Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Writer in Residence Position Available In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Writer in Residence
Connecticut College
in New London, CT

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06/23/2025

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English and Literature Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Writer in Residence The English Department at Connecticut College seeks a Writer in Residence specializing in prose fiction and/or nonfiction writing for a one-year, full-time teaching position at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor to begin 1 August 2025. The position is salaried and eligible for benefits. An MFA or Ph.D. is preferred and is required for appointment at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor. Candidates who hold an M.A. may also be considered. We are a department of ten faculty members with a broad range of commitments to interdisciplinary programs and centers on campus, including the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity; the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology; American Studies; Environmental Studies; the department of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies; and others. All faculty teach courses at all levels. The successful candidate will join a thriving program in Creative Writing as one of two full-time Writers in Residence. Our program in Creative Writing is a valuable part of the English major, and Fiction and Nonfiction writing courses are very much in demand among our students. Our student writers take Creative Writing courses alongside literature courses, and they benefit from one-on-one mentoring relationships with our Writers in Residence. We are proud of the success of this program, which has launched many careers. Creative Writing events on campus include readings by students, the biennial Daniel Klagsbrun Symposium, and other events and readings by writers including Jhumpa Lahiri, Ocean Vuong, Amy Tan, David Sedaris, Art Spiegelman, Edwidge Danticat, Suzan-Lori Parks, and others. The successful candidate will collaborate with English Department faculty to organize readings and other Creative Writing events. Courses taught by the person hired for this position may include Writing the Short Story, Seminar in Fiction, and Narrative Nonfiction and Creative Writing courses of their own design. In addition to vibrant connections within the English major, the successful candidate may benefit from collaboration with other Arts programs on campus, including Studio Art, Music, Theater, and Film. Strong candidates are those who address-in their creative practice and/or in their classroom-power inequities regarding pressing issues such as race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, socioeconomic or immigration status, etc. Our department strongly encourages candidates from groups underrepresented in the arts and academia to apply. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our major and serving historically underrepresented student populations. The teaching load for a full-time visitor is five courses per academic year. We value the contributions visitors bring to our community and encourage their active engagement with their departments and all aspects of campus life during the course of their appointment. Visiting faculty are voting members at faculty meetings. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation that speak to expertise in teaching at the college or university level as well as accomplishment and promise as a writer, and a 15-page writing sample via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/169413. Review of materials will begin on July 5th and continue until the position is filled. Any questions may be addressed to Jeff Strabone, Chair, at jeff.strabone@conncoll.edu. Connecticut College is a private, highly selective institution with a demonstrated commitment to outstanding faculty teaching and research. The College seeks creative scholars excited about working in a liberal arts setting, with its strong focus on engaged teaching, participation in shared governance, and active involvement in an institution-wide advancement of access and opportunity for all students, faculty, and staff. Connecticut College is an equal opportunity employer. The College complies with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances prohibiting discrimination in private post-secondary education institutions. The College does not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission on the basis of the following protected characteristics: age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability (physical or mental), domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information (including family medical history), lawful source of income, marital status, national origin (including ancestry), pregnancy or related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran or military status (including disabled veteran; recently separated veteran; active-duty, wartime, or campaign badge veteran; and Armed Forces Service Medal veteran), any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Currently, the College is not sponsoring visas for this position. Effective June 8, 2023 Connecticut College no longer mandates the

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