What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jennifer Jahrling Forese Writer-in-Residence: Poet or Prose Writer with Editing Experience position at Colby College?
Colby College: Department of English
Location
Waterville, Maine
Open Date
Feb 05, 2025
Description
Colby College’s Creative Writing Program is accepting applications for a writer in any genre with experience managing and editing an undergraduate literary magazine for the Jennifer Jahrling Forese Residency for 2025-2026.
Colby College’s Jennifer Jahrling Forese Residency is a year-long opportunity for a writer to work on a new project while contributing to Colby’s thriving literary community. The Program is seeking a writer with editing experience to join us for the academic year. We encourage writers working in all forms—poetry, nonfiction, and fiction—to apply.
Duties include teaching two classes, one in the fall and one in the spring, designed by the resident(s) in consultation with Program faculty; giving one public presentation of work-in-progress and one public lecture or workshop to a general audience; scheduling office hours; working with selected students one-on-one; and interacting with the broader Waterville community. In addition to a generous honorarium, Colby provides the writer-in-residence with housing in downtown Waterville and a generous stipend for expenses.
Qualifications
Qualifications: An MFA, terminal degree in a related field; at least one published book; and experience teaching at the undergraduate level. We are committed to actively building a workplace that benefits from authentically multicultural, multiethnic, multiclass, and gender-inclusive approaches to teaching and learning. Candidates from historically marginalized communities and backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application Instructions
To apply, submit a cover letter, CV, detailed description of the two proposed undergraduate courses, a writing sample of no more than twenty pages, and two letters of reference. Materials can be posted to Interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/163056
Review of applications will begin on April 21, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.
Address inquiries about the Jennifer Jahrling Forese Writer-in Residence program to the Creative Writing Program Director, Professor Adrian Blevins Adrian.Blevins@colby.edu
Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.
