Kennesaw State University invites applications for a nine-month, tenure-track assistant professor to teach specifically courses in fiction writing for the M.A. in Professional Writing Program and undergraduate fiction-writing courses as well as other courses depending on the new hire’s interests and other expertise. The Department has 60 full-time faculty members, seventeen of whom also teach in the MAPW Program. The Program offers concentrations in applied writing, in composition/rhetoric, and in creative
writing. The candidate selected will be expected to have either an M.F.A. in Creative Writing or a Ph.D. in English (ABDs will be considered); a strong record of teaching; and at least one novel or collection of short stories that has been published or that is in
press.

Commitment to excellence in teaching, complemented by strong scholarship and engagement is expected of all faculty members in KSU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Kennesaw State University is a growing and progressive university in Georgia’s public system of higher education. Located on an attractive campus in suburban Atlanta, KSU currently enrolls more than 20,000 traditional and nontraditional baccalaureate and master’s students. The thriving Atlanta metropolitan area has a rich array of museums, theaters, libraries, colleges and
universities, and other resources. Kennesaw State University has a strong commitment to hiring a diverse faculty and encourages applications from minority and underrepresented groups. The Department wishes to reinforce this and to provide an inclusive learning environment to prepare students for personal and professional success in an increasingly multicultural and global society.
Candidates are therefore encouraged to address in their application how they can contribute to the diversity of the community

Application Procedure:

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To guarantee consideration, applications must be postmarked by
November 15, 2007. Candidates should send a letter of application addressing their strengths relative to the qualifications for the position, including a record of effective teaching; evidence of creative (and, when applicable, scholarly) activity; current vita;
three letters of reference; and official graduate transcripts to:

Dr. Jim Elledge, Search Committee Chair
Department of English
1000 Chastain Road #2701,
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591.

E-mail jelledg1@kennesaw.edu. Interviews will be held at MLA and perhaps at AWP.

For a detailed description of the university, college and department, please visit our home page at www.kennesaw.edu

Date Position Available:
August 1, 2008

Questions About Position Opening:

For questions about this position opening, contact Dr. Jim Elledge, Fiction
Search Committee Chair jelledg1@kennesaw.edu

Application Information
Postal Address: College of English
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Rd, #2701
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: 770-423-6160
Fax: 770-423-6530