The Department of Literary Arts at Brown University invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position, with an emphasis in poetry, beginning July 1st, 2025.

Candidates should preferably have an MFA or equivalent, a strong publication record, including at least one book of poetry, and demonstrate excellence and innovation in teaching poetry at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We seek candidates with additional expertise in areas such as hybrid genre, international literature, translation, literary theory, film/video, and/or digital arts and are particularly interested in works that pertain to issues of gender, race, and ethnicity and specifically those that intersect with underrepresented perspectives and/or communities. Duties of the position include teaching poetry as well as elective seminars/workshops and literature courses, directing undergraduate and graduate theses, advising undergraduate and graduate students, and contributing to the creative and intellectual life of the department through individual and collaborative initiatives. 

Candidates should preferably have an MFA or equivalent, a strong publication record, including at least one book of poetry, and demonstrate excellence and innovation in teaching poetry at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

Please submit via Interfolio a letter of application (detailing your work as a writer, teaching experience, and your approach to teaching in a diverse and inclusive environment), a current CV, a statement of teaching philosophy, a writing sample (including a substantial portion of a creative text), and a list of at least three references. Do NOT send letters of reference at the initial stage. Review of applications will begin on September 20, 2024 and will remain open until filled.

As an EEO/AA employer, Brown University provides equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation based upon a person?s race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law, and caste, which is protected by our University policies.

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