Description

Title: Assistant Professor of English – Creative Writing (Fiction)
Hiring Unit: College of Arts, Languages & Letters, Department of English
Location: Manoa Campus
Date Posted: 09/29/2023
Closing Date: Continuous until filled. Application review begins November 15, 2023.

Salary Information: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Funding: General Funds

Other Conditions:

Full-time, tenure track position in Creative Writing (Fiction) to begin Fall 2024, pending position clearance and availability of funds.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach all levels of undergraduate, MA-, and PhD- courses in Creative Writing (Fiction), and other courses based on the needs of the department;
• Advise, supervise, and mentor graduate and undergraduate students;
• Maintain an active professional practice in area(s) of specialization;
• Participate in graduate committees;
• Participate in departmental and university service;
• Other duties as assigned by the Chair.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. MFA, PhD, or equivalent degree in English, Creative Writing (Fiction), or a closely related field from a college or university of recognized standing. All requirements for the degree must be completed by August 2024;
2. A minimum of one book under contract from a nationally recognized press;
3. Demonstrated success in teaching and service;
4. Ability to develop and teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels;
5. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collegially with students, faculty, staff, and administration.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Experience in teaching multiple genres;
2. Demonstrated specialty in a secondary creative writing genre such as creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative, hybrid and/or multilingual forms, literary translation;
3. Experience in literary journal editing/publishing;
4. Ability to teach classes in literature;
5. Creative work and/or teaching interest in one or more of the following areas: speculative fiction; folklore/fairy tales; Filipinx or Filipinx American literature; literatures of Hawai‘i; Asian American literature; literatures of the Pacific; Indigenous literatures; literatures of the Black Diaspora; US Latinx literatures;
6. Demonstrated ability to support the university’s mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.

To Apply:

Applications should be sent through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/133412.

Applicants should submit:

1. Initial letter of application;
2. CV;
3. Three letters of recommendation;
4. Graduate transcripts (copies acceptable at the time of application, however, original transcripts are required upon hire).

Additional material such as a writing sample and teaching portfolio may be requested.

Inquiries: John Zuern; 808-956-3774; engchair@hawaii.edu

EEO/AA, Clery Act, ADA

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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/