Apply for Vacancy for Assistant Professor at Minnesota State University in the USA. The category for this job is English and Literature.

About:

Minnesota State University, Mankato, also known as Minnesota State, is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota. Also, established as the Second State Normal School in 1858, it was designated in Mankato in 1866, and officially opened as Mankato Normal School in 1868. It is the second oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

Job Description:

The creative writing specialist in poetry will join a faculty of widely published writer/teachers in serving general education students and undergraduate majors in creative writing, as well as graduate students in a terminal degree MFA program with national and international standing.

Required Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in creative writing with creative thesis in poetry.
• Also, college-level teaching experience in introduction to poetry.
• Publication of book-length poetry collection.
• Similarly, significant record of grant-supported creative work.
• Significant record of publication of and/or grant-supported creative work in multiple genres.
• Additionally, ability to teach, advise, and support a wide variety of student writers.
• Preparation for/experience teaching the following graduate courses in Poetry: Poetry Workshop, Form and Technique in Poetry, Contemporary Poetry, 639 Form and Technique in Creative Nonfiction, and 642 Creative Nonfiction Workshop.
• Moreover, experience teaching poetry in non-academic settings (prisons, literary centers, writing conferences, etc.).
• Preparation for teaching a graduate-level topics course in an area of multicultural literature.

Preferred Qualifications:

The incumbent must meet following for Vacancy for Assistant Professor in the USA:

• Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse working and learning environment.
• Demonstrated effective written, oral communication and/or presentation skills.
• Also, ability to contribute to the growth and stability of a lively and multi-faceted creative writing program.
• Likewise, demonstrated commitment to professional service.

Other Requirements:

Work safely at all times, which includes but is not limited to, participating and completing all required safety trainings, as well as performing all job tasks in accordance with Minnesota State University, Mankato policies and procedures utilizing appropriate tools, equipment and personal protective equipment.

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