COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Visiting Full-Time Faculty Position in Creative Writing (Nonfiction)
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Department of English at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full-time one-year visiting appointment in Creative Writing-Nonfiction to begin in August 2025. This position carries a 3-3 teaching load, and will involve teaching 100-level introductory courses in Creative Writing: Narrative, which includes both fiction and non-fiction, and 200-level Intermediate Nonfiction Workshops. Typically, Creative Writing faculty also teach one literature course of their own design each year.
Visiting full-time faculty teach 3 courses each semester and are eligible to apply for support to present at a conference or attend a professional development program through the Provost’s Supplemental Research Fund. The College will support reimbursement of relocation costs within its published policies. All full-time appointments offer competitive salaries and include full benefits.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching and inclusive pedagogies as informed by current practice and scholarship in the field.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit a letter of application; a current curriculum vitae; a statement on teaching philosophy and interests; graduate transcripts, and two confidential letters of recommendation. In your cover letter, please address the ways you might contribute to and further the College’s mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college, and its core commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/163839.
Applications must be submitted by April 1, 2025. Interviews of selected applicants via Zoom will take place shortly after. Questions about this search may be directed to Prof. Jonathan Mulrooney, English Department Chair (jmulroon@holycross.edu).
THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS
College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,200 students and is located in Worcester, Massachusetts—New England’s second-largest city.
The College seeks faculty members who demonstrate an enduring commitment to academic excellence and inclusive excellence and who embrace the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. To learn more about faculty life at the College, applicants are encouraged to visit http://holycross.edu/join.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT
The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action in the workplace.