Faculty
Teaching Opportunities
Critical Writing faculty include Penn professors and administrators from across the disciplines; Penn Senior Writing Fellows, recruited nationally, who teach full-time in the Critical Writing Program; Penn doctoral candidates, largely the recipients of Penn's distinguished Critical Writing Fellowships; and lecturers who either hold the Ph.D. or a terminal Master's Degree along with experience as professional writers.
Proposals for seminars are accepted throughout the year and reviewed on or about:
- January 15 for the following academic year
- September 1 for spring openings
- October 1 for the summer term
Review of proposals and applications for the 2012-13 academic year will begin February 3 and continue until positions are filled.
All applications should be mailed to:
Dr. Patrick Wehner, Associate Director
Critical Writing Program
Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing
3808 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
pwehner@writing.upenn.edu
215-573-2729
For information on how to apply, please select the appropriate link:



