Lecturer in Creative Writing, Literature, & Film

Job Title
Lecturer in Creative Writing, Literature, & Film


Requisition Number
FE04481


Working Title

Department Name
8E620:English


Work Location
Lexington, KY


Type of Position
Faculty


Position Time Status
Full-Time


Tenure Track Status
Non-Tenure Track


Required Education

A PhD in Literature and Creative Writing or an MFA in Creative Writing is required.



Required Related Experience

n/a



Required License/Registration/Certification

n/a



Job Summary

The Creative Writing Division in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position in English to begin August 1, 2025. The selected candidate will be appointed to a 9-month, non-tenure eligible faculty position for an initial two-year period, with the potential for renewal and for promotion to Senior Lecturer after five years. We seek applicants with experience teaching undergraduate courses in Creative Writing, Literature, and Film, with demonstrated evidence of teaching success. The ideal candidate will have expertise Creative Writing as well as Modernism, Post Colonialism, and Contemporary Fiction. We are particularly interested in candidates who have multiple years of experience teaching a broad range of courses including introductory creative writing, creative writing workshops in poetry and fiction, African-American literature, women’s literature, and technology and film, among others.

A PhD in Literature and Creative Writing or an MFA in Creative Writing is required.


Applicants must include the following: 1) letter of application (upload as Cover Letter), 2) CV, and 3) Teaching statement (upload as specific request 1). In addition, please provide the names and contact information for three references when prompted in the academic profile. This information may be utilized to solicit recommendation letters from your references within the employment system.



The University of Kentucky provides comprehensive benefits which are fully described at https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/our-benefits.



Questions about this search should be addressed to Dr. Sarah Lyon, Acting Department Chair, Department of English, University of Kentucky (sarah.lyon@uky.edu). Application deadline is March 23rd, 2025.



Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No


Preferred Education/Experience

Deadline to Apply
03/23/2025


Open Until Filled
No


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