The Duke University English Department in North Carolina welcomes nominations and applications for a distinguished fiction writer with a national or international reputation for a position as Full Professor or Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing. We welcome applications from writers working in any national, transnational, or diasporic Anglophone tradition.
We seek candidates who are committed to undergraduate
teaching of fiction writing. Candidates should be committed to engage fully
with the literary and intellectual life of the university and the Durham
area. This position begins July
1, 2019 and may be either a tenure or non-tenure line, depending on
qualifications.
To apply, please submit through Academic Jobs Online a curriculum vitae;
letter of application; evidence of teaching excellence; and a list of your
top five publications ranked in order of importance. The application address
is english.duke.edu/apply
The committee also invites letters of nomination for potential candidates.
We ask that all nominations be sent to english@duke.edu, using “Senior
Fiction Writer Search” as the subject line.
Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Application Deadline: The committee will begin its deliberations on January 2nd 2019. Applications
received by that date will be guaranteed full consideration.