Adjunct Professor, low-residency MFA in Writing for Young Readers

About this position

Job Title: Adjunct Professor, low-residency MFA in Writing for Young Readers Job Summary: The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private, urban University with a global perspective that educates leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world. USF draws from the cultural, intellectual, and economic resources of the San Francisco Bay Area and its location on the Pacific Rim to enrich its educational programs. The MFA in Writing for Young Readers (MFAY) is a low-residency graduate program. We offer immersive, in-person residencies followed by intensive one-to-one mentorship. Part-time adjunct professors mentor individual students in reading like a writer, craft-based critical writing, and students’ creative projects. Adjunct professors must be expert at working with students through all forms of instruction and at the manuscript level as students engage deeply with questions of audience, craft, process, and literary practices. All MFAY adjunct faculty are expected to have deep familiarity with the field of writing for young readers and must be willing to teach across genres during residency and through individual mentorship. These genres include picture books, early readers and chapter books, middle-grade and young adult novels, nonfiction, poetry and novels in verse, short stories, and graphic literature. Candidates are not required to be published in every category. Positions are part-time, non-tenure track, renewable based on need, funding, and performance. Full Job Description: Qualifications The ideal candidate will have graduate-level higher education teaching experience as well as significant publications in the field of literature for young readers. Adjuncts must participate in the program’s on-campus residencies at the university’s main campus in San Francisco, held twice annually in January and June. Responsibilities during residency may include leading workshops, seminars, and lectures; faculty readings, and graduation events; meeting with both co

Requirements

• Full Job Description: Qualifications The ideal candidate will have graduate-level higher education teaching experience as well as significant publications in the field of literature for young readers
• Adjuncts must participate in the program’s on-campus residencies at the university’s main campus in San Francisco, held twice annually in January and June
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the teaching of creative writing, preferably at the graduate level
• Evidence of strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and to collaborate with others

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