Working Title:
Assistant Professor
Department:English-1083
Requisition Number:F_240128
Posting Open Date:09/11/2024
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date):10/16/2024
Open Until Filled:Yes
Description of Work:The Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Poetry and Poetics to join one of the nation's top-ranked Ph.D. programs in Creative Writing, which is the home of Prairie Schooner and Zero Street Fiction.
The assistant professor will contribute to the department's undergraduate and graduate curriculum in the areas of creative writing and poetry, support and contribute to the department's research mission, and conduct service responsibilities. They will teach graduate and undergraduate courses in poetry, poetics, and pedagogy, contribute to literary and cultural studies within the department, and serve on undergraduate and graduate committees, supervising theses and dissertations.
The successful candidate will join a diverse faculty of internationally acclaimed writers who have received fellowships from NEA, NEH, the Poetry Foundation, and the National Book Critics Circle, and whose work has been recognized by The New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, NPR, the Best American series, and the O. Henry Prize. Our alumni have been winners of and/or finalists for the Pulitzer, the National Poetry Series, PEN America Literary Awards, and the Lambda Literary Awards.
As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See https://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.
- M.F.A. in Creative Writing and/or a Ph.D. in English by August 18, 2025.
- Evidence of successful teaching.
- Published widely in notable literary journals and/or anthologies.
- At least one book of poetry accepted by a significant publisher.
- Secondary interests in any of the following: writing pedagogy, women's and gender studies, International/Global Poetry and Poetics, African, African American, Indigenous, Latinx, Chicanx, and/or Queer literature.
Lincoln, NE
Criminal History Background Check Required:No
How to Apply:Click "Apply for this Job" and complete the faculty information form. Attach the following documents:
- Letter of interest.
- Curriculum vitae.
Jamie Longwell
jamie.longwell@unl.edu
Faculty Tenure/Tenure Leading
Job Type:9 Month
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?:No
Planned Hire Date:08/18/2025
Organizational Location:Default Location
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