St. Lawrence University invites applications for a four-year, full-time visiting appointment in poetry writing. The successful candidate will offer coursework in beginning and advanced poetry writing, as well as in the literary genre of poetry, and may also advise student independent studies and honors projects. The successful candidate will also offer coursework in creative nonfiction writing (memoir, lyric essay, personal essay, or hybrid genres). The normal teaching load is three courses per semester. M.F.A. in Creative Writing and significant poetry and creative nonfiction publications are required; Ph.D. with creative dissertation preferred.
We encourage applications from candidates who bring diverse cultural, ethnic, national, and theoretical perspectives to bear on their writing and teaching. The successful candidate will join a department with a commitment to excellence in teaching, and a program founded upon the essential relationship between creative expression and the study of literature.
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