Tenure-track Assistant Professor of English Writing beginning 1 September 2008.
Ph.D. in English, Creative Writing, or Rhetoric by start of appointment. Teach four courses per semester, including First-Year Writing (2 sections), Creative Non-Fiction, and Introduction to Professional Writing. Desired secondary areas might include nature writing, science writing, travel writing, autobiography, literary journalism, cultural analysis, and fiction writing. Teaching duties include courses in both the Creative Writing and Professional Writing tracks of the English Writing major.
For full consideration, send letter of application, vita, official transcripts, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference (directly from source or placement office) by March 24, 2008, to: Prof. Patty S. Derrick, Search Chair English Department University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Johnstown, PA 15904 (814) 269-7141.
The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
