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Position Information

Department: Department Acad Prog / Student Aff (LCB)

Position Title: Instructor

Job Title: Instructor Pool - 2025/2026: Writing

Appointment Type: Academic Faculty

Job Location: Bend, Oregon

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Remote or Hybrid option? Yes

Job Summary

The Master’s in Fine Arts (MFA) Program, at OSU -Cascades in Bend, Oregon, invites applications for one or more fixed-term, non-tenure-track full/part-time Instructor positions to teach on a term by term basis for the 2025-2026 academic year. Some of these appointments may be reviewed for renewal or transition to an instructional position on an annual basis at the discretion of the Dean of Academic Affairs.

Applications will be considered throughout the 2025/2026 academic year as opportunities become available. Instructors may be needed to teach on campus and remote graduate courses in the following areas: Fiction Writing (Short & Long), Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry & Poetics. If hired into a term-appointment, the anticipated start dates are September 16, 2025, December 16, 2025, or March 16, 2026.

The primary mission of the Master’s in Fine Arts (MFA) Program is to provide graduate-level education, including critical reading, writing, and thinking while advancing students’ knowledge and skills through teaching. The curriculum encompasses most standard approaches to writing through workshops and seminars, with a particular focus on honing genre-based craft skills, critical studies, difference & diversity, as well as community engagement. The incumbent(s) are expected to provide an intellectual and artistic foundation for students while also mentoring students through the successful creation of a thesis project. The courses serve students in the degree program only.

Key Responsibilities

90%: Teaching & Mentorship: Administer and teach courses(s) term-by-term or in one or more of these disciplines:

• Fiction Writing (Short & Long)
• Creative Non-Fiction

Mentor students in the creation and production of theses.
Hold regular office hours.
Complete course assessment processes and continuously improve teaching effectiveness.

10%: Service: Serve on thesis committees, attend faculty meetings, participate in curriculum development, perform record-keeping and minor administrative tasks.

What You Will Need

• Master’s degree in a relevant field
• At least 1 book-length publication by (or under contract with) a national press.
• Teaching experience at the college or university level.
• Demonstrated ability to design, teach and assess courses that support inclusive learning principles and promote equitable teaching practices, to the benefit of all learners.

What We Would Like You to Have

• MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or PhD in English, American Studies, Liberal Studies (or a related field).
• A strong commitment to and experience with local, regional, national, and/or transnational literary communities.
• Ability to develop and teach creative writing seminars and workshops with a focus on racial/ethnic, gender/sexual, class-based and other forms of difference.
• Experience with publishing and/or advising student-led literary publications.
• Experience with online teaching formats (Zoom, etc.)

Working Conditions / Work Schedule

Work schedule may vary depending upon student needs and engagement in campus and/or program activities.

Application Process

Applications will be considered throughout the 2025-2026 Academic Year.

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1) Curriculum Vitae; and
2) Cover Letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
3) Representative writing sample of 25 pages or less (Upload as Other Document 1).
4) Please provide a statement indicating how your philosophy and practices demonstrate the ability to design, teach and assess courses that support inclusive learning principles and promote equitable teaching practices, to the benefit of all learners. (Upload as Other Document 2).

You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.

For additional information please contact:
Johana Hernandez
johana.hernandez@osucascades.edu

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

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