Wanted: Assistant Writing/Literature Professor for Gonzaga University

Gonzaga University. The English Department seeks a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor to teach writing & literature, starting August 2010. 3/3 teaching load. Required qualifications: PhD in English with significant creative writing publication or MFA with at least one book & significant experience teaching literature. Evidence of superior teaching is essential. Particular consideration given to fiction & creative non-fiction writers with strong experience teaching literature. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate creative writing & other courses in the English Department. Letter of application should include a description of teaching philosophy, experience in teaching & writing, & professional values. Gonzaga University is a Jesuit, Catholic, humanistic institution interested in candidates who will contribute to its distinctive mission. Salary range—$42,227-48,495. Please send letter of application, vita, unofficial graduate transcript, & three current letters of recommendation to: Dr. D. S. Butterworth, Chair, Department of English, Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA 99258. Deadline: postmarked March 29, 2010. We plan to conduct telephone interviews with finalists & have campus visits by late April. To learn more about Gonzaga University, visit www.gonzaga.edu.