Assistant Professor Of English In Creative Writing (Poetry)

The largest among 10 departments in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, English offers a range of undergraduate majors and concentrations, minors, three masters programs (MA, MFA, and MSTC), as well as one joint PhD in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM). We also offer many courses of interest to the University community as a whole, and we work with other units across campus - such as World Languages and Cultures, Africana Studies, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Communication, and the College of Education - to furnish multidisciplinary opportunities for NC State students. Located in the Research Triangle Area in Raleigh, North Carolina, the English department consists of a large, diverse faculty, staff, and student body that prepares graduates for a variety of careers.

Essential Job Duties

The English Department at NC State University is seeking applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Creative Writing (poetry focus). The applicant hired for this position will contribute to our nationally-recognized MFA program in creative writing as well as to our popular, growing creative writing concentration in the English major. Courses that will be taught by this hire include Intermediate and Advanced Poetry Writing, Studies in Poetry, the graduate Workshop in Poetry, and ENG 590, a craft seminar offered to graduate MFA and MA students.

The new hire will also develop and maintain relationships with writers who contribute to our visiting writers program; will attract and recruit candidates into our MFA program; will direct poetry theses and serve on thesis committees; will mentor MFA students in writing and teaching; and will teach classes at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Other Responsibilities

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• Ph.D. in English, or MFA in Creative Writing, or equivalent degree in a related field.

Other Required Qualifications

• The successful candidate for this position will have a strong publication record and literary reputation, including at least one published book, and successful university teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional publications or teaching expertise in one or more of the following areas would be a plus: creative nonfiction, African American literature, Latinx literature, Native American literature, Asian American literature, environmental writing, and/or hybrid literature and writing.

• An MFA in creative writing is preferred.

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

N/A

Valid NC Driver's License required No Commercial Driver's License required No