CRWROPPS Post: Distinguished Visiting Writer, Cornell College
Distinguished Visiting Writer
The Cornell College Center for the Literary Arts seeks a Distinguished Visiting Writer to teach a topics-based course in Writing Difference in a Digital World. Courses that engage race, citizenship, and/or identity through audio, video, or new media writing are especially welcome. The visiting writer will teach one block (a three-and-a-half-week term) in the academic year 2021-22; exact term schedule will be negotiated.
During the teaching term, the visiting writer will also give a public reading at the Center for the Literary Arts. The stipend is $5,000, and on-campus housing can be provided. Past Distinguished Visiting Writers have included Angie Estes, Ross Gay, Michael Martone, and Mylene Dressler. Descriptions of previous Distinguished Visiting Writer courses can be found at http://www.cornellcollege.edu/center-for-the-literary-arts/courses/index.shtml.
About Cornell College
Cornell College is a selective liberal arts college distinguished by our Ingenuity curriculum that builds on the strengths of our One Course At A Time schedule. This combination encourages the qualities of being thoughtful, original, and inventive, using the strengths of a liberal arts education to apply ideas to solve problems and meet challenges through hands-on experience in learning. Academic immersion, real world experience requirements through Ingenuity in Action, 19 division III NCAA athletic teams, and unparalleled flexibility attract an ambitious student body from 45 states and 13 foreign countries.
External endorsements include selection as one of the original Colleges That Change Lives, a U.S. News Top 100 liberal arts college, a Kiplinger's best value in liberal arts colleges, and one of only 290 U.S. colleges with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Founded in 1853, Cornell's picturesque hilltop campus contains a mix of historic and modern facilities, ranging from the majestic King Chapel to the newly constructed Russell Science Center. We are located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, an urban fringe community recognized by Frommer's as one of "America's Coolest Small Towns" and located in the heart of the ICR Iowa region near the UNESCO City of Literature, Iowa City.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Cornell College values diversity and strives to create a welcoming community in which all individuals are respected and included. The entire campus community is called upon to play a role in Cornell College's commitment to diversity and inclusion. We engage in dialogue around issues of difference, identity, and ideology in the classroom, residence halls, and throughout campus. We embrace diversity, and as a result our viewpoints are enriched and our community strengthened. The College is committed to fostering a faculty and staff community that reflects its diverse student body. We encourage applications from candidates who share our vision for a campus that embraces differing backgrounds, viewpoints, and identities, and who will excel at teaching and mentoring students who are broadly diverse. (See our diversity statement: https://www.cornellcollege.edu/about-cornell/why-we-do-what-we-do/diversity-and-inclusion.shtml)
Qualifications
Previous teaching experience and graduate degree required.
Application Process
To apply, visit our application site and upload as a single PDF: a letter of application containing a detailed course proposal and discussion of teaching philosophy, a curriculum vitae with contact information for two references, and a short relevant work sample. Review of applications begins November 28, 2020.
Please contact Becca Klaver, Robert P. Dana Director of the Center for the Literary Arts, at bklaver@cornellcollege.edu for additional information. For more information about the Center for the Literary Arts, please visit https://www.cornellcollege.edu/center-for-the-literary-arts/.
Cornell is an AA/EO employer and encourages applications from underrepresented groups. Cornell complies with Iowa's Smoke-free Air Act, participates in e-verify for verification of employment eligibility, and conducts background checks.
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