Scripps College, Writing Program

Position ID:Scripps-Writing Program-MRC [#17778]
Position Title: Mary Routt Endowed Chair of Writing
Position Type:Other
Position Location:Claremont, California 91711, United States [map] sort by distance
Subject Areas: Creative Writing
Writing Studies / Creative Writing
Appl Deadline:2021/04/01 11:59PMhelp popup finished (2020/12/11, finished 2021/07/19, listed until 2021/04/02)
Position Description:    

*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***

SCRIPPS COLLEGE CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA 91711

MARY ROUTT ENDOWED CHAIR OF WRITING SPRING 2022

Scripps College, a women’s liberal arts college with a strong interdisciplinary tradition, invites applications for a distinguished visiting writer for the Mary Routt Endowed Chair of Writing during the spring semester of 2022.

The successful candidate will serve as the Mary Routt Chair of Writing throughout the spring semester (mid-January to mid-May). The Chair will design and teach one writing workshop course and give two public readings or talks. We are looking for candidates with a significant record of publication in creative nonfiction, fiction, or poetry; we prefer candidates who can show evidence of outstanding teaching ability. Salary is $60,000. Recent Mary Routt Chairs include Joan Naviyuk Kane (current), R.O. Kwon, Chris Kraus, Rachel Kushner, Sarah Manguso, Andrew Sean Greer, William Deresiewicz, Danzy Senna, and Meghan O’Rourke; for more information on the Mary Routt Chair position, visit here.

Applicants should submit the following materials online via AJO by the application deadline of April 1, 2021: a letter of application; a CV, including a list of previously taught writing workshop courses; the names and addresses of three references; and a writing sample. For matters other than the submission of material, contact Professor Warren Liu, Chair, Mary Routt Endowed Chair of Writing Search Committee, at MaryRouttChair@ScrippsCollege.edu.

Scripps College is one of seven members of The Claremont Colleges Consortium located 35 miles east of Los Angeles. In a continuing effort to build a diverse academic community and to provide equal educational and employment opportunities, Scripps College actively encourages applications from women and members of historically under-represented groups.


Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

Further Info:
https://www.scrippscollege.edu/departments/writing-program/mary-routt-chair
email address
 
Scripps College
1030 Columbia Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711