Overview
The Department of English and Theater Arts in the McAnulty College of Liberal Arts at Duquesne University invites applications for a non-tenure track Teaching Assistant Professor position in creative and professional writing, beginning Fall 2024. Primary teaching responsibilities will include creative writing and first-year writing. Ability to teach fiction and/or poetry workshops is required; expertise in creative nonfiction particularly desirable. Teaching load is 4 courses per semester, Fall and Spring. This position is renewable with opportunities for advancement, but it is not eligible for tenure.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have an MFA and/or PhD in English, creative writing, or a related field by August 15, 2024; experience teaching and/or publishing creative writing; and experience teaching a variety of undergraduate courses.
Candidates must also demonstrate commitment to the University’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent with the University’s Mission. Additionally, applicants must have demonstrated experience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students, faculty, staff and others), the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University community, and the ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.