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Southern Review Resident Scholar Position Announced — NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL-IN-RESIDENCE
(The Southern Review Resident Scholar)
Southern Review
The Southern Review announces an opening for a Professional-in-Residence (The Southern Review Resident Scholar). This is a 2-year non-renewable twelve-month appointment & carries a salary of $32,000 and benefits (Pending final administrative approval). Preferred start date is August 1, 2008. The Scholar will commit 20 hours per week to editorial duties at The Southern Review and teach one class per regular semester in the English Department (courses assigned by departmental need and/or Scholar’s expertise).
Required Qualifications: One year editorial experience on the staff of an established literary journal; M.F.A., Ph.D. or equivalent required at time of appointment; basic computer skills. Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following: editorial expertise with fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; a broad knowledge of literature, especially contemporary; basic computer skills; a solid understanding of the publishing, especially small presses and literary magazines.
Founded in 1935 by Robert Penn Warren and Cleanth Brooks, The Southern Review is published four times a year on the campus of Louisiana State University. For more information, please check The Southern Review website at http://www.lsu.edu/tsr/.
An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Applications should include: a letter of application, CV (including e-mail address), one-page statement of editorial philosophy, a creative writing sample (5000 words of fiction or creative nonfiction or 10 pages of poetry), and three letters of recommendation, at least one of which should address the candidate’s abilities as a teacher. Application deadline is March 31, 2008 or until a candidate is selected. Applications should be sent to the following address:
The Southern Review Resident Scholar Search Committee
The Old President’s House
Louisiana State University
Ref: Log #1129
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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