The Liverpool Screen School seeks a highly motivated individual for a fixed term post from 1st Feb 2024 to 30th June 2024 to work in the Creative Writing department to providing teaching, administration and personal tutoring cover for a staff member on sabbatical. We are looking to appoint a candidate with a track record in writing and publishing poetry and prose – creative, genre and/or non-fiction – and with a strong commitment to enhancing the student experience at UG and PG levels.

Creative Writing is a well-established programme with a strong research profile and reputation, particularly in Prose Fiction, Poetry, Radio Drama and Screenplay. Current research interests in the department include: Radio Drama, Crime Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry & Poetics, Public Arts Projects, Travel Writing, Site-specific productions, and participatory writing within disadvantaged communities. The team currently comprises ten members of staff, all of whom are research and/or professionally active and play a part in delivering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

The Creative Writing Programmes at LJMU offers students the opportunity to write creatively as well as reflecting critically on process. The department is developing its strategic priorities in research, postgraduate provision, internationalisation, public engagement, and enterprise activity. Reporting to the Programme Leader, you will undertake teaching and assessment, personal tutoring and administrative duties across the Creative Writing portfolio: BA (Hons) Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Film Studies, BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Drama and Creative Writing and our MA Writing.

Work-related learning is an important component of the undergraduate course with students developing practice-based writing projects. The department works with LJMU’s Student Futures, and alumni of the programme have successfully established businesses on graduation. You will be expected to complement this activity and contribute your professional experience and expertise.

Application deadline: 31 October 2023

More details on the role are available here