Assistant/ Advanced Assistant Professor in African American Poetry

The Writing Program in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Advanced Assistant Professor in African American poetry to begin in the fall semester of 2020, pending budgetary approval.

MFA or PhD required, along with significant publications and substantial teaching experience at the college level.  The successful candidate will carry a 2/2 teaching load of undergraduate and graduate courses; contribute to interdisciplinarity and aesthetic diversity and support our students’ interests in publishing, multi-genre writing, and spoken word poetry or performance.  Strong candidates might also work in translation, practice and theorize digital / visual / sonic / performance poetics, and/or bring scholarly or archival research into their poetry.  Strong applicants should be committed to engaged learning practices, and have experience mentoring students from diverse backgrounds, including students of color, LGBTQ+ students, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities.   

The successful candidate will participate actively in of one of the oldest and most established Writing Programs in the country. 

Salary is commensurate with experience. University positions are subject to final budgetary approval by the Dean. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity. EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled.

MFA or PhD required.

Please submit via Interfolio by the Oct. 14, 2019 deadline via Interfolio, http://apply.interfolio.com/68339:

1)  Cover letter

2)  CV

3) Three letters of recommendation

4)  15 - 20 page writing sample

5) Statement of diversity (1-2 pp.) that demonstrates your past and/or potential contributions to diversity and inclusion through teaching, research, and service.

6) Teaching portfolio, including a teaching statement