Assistant Professor of Literature and Creative Writing
- Employer
- Hamilton College
- Location
- Clinton, NY
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- Faculty Jobs
- Arts & Humanities, English Literature & Composition
- Position Type
- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Location:
Clinton, NY
Open Date:
Aug 20, 2019
Close Date:
Nov 1, 2019
Description:
The Literature and Creative Writing Department of Hamilton College invites applications for a tenure track position in fiction writing at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin on July 1, 2020. We are seeking someone who can teach an introduction to creative writing (mixed genre); an intermediate workshop in fiction; a senior seminar in creative writing; and one to two literature courses, including a course in narrative forms. A Ph.D. is preferred, although candidates with a MFA and advanced coursework in literature will be considered. The teaching load is four courses in the first year and five courses thereafter. The position requires institutional service after the first year, including academic advising of undergraduate students.
We are seeking candidates who can demonstrate their experience in teaching or working with diverse student populations. Your cover letter should address ways in which you raise issues of diversity in your teaching, scholarship, and/or service.
Please send a vita, letter of application, and a sample of creative work (at least 10 pages) as pdf files via Interfolio http://apply.interfolio.com/67175. Questions regarding the search may be directed to Professor Naomi Guttman, Chair, at nguttman@hamilton.edu. Files should be complete by October 15, 2019, for full consideration. Letters of recommendation will be requested after that date.
Hamilton (www.hamilton.edu) is a residential liberal arts college located in upstate New York. Applicants with dual-career considerations can find other Hamilton and nearby academic job listings as www.upstatenyherc.org, as well as additional information at https://www.hamilton.edu/dof/faculty-development/resources-for-prospective- or-new- faculty/opportunities-for- spouses-or- partners (Opportunities for Spouses or Partners).
Hamilton College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in all areas of the campus community. Hamilton provides domestic partner benefits. Candidates from underrepresented groups in higher education are especially encouraged to apply.
Organization
Working at Hamilton College
Hamilton College is one of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges. It is independent, highly selective, coeducational and residential. Originally founded in 1793 as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy and chartered in 1812 as the third oldest college in New York State, Hamilton is today composed of 1,850 students from nearly all 50 states and 50 countries. It is distinguished by a faculty of 190 men and women dedicated to teaching and scholarship, by rigorous academic programs, by an emphasis on teaching students to write well and speak persuasively, and by a commitment to diversity in its broadest sense. The College, with an endowment nearing $1 billion (October 2017), is need-blind in admission and has invested more than $265 million in new and renovated facilities in the past dozen years.
Hamilton is located on a wooded 1,350-acre hilltop campus overlooking the New England-style Village of Clinton, New York, in close proximity to the Adirondack Park, where hiking, skiing, fishing, boating and snowmobiling abound. The campus is within a 4-5 hour drive of New York, Boston, Toronto and Philadelphia, and there is a rich variety of cultural opportunities on campus and in nearby Utica (10 minutes), Syracuse (45 minutes) and Cooperstown (55 minutes).
As a national leader for teaching students to write effectively, learn from each other and think for themselves, Hamilton produces graduates who have the knowledge, skills and confidence to make their voices heard on issues of importance to their communities and the world. Additional information about Hamilton can be found at hamilton.edu/facts.
Hamilton College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer committed to attracting diverse and interesting people to its community.
- Website
- https://www.hamilton.edu/about
- Telephone
- 315-859-4011
- Location
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198 College Hill Road
Clinton
New York
13323
US
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