Instructor Pool - 2024/2025: Creative Writing (MFA) Job at Oregon State Universi

Instructor Pool - 2024/2025: Creative Writing (MFA)

Position Information

Department: Department Acad Prog / Student Aff (LCB)

Position Title: Instructor

Job Title: Instructor Pool - 2024/2025: Creative Writing (MFA)

Appointment Type: Academic Faculty

Job Location: OSU -Cascades in Bend, Oregon invites applications for one or more fixed-term, non-tenure-track full or part-time instructor positions to teach on a term-by-term basis for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Job Summary

Instructors may be needed to teach on-campus and remote graduate courses in the following areas: Fiction Writing (Short & Long), Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry & Poetics. The primary mission of the Master’s in Fine Arts (MFA) Program is to provide graduate-level education, including critical reading, writing, and thinking while advancing students’ knowledge and skills through teaching.

Key Responsibilities

90%: Teaching & Mentorship: Administer and teach courses(s) term-by-term or in one or more of these disciplines: Fiction Writing (Short & Long), Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry & Poetics. Mentor students in the creation and production of theses. Hold regular office hours. Complete course assessment processes and continuously improve teaching effectiveness.

10%: Service: Serve on thesis committees, attend faculty meetings, participate in curriculum development, perform record-keeping and minor administrative tasks.

What You Will Need

• A Master’s degree in a relevant field and at least 1 book-length publication by (or under contract with) a national press.
• Teaching experience at the college or university level.
• A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.

What We Would Like You to Have

• MFA or PhD in Creative Writing and at least one book-length publication published by (or under contract with) a national press; or PhD in English, American Studies, Liberal Studies (or a related field) and at least one book-length publication published by (or under contract with) a national press.
• A strong commitment to and experience with local, regional, national, and/or transnational literary communities.
• Ability to develop and teach creative writing seminars and workshops with a focus on racial/ethnic, gender/sexual, class-based and other forms of difference.
• Experience with publishing and/or advising student-led literary publications.
• Experience with online teaching formats (Zoom, etc.)

Working Conditions / Work Schedule

Work schedule may vary depending upon student needs and engagement in campus and/or program activities.

Application Instructions

When applying, you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1. A resume/CV;
2. A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position;
3. A representative writing sample of 25 pages or less (Upload as Other Document 1);
4. A statement indicating how your teaching philosophy and practices promote diversity, equal opportunity & inclusion in the classroom and broader community (Upload as Other Document 4).

You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.

OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.