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Assistant Professor of Creative Writing - Department of English

California State University, Northridge  ·  Creative Writing - Department of English  ·  Northridge, CA
Assistant ProfessorTenure-TrackEnglish Literature

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Go to... PTOC Assistant Professor of Creative Writing - Department of English #26-11 Apply now Job no: 553076 Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track Location: Northridge Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Faculty - Letters/Humanities, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time Tenure-Track Faculty Position Announcement Department: English Faculty Hire Number: #26-11 Rank: Assistant

Professor Effective Date of Appointment: August 19, 2026 (Subject to Budgetary Approval) Anticipated Salary Range: Up to $84,000 annually (Dependent upon qualifications) CSUN's Commitment to You: CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning, and inclusion. Our values include a respect for all people, building partnerships with the community, and the encouragement of innovation,

experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community. As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUN’s

commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. As of Fall 2025, CSUN enrolls 36,960 students, where 57.5% are Latinx, 18.4% are White, 8.5% are Asian-American, 5.5% are Black/African American, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. For more information about the University, visit: http://www.csun.edu About the College: For more information about the College of

Humanities, see: https://www.csun.edu/humanities/college About the Department: For more information about the Department of English, see: https://www.csun.edu/humanities/english Position: The Department of English at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in Creative Writing, with a specialization in narrative, at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful

candidate will be expected to contribute to the ongoing development of a thriving Creative Writing Option at both undergraduate and graduate levels; teach upper division and graduate courses in fiction, creative nonfiction, and other emerging prose forms; regularly teach a multi-genre GE introduction to creative writing that covers poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama; and continue to develop as an active

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