Assistant or Associate Professor

Western Michigan University invites applications for a full-time academic year tenure-track position in Creative Writing (Poetry) to begin Fall 2020 at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.

Major Responsibilities: 

• teaching undergraduate and graduate workshops in poetry and topics courses in contemporary literature, such as Forms of Poetry and Contemporary Poetry
• guiding undergraduate students in job preparation and graduate school applications
• mentoring graduate students in poetry at the M.F.A. and Ph.D. levels
• directing theses and dissertations
• advising on graduate exams, and providing guidance for career and job preparation
• maintaining a record of successful publication
• helping to support the department, the college, and the university through committee work or other service

Qualifications:

• terminal degree in Creative Writing (M.F.A. or Ph.D.; Ph.D. preferred; doctoral degree must be granted by August 2020)
• at least one published book of poetry
• proven record of excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching (or evident promise for the latter)
• demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion