Timeframe of Position
Academic Year

Tenure Track?
Yes

Primary Duties/Responsibilities
Westfield State University's English Department invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in creative non-fiction and speech. The successful candidate will contribute to our growing writing concentration and will be responsible for teaching Introduction to Speech and Creative Non-Fiction writing courses, and possibly developing upper-level offerings in speech. Ability to teach composition and core literature classes strongly preferred. Requirements of the position include an MFA in creative non-fiction, experience teaching at the college-level, and significant professional writing and editing experience in daily news or magazine journalism outside of the college classroom. Teaching load is four courses each semester, along with advising and departmental and college service responsibilities.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the finalist has been selected.

ABOUT WESTFIELD

Westfield State University is an education leader committed to providing students with a learning experience built on its founding principle as the first public co-educational college in America to offer an education without barrier to race, gender or economic status. Emphasizing teaching, student advising, and student involvement in the life of the University and the community, Westfield State University's primary mission is to assist its students to develop intellectually and to use their knowledge and skills to improve the social and economic conditions in their communities.

A public institution, the University has been offering online bachelor's degree courses since 2008. In January, 2012, U.S. News & World Report's first-ever edition of Top Online Education Programs ranked Westfield State #1 in the country for faculty credentials and training in online education programs.

Westfield State is a great place to work, learn and grow. Some of the full-time employee benefits include health insurance, pension plan, wellness facilities, vacation days, and tuition waivers for employees and their dependents.

Westfield is located just ten minutes from Mass Pike, Exit 3, fifteen minutes from Holyoke, twenty minutes from Springfield, and thirty minutes from Northampton.

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Visitors Guide to Westfield State University

Minimum Qualifications
Requirements of the position include an MFA in creative non-fiction, experience teaching at the college-level, and significant professional writing and editing experience in daily news or magazine journalism outside of the college classroom. Teaching load is four courses each semester, along with advising and departmental and college service responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications
Ability to teach composition and core literature classes strongly preferred.

Special Instructions to Applicants
YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE ON THE UNIVERSITY'S HIRING SYSTEM TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION. IF YOU ARE VIEWING THIS POSITION FROM AN OTHER WEBSITE, PLEASE USE THIS APPLICATION QUICK LINK:

A cover letter, C.V., and statement of teaching philosophy are required attachments. An unofficial transcript of highest degree and three letters of recommendation are also required; however, applicants who do not have these documents available electronically may forward a paper copy to:

Dr. Emily Todd, Chair
Department of English
Westfield State University
P.O. Box 1630
Westfield, MA 01086-1630

Eligible Applicants
All (Internal and External)

Affirmative Action Statement
Westfield State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.