Lecturer in Creative Writing (Research & Teaching)

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and open ended.

The School of Critical Studies in the College of Arts and Humanities seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Creative Writing.

Applications are invited from candidates with an appropriate record of academic achievement in creative writing. We especially welcome applicants working on either literary fiction or poetry, with an appetite for academic leadership, and knowledge of university systems and experience of working as part of a team within a university environment. We are keen to hear from applicants who have proven experience of helping to develop and/or lead an undergraduate Creative Writing degree programme.

Candidates should have a Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or equivalent in Creative Writing, with an impressive publication profile and significant experience teaching and supervising within the subject area in higher education.

Creative Writing sits within the English Literature subject area, alongside the School’s other subject areas of English Language, Scottish Literature and Theology and Religious Studies. In its research, the School fosters excellent connections with collaborators across Glasgow and beyond, and Creative Writing colleagues work actively and impactfully with local partners towards public engagement with their research and publications. The post is part of our plan to expand Creative Writing in terms of both teaching and research, and the successful applicant will be a central part of that development.

The post is full-time and based at the Gilmorehill Campus in the West End of Glasgow.

Informal Enquiries should be directed to the Head of Subject for English Literature, Professor Stephen Burn, stephen.burn@glasgow.ac.uk

For more information and to apply please click the 'Apply' button above

Closing Date: 23:45 on Tuesday 24^th November 2026

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