AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME – ROME, ITALY
The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the position of Director of its six-week Classical Summer School, beginning in summer 2014, for a term of three years (2014-2016). It is customary for the director-designate to shadow the incumbent in the summer preceding (2013).
ORGANIZATION
The American Academy in Rome is a center for independent study, advanced research, and creative work in the fine arts and humanities. Founded in 1894 by architect Charles F. McKim, it is committed to identifying and nurturing the most promising American talent through the annual Rome Prize competition and related residency programs. The Academy also supports a program of lectures, symposia, concerts, Fellows’ performances, and exhibitions both in Rome and the United States. Other summer programs generally include the Classical Summer School, the Summer Program in Archaeology, the Howard Comfort, FAAR ’29, Summer Program in Roman Pottery, and the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar. All summer programs are supervised by the Andrew W. Mellon Professor-in-Charge of the School of Classical Studies. The Classical Summer School was established in 1923 for high school teachers and graduate students of Latin, ancient history and the classics, but its audience has become more varied over the years, including college teachers and those working in related fields. It is designed to provide participants with a well-founded understanding of the growth and development of the ancient city of Rome and its immediate environs from the earliest times to the age of Constantine through a careful study of material remains and literary sources.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities: The Director is responsible for the overall operation of the Classical Summer School, including selection of participants (in consultation with others on the selection committee appointed by the Board of Trustees), overseeing the budget, preparation of syllabi, lectures and site visits, and evaluation of the students. While certain duties may be delegated to the Assistant Director, overall they include:
â–ª preparing and distributing orientation information and course materials
â–ª organizing lectures and tours
â–ª coordinating permissions for site visits
â–ª coordinating field trip transportation
â–ª evaluating final exams and other assignments
â–ª coordinating student lodging at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies
â–ª providing guidance to the New York office on advertising and marketing strategy
â–ª preparing the budget, in consultation with the New York office
â–ª reporting to the Academy on the Classical Summer School and the students
â–ª evaluating and recommending changes and improvements to the Classical Summer School
â–ª submitting an annual report to the Academy’s Committee on the School of Classical Studies no later than September 15th of each year.
The New York office of the Academy will provide assistance on publicity; preparation of guidelines and informational materials on the Summer School; mailing of flyers and applications to interested candidates; and other general administrative and accounting tasks. The Rome office will help arrange for permissions and other local travel arrangements in and around Rome.
QUALIFICATIONS
â–ª Knowledge of Roman history and material culture from the earliest times to the age of Constantine, museums and sites in and around Rome
â–ª Knowledge of Italian
â–ª Knowledge of Latin
â–ª PhD in a related field (archaeology, classics, art history, etc.)
â–ª Considerable experience teaching at the college or university level
â–ª Considerable experience presenting material at museums and sites in and around Rome
TO APPLY:
Please submit a resume together with a cover letter explaining your perceptions of the Academy, how you view the job of the Classical Summer School Director, why you are interested in the position, and why you feel particularly qualified to do the job.
Please submit this material by e-mail no later than the COB October 26, 2012 to: fsanchis4@gmail.com
All applications will be acknowledged by e-mail within one week. If acknowledgement is not received, it is the applicant’s responsibility to follow up by calling Frank Sanchis at 914-659-0914.
Candidates to be invited for an interview will be notified that they are finalists in November.
IMPORTANT
Please submit (2) separate documents attached to your email message. Both documents should be in PDF file format. Indicate CSS Director search in the subject of your message. The file names of your documents should follow the naming criteria below:

YOURLASTNAME_Firstname_resume.pdf
YOURLASTNAME_Firstname_letter.pdf
Do not place your letter in the body of your email message. It should be attached as a PDF document to the email.