Adjunct Faculty - MFA Archive

Position Title

Adjunct Faculty – MFA The Archive

Department/Program: Writing & Poetics 12090
Work Location: Online and Arapahoe Campus
Reports to: Valerie Hsiung
FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried
FTE: 15 % (6 hrs/week)
Compensation: $6,000 per semester for 4 credit course ($1,500 per credit)
Final date to receive applications: July 1, 2026 or until filled

The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics seeks a talented adjunct faculty member to teach WRI 793:
The Archive during the Fall 2026 semester.

WRI 793:
The Archive is a seminar‑style course that introduces MFA students to the archival holdings and living histories of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. Through sustained engagement with archival materials—including recordings, videos, interviews, performances, manuscripts, correspondence, publications, and other primary sources—students will investigate the literary, artistic, and pedagogical lineages that have shaped the School and continue to inform contemporary experimental writing practices.

• Develop a rigorous and coherent syllabus with a full semester‑long arc.
• Design and facilitate both the asynchronous online and in‑person components of the course.
• Teach and facilitate weekly in‑person seminar meetings for residential MFA students.
• Develop and manage weekly online learning modules and discussions for both low‑residency and residential students.
• Guide students in the critical and creative analysis of archival materials.
• Introduce students to the history, lineages, communities, and pedagogical traditions of the Jack Kerouac School.
• Facilitate discussions around literary history, artistic influence, cultural memory, and archival practice.
• Provide written and verbal feedback on student assignments, research projects, and creative responses.
• Assess student work and submit grades in accordance with university policies.
• Maintain regular communication with students and respond to questions in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with School staff as needed regarding access to and use of archival materials.

• Terminal degree (MFA or PhD) in Creative Writing, English Literature, Poetics, Archival Studies, Cultural Studies, or a related field.
• At least one full‑length book with a reputed press published or under contract. Self‑published books do not count.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary literary culture, particularly innovative, experimental, and avant‑garde writing traditions.
• Graduate‑level teaching experience.
• Demonstrated ability to engage historical, literary, and cultural materials in an academic setting.
• Experience teaching in online, hybrid, or multimodal learning environments.
• All job candidates must demonstrate their level of understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity.
• All job candidates must demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of and appreciation for the values of Naropa University and the capacity to demonstrate an integration and embodiment of these values as evidenced in work, communication, collaboration styles, and other general workplace behaviors.

• Demonstrated expertise in contemplative education.
• Familiarity with the history, faculty, literary communities, and pedagogical traditions of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.
• Experience working with literary archives, special collections, oral histories, recordings, or other primary source materials.
• Experience designing and teaching hybrid courses that combine asynchronous online learning with in‑person instruction.
• Scholarly, creative, or curatorial experience engaging questions of literary lineage, cultural memory, archival practice, and artistic inheritance.

Faculty members spend most of their time in their classrooms or in virtual meetings with some time in offices. In the classrooms and on campus may experience interruptions, distractions, heat, cold, dust and/or dampness. As a faculty member, you may spend extended periods in front of students and speaking as well as:

• Reading academic texts and materials, student papers, etc.
• Operating personal computer and audio‑visual equipment.
• Standing or sitting for hours at a time.
• Moving around campus for classes and meetings.

Naropa University is an equal‑opportunity, non‑discriminatory employer. The university complies with Title IX and all other relevant federal and state non‑discrimination laws.