Kalamazoo College invites fiction writers to apply for a one-year visiting assistant professor position in creative writing to begin September 2025 for the 2025-2026 academic year. Curricular contributions will include three sections of a multi-genre introduction to creative writing (poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction) an intermediate workshop in creative nonfiction, and an intermediate and an advanced workshop in fiction.

The teaching load is six courses per year (two per 10-week trimester). An ideal candidate will be able to teach courses that develop the creative writing skills and personal voices of students as well as to help students examine the personal and cultural contexts in which writing emerges. The person who holds this position will also have the opportunity to supervise senior projects. The successful candidate will demonstrate experience and dedication to teaching undergraduate creative writing, a commitment to the liberal arts, and a record of fiction publications, though a book is not required. MFA or PhD (or evidence it will be completed by September 1, 2025) required. Salary is competitive and consistent with level of experience.

Kalamazoo College is a highly selective liberal arts college offering an integrated undergraduate experience that weaves a traditional liberal arts curriculum into educational experiences and civic engagement in both domestic and international settings. As such, it attracts students from diverse backgrounds interested in social justice and activism. The College is a member of the Posse Program and home to the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership. It is located in Kalamazoo, a diverse and vibrant city in western Michigan and home of the first nationwide city-based college tuition remission program, the Kalamazoo Promise. Halfway between Detroit and Chicago, the city has its own lively arts scene and is home to many art studios, a local teen poetry collective focused on social justice, and the annual Kalamazoo Poetry Festival. Kalamazoo is also home to a large research university that shares many of its resources with members of the Kalamazoo College community. Thirty-five miles from the beautiful beaches and coastal towns of Lake Michigan, the area also offers many opportunities for outdoor activities. For more information about the College, see the college homepage and the English department homepage.

Completed applications received by March 10, 2025 will receive full consideration, with later applications reviewed as needed until the position is filled. Please submit in PDF format, a cover letter, a CV, and a 1-2 page statement on your teaching philosophy. Questions may be directed to the academic office coordinator, Sarah Bryans. (Sarah.Bryans@kzoo.edu).

Preliminary interviews will be conducted via Zoom.

Equal Opportunity Employer.