Position: Tenure-line Assistant Professor, Creative Writing, to begin Fall 2008; nationally competitive salary and superior benefits. Attractive teaching load: teach undergraduate and graduate courses in creative writing, as well as specialized and general literature courses and Liberal Arts Core courses (writing, literature, or humanities).

Required Qualifications: earned by June 2008, either Ph.D. in Creative Writing or Ph.D. in English or related areas and M.F.A. or M.A. in Creative Writing; publication of poetry, fiction, and/or creative nonfiction; evidence of ability to teach creative writing including poetry and fiction through workshop pedagogy and to direct creative theses; evidence of potential for excellence in teaching, creative activity and publishing, and literary editing.

To Apply: send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts (unofficial or official), three letters of reference, and up to 25-page creative writing sample to:

Dr. Grant Tracey
Chair, Creative Writing Search Committee
English Language and Literature
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0502     USA

Department: 35 tenure-track faculty. Liberal Arts Core courses in writing, literature, and humanities. B.A. majors, minors, and teacher-licensure in English and TESOL; B.A. minors in Creative Writing, Professional Writing, and Film Studies. M.A. programs in TESOL and in English with emphases in Literature, Creative Writing, and Secondary Teaching. About 320 undergraduate majors and over 100 M.A. students in English and TESOL. Home of the North American Review.

University: Northern Iowa, with approximately 12,600 students, is a highly rated comprehensive university located on a pleasant and attractive campus of some 850 acres. About 810 faculty teach in undergraduate and graduate programs that encompass over 120 major areas of study. Teaching is supported by "smart classrooms" and a new Innovative Teaching and Technology Center. The University's Library provides a spacious and comfortable setting for research and study, an expert library staff, and a considerable array of current electronic resources; its collection includes over one million volumes. Northern Iowa features exceptional on-campus recreational and cultural facilities, including a superb Performing Arts Center and a full calendar of lectures, events, performances, and exhibits.

Community: With a combined population of about 120,000, the adjoining cities of Cedar Falls and Waterloo offer attractive wooded residential areas and an extensive range of excellent educational, cultural, artistic, medical, and recreational resources, facilities, and programs. There are community organizations for virtually every interest, and numerous community festivals and celebrations. Among many other attractions is a network of recreational trails that winds for over 80 miles through city and town, among rivers and lakes, and to nearby parks, small and large.
 

The University is an equal opportunity employer with a comprehensive plan for affirmative action.