Assistant Professor
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Working Title:

Assistant Professor

English-1083

F_240128

09/11/2024

10/16/2024

Yes

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

No

Click "Apply for this Job" and complete the faculty information form. Attach the following documents:

1. Letter of interest.
2. Curriculum vitae.

Jamie Longwell
jamie.longwell@unl.edu

Faculty Tenure/Tenure Leading

9 Month

No

08/18/2025

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