Assistant Professor
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Job Info

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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.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

Work Location (City, State):

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:

1. Letter of interest.
2. Curriculum vitae.

For questions or accommodations related to this position contact:

Jamie Longwell
jamie.longwell@unl.edu

Job Category (old):

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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