Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellow (Fixed Term)

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University of Cambridge, Newtown, Cambridge

Full time
Temporary
Onsite working

Posted today, 22 Dec | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Professor Drew Milne, Chair of the Judith E. Wilson Committee at . If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Ms Vicky Aldred, Assistant Faculty Administrator at The closing date for applications is midnight (GMT) on Friday 31 January 2025.

The Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellowship is designed to enable practising poets to spend a period as members of the Faculty of English, bringing together the practice of poetry and their academic study. The cost of the Fellowship is met from the Judith E. Wilson Fund, formed from a donation to the Faculty of English by Judith E. Wilson, a life-long friend of Dame Edith Evans. The Fellowship is available for nine months from 15 September 2025. The Fellow is expected to reside in Cambridge during that period and will, it is hoped, be affiliated with a Cambridge College. They will also be invited to take some part in the work of the Faculty, by arranging workshops or readings (including, in term, three hours of formal contact time for students per week), and to pursue their own projects. The role is designed to further the writing of poetry, rather than academic research. The Judith E. Wilson Committee will discuss a possible programme of work with the successful candidate. Your application, made online, should include:

A covering letter;
Your Curriculum Vitae, including a full list of publications;
10 pages of written work, together with a project proposal of no more than 1000 words including an indication of how you would support students.
The names of two referees.