Faculty Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Poetry – Warren Wilson College

Faculty Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Poetry – Warren Wilson College

• Institution: Warren Wilson College

• Department: Creative Arts

• Position: Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Poetry

• Appointment Type: Full-Time Faculty

• Contract System: Extended Contract System

• Teaching Load: 24 credit hours per academic year, typically a 3-3 course load

• Location: Asheville, North Carolina, United States

• Expected Start Date: August 2027

• First Consideration Date: November 15, 2026

• Salary / Remuneration: Exact salary not specified

Overview of Role

Warren Wilson College invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Creative Writing with a specialization in Poetry.

The successful candidate will join the Creative Writing programme within the Creative Arts Department and contribute to undergraduate teaching, advising, literary publishing, professional development, and service.

The College uses an extended contract system. After an initial three-year period of annual reviews, faculty may receive extended-term contracts linked to continuing appointment, academic rank review, and promotion.

Teaching Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Teach 24 credit hours per academic year.

• Typically teach a 3-3 course load.

• Teach introductory and advanced Poetry courses.

• Teach multi-genre Creative Writing courses.

• Teach single-genre workshops.

• Teach Literary Magazine History and Editing.

• Support production of the student literary magazine Peal.

• Develop reading courses in areas of expertise.

• Contribute to the General Education programme where appropriate.

Faculty may also have opportunities to teach:

• Study-away courses

• Intensive “lightning term” courses

• First-year seminars

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Provide academic and career advising.

• Support undergraduate student engagement.

• Contribute service to the Department and College.

• Participate in ongoing professional development.

• Maintain scholarly and/or creative activity.

• Support an inclusive and student-centered learning environment.

• Contribute to Warren Wilson College’s experiential-learning model.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants should have:

• Ph.D. and/or MFA in Creative Writing

  • Degree should be in Creative Writing, not Literature

• ABD candidates may be considered.

• College-level Creative Writing teaching experience or equivalent.

• Demonstrated experience supporting an inclusive learning environment.

• Evidence of high-quality creative publications.

• A primary publication record in Poetry.

• Experience working with student-run literary magazines.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference may be given to candidates with:

• At least 2 years of demonstrated teaching excellence at the undergraduate level.

• At least one full-length poetry book published by a nationally recognized publisher.

• Ph.D. and/or MFA with a specialization in Poetry.

Application Checklist

Applicants should submit:

1. Curriculum Vitae

2. Cover Letter

   • Address teaching experience

   • Research and/or creative scholarly experience

   • Contribution to experiential learning

   • Ability to support a diverse student body in a residential work-college environment

Additional materials may be requested from candidates who advance in the search process.

Important Date

• First Consideration Date: November 15, 2026

• Expected Start Date: August 2027

Candidates applying by November 15, 2026 will receive first consideration.

Application Process

Applications must be submitted electronically.

Application Link:
https://warren-wilson.breezy.hr/p/b3ff49e7478a-assistant-professor-of-creative-writing-poetry/apply

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