• Address: Ypsilanti, MI 48198 (map)
• Date Posted: 10/16/09
• Job Type: Full-time

Institution Eastern Michigan University
Position Title Assistant Professor (Creative Writing)
Job Location Ypsilanti, MI
Description General Summary: The English Department of Eastern Michigan University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Creative Writing. The Creative Writing Program includes undergraduate and MA studies emphasizing interdisciplinarity. We are seeking literary writers who work in more than one medium and/or take new approaches to genre: documentary poetics, text and image, performance, collaborative and community arts projects, digital arts and electronic media.


The department is searching for an individual who demonstrates collegiality among faculty, support staff, and students and works well within a climate of shared governance. The successful candidate will facilitate and value student development; demonstrate a commitment to teaching; generate scholarly work and/or grant development; work in partnership with community agencies; and participate in professional and community organizations.


Known for its congenial and collaborative English Department, EMU is located in the Ann Arbor-Detroit area. The school is a culturally diverse learning and teaching community set in a small city environment, amidst a major metropolitan area, which attracts students from Metro Detroit, across the state, nationally, and internationally. Internal grant opportunities are available.


Candidates must hold a graduate degree and demonstrate evidence of excellence in teaching, a significant publication record, and promise of continuing literary engagement.


To apply for Posting # FA1027E, go to https://www.emujobs.com and click on the "View/Apply for Faculty and Administrative Positions" button located in the middle of the page. As a part of the application, all successful applicants will provide a dossier (cover letter, CV, three letters of reference, representative 30 page work sample and/or URL). Questions about this position may be sent to Dr. Christine Hume chume@emich.edu. Screening of candidates will begin on November 15 and continue until the position is filled.


Any letters sent by dossier services and/or recommenders should be sent to the attention of the search chair at: 612 Pray-Harrold, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.