Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing-Poetry)

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Title: Assistant Professor of English – Creative Writing (Poetry)

Hiring Unit: College of Arts, Languages & Letters, Department of English

Location: Manoa Campus

Date Posted: September 19, 2024

Closing Date: Continuous until filled. Application review begins November 15, 2024.

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 

The Department of English in the College of Arts, Languages & Letters at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa invites applicants for a 9-month, tenure-track, full-time assistant professorship in Creative Writing, to begin Fall 2025, pending availability of funds.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa is a leading institution for scholarship and creative work focused on Hawaii, Asia, and Oceania and is committed to being a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning. The fundamental mission of the Department of English is to develop students’ critical reading, writing, and creative skills through the study of various literatures in the English language, composition and rhetoric, and creative writing, with a particular emphasis on the cultural diversity of our location in the Pacific. Our faculty members are committed to quality research and scholarship, generous public service, and exemplary teaching at the BA, MA, and PhD levels. We are looking for a talented creative writer working primarily in poetry who will teach Creative Writing classes and advise students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, maintain an active publishing profile, and support the department’s mission through engaged service. Continuous until filled.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach all levels of undergraduate, MA-, and PhD- courses in Creative Writing (Poetry), 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 (Poetry), or a closely related field from a college or university of recognized standing. ABDs will be considered, provided all degree requirements completed by August 2025;
2. A minimum of one book under contract from a nationally recognized press;
3. Demonstrated experience 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 creative writing workshop;
2. Demonstrated experience in a secondary creative writing genre such as creative nonfiction, hybrid and/or multilingual forms, or literary translation;
3. Teaching ability and research in more than one genre and creative writing pedagogy;
4. Experience in literary journal and/or small press editing/publishing;
5. Ability to teach classes in literature;
6. Creative work and/or teaching interest in one or more of the following areas: Filipinx or Filipinx American literatures; Native American/First Nations literatures; literatures of the Black Diaspora; US Latinx literatures; Caribbean literatures; literatures of the Pacific;
7. Demonstrated ability to support the university’s mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.

To Apply:

To apply, click on the “Apply” button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the following required documents: 

1. Initial letter of application;
2. CV;
3. A list of at least three references, with letters of recommendation to be requested at a later date;
4. Graduate transcripts (copies acceptable at the time of application, however, original transcripts are required upon hire).

Additional material such as letters of recommendation, a writing sample, teaching portfolio, and DEI statement may be requested.

Inquiries: John Zuern; engchair@hawaii.edu

EEO/AA, Clery Act, ADA

The University of Hawai’i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran. For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, please refer to the following link: http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/eeo-coordinators/

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/

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