Assistant Professor, Creative Writing: Writer of Fiction (0601948)

Assistant Professor, Creative Writing: Open Genre (0601841)

The Department of English and Theatre at Eastern Kentucky University seeks a creative writer for a nine month tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant professor. The normal teaching load is twelve hours per semester. The successful candidate will teach courses in creative writing, as well as in freshman composition and sophomore literature, and will be involved in our low residency MFA. Successful applicants must possess a terminal degree by August 2008. A minimum of 18 credit hours in the discipline are required as well as a degree from a regionally (SACS, North Central, etc.) accredited or internationally recognized institution. Publication of fi ction, non-fi ction or poetry is highly desirable.

Review of applications will begin Jan. 15, 2008. Application materials should be submitted on-line and should include a cover letter, curriculum vita, and three letters of reference. Supplemental materials such as publications can be mailed to Dr. James Keller, Chair of Search Committee, Dept. of English and Theatre, Case Annex 467, Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Ave., Richmond, KY 40475.

Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory criminal background check and educational credential verifi cation. Eastern Kentucky University is an EEO/AA institution that values diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body. In keeping with this commitment, the University welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity.

Job code: 0601948 and 0601841
Web Site : jobs.eku.edu