Wesleyan University is hiring: Distinguished Writer-in-Residence-1 in Middletown

The Shapiro Center for Writing at Wesleyan University seeks to award a fellowship to an outstanding translator working in any language and on any subjects. International applicants are welcome. The aim of the fellowship is to support the highest quality writing while growing the Center as an important and diverse site for contemporary literature and criticism. We welcome applications that demonstrate a track record of creative ambition, teaching excellence, public engagement, and collegiality.

The fellow is expected to teach two classes and participate in the Center's extracurricular programming, which they will help to shape during the 2025-26 academic year. The fellow will be given access to a house, an office, and they are expected to make the Center their primary place of work.

Fellows will receive a salary of $150,000, research funds, and full access to Wesleyan facilities. The fellowship will run from September 2025 to May 2026.The fellowship is made possible through the generosity of John Shapiro and Shonni Silverberg.

Wesleyan is a highly selective liberal arts college that values both scholarship and teaching very highly, has a strong, diverse undergraduate student body, and offers a generous sabbatical program and competitive salaries and benefits.

Minimum Qualifications

The minimum qualification to apply to be a Distinguished Writer in Residence is an undergraduate degree.

Applications should be submitted online by Dec. 15, 2024.

Please contact Ryan Launder (rlaunder@wesleyan,.edu) if you have questions about the application process.

Candidates should submit a CV and a proposal that is no more than two pages, single-spaced, regular margins, size 12 font. The proposal should address: (1) Your writing plans for the fellowship; (2) The classes you would like to teach, including course titles and descriptions. Classes can be taught in a range of departments and formats; (3) Two events you would like to organize, which could include readings, conversations between writers, table talks, master classes, writing workshops, reading groups, performances, etc; (4) a description of how you will embrace the college's commitment to an inclusive community, as well as your experience working with individuals from historically marginalized or underserved groups.

Letters of Recommendation are not required for this position. Please leave the recommender information forms in the application portal blank.

Work Location: On Campus

All offers to external applicants are contingent on the candidate's completion of a pre-employment background check screening to the satisfaction of Wesleyan University.

Wesleyan University, located in Middletown, Connecticut, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, political belief, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or non-position-related criminal record. We welcome applications from women and historically underrepresented minority groups. Inquiries regarding Title IX, Section 504 or any other non-discrimination policies should be directed to Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, Title IX and ADA/504 Coordinator.

Wesleyan University complies with the Clery Act and maintains records of campus crime statistics and security policies. Copies of Wesleyan University's Clery Act Report are available on request and online at https://www.wesleyan.edu/publicsafety/clery.html.

Experience is taken into consideration in the determination of salary offers. For more information visit https://www.wesleyan.edu/hr/handbook/compensation-practices/index.html

Wesleyan offers a broad range of employee benefits and development opportunities, including comprehensive group insurance plans, wellness programs and incentives, generous paid time off and retirement plans, flexible work schedules, employee and dependent tuition programs for those who qualify.

Detailed information on the benefits of working at Wesleyan is located at: https://wesleyan.edu/hr/careers/prospective-resources.html.