English Lecturer Pool in Creative Writing Job at New River Community College in

Overview

English Lecturer Pool in Creative Writing
Job No: 552467
Work Type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer
Location: Sonoma

Department

Department of English – a faculty dedicated to quality education and personalized support. The English department has a long history of providing students with diverse backgrounds a chance to study composition, literature, and rhetoric and to practice creative writing.

Duties of the Position

• Teach one or two sections of ENGL 207 Intro to Creative Writing – an introduction to a variety of forms of creative writing, poetry, prose poems, the personal essay, vignettes, short stories, drama, and experimental fiction.
• Follow university syllabus policies.
• Hold office hours (typically 1 hour weekly per 3-unit course).

Required Qualifications

• MFA or PhD degree in Creative Writing (sometimes designated by genre: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction).
• Publication of a book (prose fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction) with a nationally distributed publisher, as well as significant publications in journals with national prominence.
• Previous experience teaching creative writing workshops.

Preferred Qualifications

• Publication of two books with nationally recognized and distributed publishers.

Rank and Salary

Full‑time is a 15‑unit workload per semester. Salary commensurate with degree level and experience. Anticipated hiring salary range: $5,507 – $6,677 per full‑time month. Temporary Faculty appointments are made on a semester‑by‑semester basis and are part‑time, temporary and contingent upon department needs and funding.

How to Apply

• Cover letter indicating your general approach to teaching the 207 course and your approach to creative writing pedagogy.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts may be required of the selected candidate).
• Student evaluations.
• Contact information for three references.

Application Procedure

To apply, visit jobs.sonoma.edu and click the Staff & Faculty Career Opportunities link. Follow the prompts to submit your application. Please do not send materials to facultysearch@sonoma.edu. If you encounter difficulties, email facultysearch@sonoma.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The university is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status. All offers of employment are contingent upon presentation of documents demonstrating the appointee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

Contact Information

Questions concerning the application process may be directed to facultysearch@sonoma.edu.
Questions concerning the position may be directed to:
Dr. Brantley Bryant – brantley.bryant@sonoma.edu
ADA Coordinator – hraccomodations@sonoma.edu.