Poetry Professor for University of Chicago

16 April 2010
Poetry Professor for University of Chicago
Full Professor of Practice in the Arts (Poetry and Criticism)

Position Description:
The University of Chicago's Department of English and Committee on Creative Writing invite applications from distinguished poet-critics for appointment as Full Professor of Practice in the Arts. The position is contingent upon approval and has a renewable term of five years. We look for a colleague with extensive and important publications in poetry and criticism and with a strong record of undergraduate and graduate teaching in both areas. PhD is required.

Applicants must submit a brief cover letter and CV electronically at the University of Chicago's Academic Career Opportunities website. See posting number 00340 at http://academiccareers.uchicago.edu. For full consideration all electronic materials must be uploaded by Friday, April 16, 2010.

For other inquires, please contact Jay Schleusener, Chair, Department of English (jsch@uchicago.edu), and Janice Knight, Chair, Committee on Creative Writing (jknight@uchicago.edu), both at 1115 E. 58th Street, Walker Museum, Chicago, IL 60637; or Naomi Patschke, the Department of English Chair's Assistant (nap@uchicago.edu).

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