colleges.
- Have continuous opportunities for advancement, as it is College policy to fill vacancies by promotion or transfer whenever possible.
- Enjoy boundless cultural experiences, including readings, lectures, music, theater, film screenings, dance performances, art exhibitions, and a state-of-the-art library, free to employees.
- Have free access to the 48,000-square-foot Campbell Sports Center, with a six-lane pool, modern weight/fitness training center, squash courts, gymnasium, indoor track, outdoor tennis courts, and fitness classes, open to employees seven days per week.
- Have several on-campus options for meals, plus off-campus discounts at local restaurants and stores.
- Work in a convenient location close to all major highways, easily accessed from the Metro-North Harlem line, and 35 minutes from mid-town Manhattan.
- Enjoy free parking on campus, a 10% discount at the college bookstore, and a 35-hour office workweek, with flexible summer hours for office staff on Fridays.
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