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Poet in Residence, University of Surrey
Deadline: Mon 16 Jun 2025
The University of Surrey is delighted to announce a renewal of the Surrey Poetry Fellowship, as part of the institution’s longstanding commitment to establishing Guildford as a centre for the creation, performance, publication and study of poetry.
The Poet in Residence will play a key role in organising the Surrey Poetry Festival, will organise five or six regular poetry workshops for students and possibly other members of the university and beyond, will introduce the guest speaker at the Morag Morris Poetry Lecture, and may participate in other projects within the Department.
The postholder’s first objective, however, will be to write poetry which engages with the research culture in the department, particularly in the field of contemporary and innovative literature.
The Poet in Residence will also convene and teach the 1st Year Understanding Poetry module offered by the Department of Literature and Languages.
Overall, this part-time post will amount to appx 65-70 hours for poet in Residence work, plus module teaching hours over the course of the academic year amounting to appx 49 hours.
An honours postgraduate degree or equivalent professional qualification is required. A postgraduate qualification/teaching qualification would also be desirable. Teaching experience and event management experience is essential. Good organisational and IT skills are necessary as well as the ability to work independently.
Job Ref: 026425
Find out more here.
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Stephen Mooney, s.mooney@surrey.ac.uk
Deadline: Monday 16th June 2025
Additional Information:
Location:
Guildford
Region(s):
South East England
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