fɔːɹ mˈoʊst əv hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ, tʃˈʌndɹə tˈɔːt æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mɪzˈʊɹɹikˈænzəs sˈɪɾi æz ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv kɹiːˈeɪɾɪv ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ænd ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
For most of his career, Chandra taught at the University of Missouri-Kansas City as a professor of Creative Writing and English (1983–2000).