Adjunct Faculty, Creative Writing

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Title:

Adjunct Faculty, Creative Writing

Job Description

Summary:

Responsible to prepare and deliver Creative Writing coursework in engaging, innovative, and discipline‑appropriate ways that reflect a commitment to student success and creating an environment that promotes belonging for all and knowledge of the teaching field. Meets professional standards for faculty in accordance with college policies and procedures.

Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting, Children's Literature, Prose, Screenwriting, Flash Fiction, Memoir, Young Adult Literature

• Prepare and teach courses in the field of Creative Writing to a multicultural student population based on the department's approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the discipline.
• Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations.
• Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner which does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.
• Remain current in the field through a variety of professional development activities.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, associate vice chancellor, vice chancellor, or executive vice chancellor.

• Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom.
• Demonstrated proficiency using an online learning management system, such as Blackboard, to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, etc.).

• Meet deadlines for attendance certification and submission of final course grades.
• Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.
• Recognize and reflect standards of civility and collegiality in all interactions.
• Comply with published college policies and procedures and meet professional standards for teaching in a community college.
• Appropriate use of the college's learning management system.

Educational requirements in accordance with SACSCOC accreditation standards. No substitution for educational requirements.

• MFA in Creative Writing in one or more of the following genres:
  Dramatic Writing, Screenwriting, Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Young Adult Literature, Flash Fiction.
• Master's Degree in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing.
• Master's Degree with 18 graduate hours in these disciplines.

• Experience teaching courses in:
  Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting, Children's Literature, Prose, Screenwriting, Flash Fiction, Memoir, Young Adult Literature.
• Experience teaching literature courses.

1. Upload the following documents to your application:

• Unofficial/copy of transcripts
• Updated Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) or Résumé
• Cover letter – explaining interest in the position

2. If selected for the position, please request official electronic transcripts to be sent directly from the institution to hr transcripts
. This email address must be entered as the recipient. Please do not select “Austin Community College” from a menu. It will not be received by ACC Human Resources. If you need assistance, please contact your university’s registrar’s office. If official electronic transcripts are not an option, a hardcopy can be mailed to the following address:

ACC Human Resources
Attn:
Prisca M. Baker
6101 Highland Campus Dr., Bldg 3000, Suite 3.2224
Austin, TX 78752

Photocopies of transcripts or transcripts stamped “issued to student” are not accepted.

• Work is routinely performed in an office/classroom environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds.
• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take…