Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing

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Department or Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Salary:  up to £40,430
Location:  Ormskirk
Hours:  Full Time
Duration:  Permanent

Edge Hill University is one of the fastest growing universities in the United Kingdom and has been providing higher education for over 125 years, based on an ethos of opportunity through excellence. The past five years have seen student applications double, turnover increase at a rate of around 20% per annum, and an investment of £130m on campus.  Edge Hill is a dynamic and ambitious university with a clear sense of direction, and significant resources to invest in its future.  It is currently ranked in the top 20 of the Sunday Times 75 Best Companies to Work for in the Public Sector.

This is an opportunity for a fiction-writer with substantial experience in Higher Education. You will provide expert teaching in a variety of modes, including writing workshops, tutorials and online interaction, and facilitate student work in a range of different media.

The Department of English & History is home to a well-established Creative Writing section, in which students gain experience in all the major literary genres. The BA programme has recently been expanded to include a Single Honours route, and will continue to enable students to study Creative Writing in combination with a range of other subjects such as Drama, English, Film Studies, History and Media. The Department also runs the highly successful MA in Creative Writing, and has a growing number of doctoral students pursuing creative projects. The Department is committed to the practical career development of its Creative Writing students, and provides professional guidance as well as the development of literary skill.   There are opportunities to make substantial contributions to undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum design; the launch of the Single Honours route in 2011 makes this an ideal time for a new specialist writer to join the team. The successful candidate will be expected to generate publications suitable for submission to the Research Excellence Framework, and will also play an active role in the development of the university's new interdisciplinary Centre for the Creative Industries.

Applications are invited from candidates with a proven record of published writing, as well as experience of university teaching. Candidates should be committed to innovation in Learning, Teaching and Assessment, and be reflective practitioners of HE teaching.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof. Michael Bradshaw, Head of Department of English & History: 01695 650 942 / 944; michael.bradshaw@edgehill.ac.uk

Ref:  EHT3176
Closing Date:  31 Mar 2012
Date Posted:  15 Feb 2012

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Please send completed applications by e-mail to application@edgehill.ac.uk or to Human Resources, Edge Hill University, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP.

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