Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing: Publishing

We engage actively with local communities, and with partners at institutions around the world, and are looking to appoint someone who enhances our existing strengths and teaching interests. This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, supportive and enthusiastic team.

Established in 2016, the BA in Creative and Professional Writing offers writers the opportunity to develop their work and practice with a team of professional and academically qualified experts who specialise in creating new work for markets and studying that process. Courses include novel writing, performance poetry, scriptwriting for TV, theatre and film, copywriting, publishing, Eco fiction, and cultural communication. Our emphasis is on preparing students for success in rapidly developing global markets for persuasive and perceptive prose.

About you

You will be able to deliver outstanding teaching in both face-to-face and online settings, and make an enthusiastic contribution to the collegiate life of the subject cluster, school, faculty and university. You will draw on your own practice to deliver sessions in an authentic and engaging manner, with the opportunity to contribute to the design and delivery of a third-year module: Publishing: From Commission to Print. You will have a track record in the UK’s publishing industry and be keen to develop your publishing practice by deploying your skills in an academic context.

The UK publishing industry employs 29,000 people, has global reach and touches a myriad of market sectors and the industry is predicated on a unique blend of traditional and forward-looking approaches. We are particularly interested in applicants who have worked in book and fiction production and/or those who have developed their practice in new media, formats and genres.

Although a PhD is not an essential requirement, evidence of authorship in creative or technical fields is desirable. We welcome applicants who have studied Creative Writing, English and related subjects at PhD level.

Further information:

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus. In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

To discuss the role, please contact Laura Harrison: Laura2.Harrison@uwe.ac.uk

This is a part-time, fixed term post for two years, working on a 50% contract.

Interviews are scheduled for w/c 08 August 2022.

This role is campus based.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Candidates must be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

The application system will be unavailable from 08 July until the morning of 11 July due to maintenance.

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