Tenure-track; expected start date: August 18, 2008. Duties: Teach introductory through graduate-level courses in fiction writing, introductory literature & writing courses, & courses in a secondary area of specialization; serve on graduate student committees & direct theses & dissertations; writing leading to publication; serve on departmental, college, & university committees, & contribute to the workings of the university community. 2-2 teaching assignment.
Required qualifications: Significant publication of prose fiction: at least one book of fiction; evidence of successful teaching provided by letters of recommendation; MFA or PhD in English, or equivalent, expected by start date of appointment.

Preferred qualifications: Expertise in one or more writing genres, including but not limited to creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, or poetry. Application must include letter of application, c.v., sample publications, & at least three but no more than five recent letters of recommendation that evaluate publications & teaching. Applications must be postmarked by November 15 to receive first consideration. For a copy of full position announcement see: www.english.ku.edu.

Contact: Dorice Elliott, Chair, Department of English, 1445 Jayhawk
Blvd., 3001 Wescoe Hall, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
66045-7590. E-mail contact: relliott@ku.edu