Careers at Virginia Tech

The Department of English at Virginia Tech invites applications for a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Literary Studies and Fiction Writing. We seek a colleague with the potential for excellence in teaching across literature and creative writing courses as well as a strong publication record (or potential for such) in literary studies or creative writing. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in the department’s programs in literature and creative writing; courses in the creative writing MFA program may be assigned depending on the candidate’s qualifications and departmental need. See §5.1.5 of the Virginia Tech Faculty Handbook at www.provost.vt.edu/who_we_are/faculty_affairs/faculty_handbook/chapter05.html for information on the rank of Collegiate Professor. The standard teaching load is 3/3.

How to Apply

Please submit (1) a curriculum vitae (2) a letter of interest (cover letter) that addresses the qualifications and responsibilities above and, (3) contact information, including email addresses, for three references. Application materials must be submitted online at www.jobs.vt.edu, address queries to Dr. Ashley Reed, chair of the hiring committee, at akreed@vt.edu.

About The Department of English at Virginia Tech

We are a vibrant community of scholars studying and teaching across a broad array of fields related to literature, language, and writing. We offer undergraduate programs in literature, creative writing, technical and scientific communication, and language science, an MFA program in creative writing, and a PhD program in Rhetoric and Writing.

• PhD/ MFA in English or Creative Writing by time of appointment, expected to be August 10,
  2026
• Evidence of teaching excellence in literature, creative writing, or both.

• Record of publication in literary studies or creative writing
• Teaching experience in fiction writing, comics and graphic novels, British literature after 1800, or contemporary fiction and poetry. 
• As the Department of English publishes an undergraduate research journal, Philologia, and supports the minnesota review,  candidates with experience in digital publishing (particularly in collaboration with students) are especially welcome.

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Regular

Commensurate with Experience

*

November 28, 2025

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

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