Visiting Poet
- CP01 University System of New Hampshire
- University of New Hampshire – Main Campus
- 7mo ago
- Part-Time
- On-site
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The University of New Hampshire seeks outstanding poets with an established publication history for a position as visiting poet during the 2026-2027 academic year. The Nossrat Yassini Poet in Residence is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal, that is designed to support the annual Nossrat Yassini Poetry Festival and to promote poetic culture in the UNH community.
Each semester you will be responsible for teaching one graduate and/or undergraduate in-person poetry courses. You will be expected to promote and participate in the festival in a variety of ways throughout the year, working with the festival director and faculty advisor. In addition, you will be expected to participate in the cultural life of the UNH English Department by regularly attending readings, lectures, presentations, and other campus activities.
Duties/Responsibilities
Teach two four-credit graduate poetry courses over the course of the academic year.
Participate in the poetry festival and contribute to the enrichment of the poetry curriculum.
Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:
Successful track record and notoriety as a published poet.
Applicant instructions:
Applications are due by January 1 2026.
Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:
Resume/CV
Cover Letter
Contact Information for 3 Professional References
Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.
Please be advised that this position is supported by external sponsor funding. As such, continued employment in this role is contingent upon the availability of those external funds. If, for any reason, the sponsor funding is reduced or discontinued, employment may be subject to modification or termination in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
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