Distinguished Writers in Residence

Wesleyan University, United States

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Job Type: FullTime
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Position Information
Position Information


Job Posting Number F00377
Position Title Distinguished Writers in Residence
Department Writing Center-1297
Job Category Faculty Posting
Position Type Full-Time
Position Details
The Shapiro Center at Wesleyan University seeks to award a fellowship to
one outstanding writer—scholar, critic, journalist, novelist, poet, playwright, or translator working in any language and on any subjects. International applicants are welcome. The aim of the fellowship is to support the highest quality writing while growing the Center as an important and diverse site for contemporary cultural production. We welcome applications that demonstrate a track record of creative ambition, teaching excellence, public engagement, and collegiality.
The fellow is expected to teach two classes and participate in the Center’s extracurricular programming, which they will help to shape during the 2024-25 academic year. The fellow will be given an office and is expected to make the Center their primary place of work while they are in residence.
The fellow will receive a salary of $150,000, tenancy of a furnished house adjacent to campus, research funds, and full access to Wesleyan facilities. The fellowship will run from September 2024 to May 2025.
Wesleyan is a highly selective liberal arts college that values both scholarship and teaching very highly, has a strong, diverse undergraduate student body, and offers a generous sabbatical program and competitive salaries and benefits.
Minimum Qualifications
The minimum qualification to apply to be a Distinguished Writer in Residence is an
undergraduate degree.
Management Competencies
Competencies
Special Instructions To Applicants
Candidates should submit a CV and a proposal (submit as “Other Document”) that is
no more than two pages, single-spaced, regular margins, size 12 font. The proposal should address: (1) Your writing plans for the fellowship; (2) The classes you would like to teach, including course titles and descriptions. Classes can be taught in a range of departments and formats; (3) Two events you would like to organize, which could include readings, conversations between writers, table talks, master classes, writing workshops, reading groups, performances, etc; (4) a description of how you will embrace the college’s commitment to an inclusive community, as well as your experience working with individuals from historically marginalized or underserved groups.
Additional Information
Applications should be submitted online by January 15, 2024.
Please contact Ryan Launder (rlaunder@wesleyan,.edu) if you have questions about the application process.
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Quick Link https://careers.wesleyan.edu/postings/10194

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