One elite university is hiring a Lego professor

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The University of Cambridge is hiring a professor to play with Lego. Officially, the position is called the "Professorship of Play in Education, Development, and Learning," Quartz reports.

It's funded by a multimillion-dollar endowment from the Lego Foundation, which aims "to build a future where learning through play empowers children to become creative, engaged, life-long learners."

The school is looking to hire someone to start in October. Time to tidy up your toddler's résumé.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.