Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing - Fiction

Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
- Fiction

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Please provide 2 letters of recommendation that speak to the applicant’s teaching abilities. Review of applications will begin on 5/15/2026.

Posting Number: F0212026

Working Title:

Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
- Fiction

Department Org: 333000 - Film, Theatre and Creative Writing

We are excited that you are considering joining the UCA Family—the faculty, staff, students and alumni—who make the University of Central Arkansas a great place to work! At the University of Central Arkansas, we value our employees striving to maintain a work-life balance. We realize that this affects the overall well‑being of employees while learning to prioritize challenging work and the ability to make a difference.

Participation in university‑wide flexible work schedules may be available for certain positions. Training is provided on systems or job‑specific software, and tools are available supporting professional and personal development. The benefits package allows you to customize your benefits to meet your current needs, with the ability to adjust them as your priorities change. This includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, 80% tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a retirement program with university contributions of 10% of employee salary.

Also available are health and wellness incentives, as well as access to sports and cultural activities on campus for the family, free gym membership and equipment rentals.

The University of Central Arkansas faculty is responsible for teaching, research/creative works, and service. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy.

The University of Central Arkansas’s Department of Film, Theatre, and Creative Writing invites applications for a one-year, nine-month, Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (Fiction/YA Literature), beginning August 16, 2026. The successful candidate will have a terminal degree in Creative Writing or closely related field, publications in national literary magazines and/or peer‑reviewed journals, experience teaching at the university level, and a commitment to supporting the university’s initiatives in serving a regional 4‑year institution’s student body.

This position requires teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, pursuing creative work, and programmatic service with a reliable campus presence.

The position is non‑tenure track.

The UCA Creative Writing Program offers a BA in Creative Writing and an MFA in Creative Writing, supporting an undergraduate literary magazine, a graduate‑run national literary magazine, an on‑campus literary festival, and multiple nationally recognized visiting writers each year. The program is committed to supporting and enhancing an environment that values all perspectives and cultural backgrounds. Its mission is to develop creative writers, editors, and publishers through the combination of storytelling, community engagement, and critical thinking.

• Support the creative writing program’s mission;
• Demonstrate excellent teaching skills at the university level with an innovative and responsive approach to the ever‑changing and varied needs of our student body;
• Serve the program and participate in robust literary activities on campus;
• Create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with an energetic faculty representing various perspectives;
• Show productivity in one’s artistic and scholarly life.

The position carries a 4‑4 annual course load.

The successful candidate will teach fiction and writing for children and YA readers. The candidate will teach multi‑genre introductory courses, as well as genre‑specific upper‑division and graduate‑level courses. They may also serve on MFA thesis committees. Candidates must be able to work in a wide variety of computer software applications, including Google Docs, Gmail, classroom…