Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing

Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing

Job Summary
We seek a talented individual who is passionate about teaching, invested in student success, and eager to contribute to a dynamic interdisciplinary department. If you desire to make a difference in the lives of undergraduate students, we invite you to apply for a one-year, visiting assistant professor position to begin August 18, 2026. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Principle Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will teach courses in creative writing, rhetoric and composition, and literature. Ohio Northern University faculty teach 23-25 credit hours per year. Additional responsibilities include service to the Department and College. Questions concerning the position should be directed to Dr. Jennifer Moore at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Required Skills:
The successful candidate will be a broadly trained teacher of creative writing with pedagogical interest and publication in fiction and one other genre. The successful candidate will offer versatility in teaching courses that appeal to the university audience and majors in Creative Writing, English, and English Education. Teaching opportunities will include introductory and intermediate creative writing, freshman composition, transition experience, and literature surveys. Candidates with experience mentoring students through the publication process, managing a reading series, and advising undergraduate literary magazines are encouraged to apply. Candidates with an interest in creative writing within an interdisciplinary department are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications:
A Ph.D. in Creative Writing or related discipline is required. An ABD will be considered if all degree requirements are completed before September 1, 2026.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with outcomes based assessment
• Ability to think critically and innovatively about measuring student academic progress
• Prior administrative experience

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