The English Department of Connecticut College seeks an Assistant Professor and Writer in Residence specializing in prose fiction and/or nonfiction writing to begin on July 1, 2027. The position comes with a competitive salary and is eligible for benefits. An MFA or Ph.D. is required for appointment. We are a department of ten faculty members with a broad range of commitments to interdisciplinary programs and centers on campus, including the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity; the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology; American Studies; Environmental Studies; the department of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies; and others. All faculty teach courses at all levels.
The successful candidate will join a thriving program in Creative Writing as one of two full-time Writers in Residence. (The other is our Poet in Residence.) Our program in Creative Writing is a valuable part of the English major, and Fiction and Nonfiction writing courses are very much in demand among our students. Our student writers take Creative Writing courses alongside literature courses, and they benefit from one-on-one mentoring relationships with our Writers in Residence. We are proud of the success of this program, which has launched many careers. Creative writing events on campus include the biennial Daniel Klagsbrun Symposium [embed the link: https://www.conncoll.edu/news/news-archive/2019/daniel-klagsbrun-symposium/] and other events and readings by writers including Jhumpa Lahiri, Ocean Vuong, Amy Tan, David Sedaris, and Art Spiegelman, and readings by students. The successful candidate will collaborate with English department faculty to organize readings and other Creative Writing events.
Courses taught by the person hired for this position may include Writing the Short Story, Seminar in Fiction, and Narrative Nonfiction and Creative Writing courses of their own design. Advising student honors theses in fiction or nonfiction writing is also expected.
In addition to vibrant connections within the English major, the successful candidate may benefit from collaboration with other Arts programs on campus, including Studio Art, Music, Theater, and Film.
Tenure-track faculty members teach a 3-2 load (2-2 in the first year). In addition to providing ongoing strong support for teaching and research, the College offers the following resources for pre-tenured faculty: a supplementary research fund and a semester’s sabbatical at full salary after a successful third-year review. (For additional information on faculty resources, see http://www.conncoll.edu/employment/faculty-resources/).
Connecticut College is a private, highly selective institution with a demonstrated commitment to outstanding faculty teaching and research. The College seeks creative scholars excited about working in a liberal arts setting, with its strong focus on engaged teaching, participation in shared governance, and active involvement in an institution-wide advancement of access and opportunity for all students, faculty, and staff. Connecticut College is an equal opportunity employer. The College complies with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances prohibiting discrimination in private post-secondary education institutions. The College does not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission on the basis of the following protected characteristics: age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability (physical or mental), domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information (including family medical history), lawful source of income, marital status, national origin (including ancestry), pregnancy or related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran or military status (including disabled veteran; recently separated veteran; active-duty, wartime, or campaign badge veteran; and Armed Forces Service Medal veteran), any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation that speak to expertise in teaching at the college or university level as well as accomplishment and promise as a writer, and a 15-page writing sample via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/194189. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2026, and continue until the position is filled. Any questions may be addressed to Denis Ferhatović, Chair, at dferhato@conncoll.edu.
Connecticut College is a private, highly selective institution with a demonstrated commitment to outstanding faculty teaching and research. We recognize that intellectual vitality and diversity are inseparable. The College seeks creative scholars excited about working in a liberal arts setting, with its strong focus on engaged teaching, participation in shared governance, and active involvement in an institution-wide advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion. AA/EOE
