BAYLOR UNIVERSITY – WACO, TX
Lecturer in Classics.
Baylor University’s Department of Classics invites applications for a Full-time Lecturer beginning August, 2010. The area of specialization is open, but we hope to complement existing faculty strengths. (Possibilities include, but are not limited to, Greek prose, Greek history, and Hellenistic poetry.) For position details and application information, please visit http://www.baylor.edu/hr_services/index.php?id=50814.
Serious applicants should have a demonstrable record of outstanding teaching and show strong scholarly potential. The teaching assignment may include instruction in both languages at the beginning through advanced levels, as well as energetic involvement in the Department’s academic community. The person appointed will be expected to engage students intellectually both in and out of the classroom. Our department’s majors (Classics, Latin, and Greek) are philologically based, emphasizing a significant quantity of reading in the primary languages.
Baylor, the worlds largest Baptist university, holds a Carnegie classification as a “high-research” institution. Baylor’s mission is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. Baylor is actively recruiting new faculty with a strong commitment to the classroom and an equally strong commitment to discovering new knowledge as Baylor aspires to become a top tier research university while reaffirming and deepening its distinctive Christian mission as described in Baylor 2012 (http://www.baylor.edu/vision/).
Baylor is a Baptist university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an AA/EEO employer, Baylor encourages minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply.
Dossiers should include a cover letter, c.v., at least three letters of reference, official transcripts from all colleges and/or universities attended, and a representative writing sample, such as an offprint or dissertation chapter. To ensure full consideration, applications should be completed by November 25, 2009. Interviews will be conducted at the APA/AIA Annual Meeting in January in Anaheim, CA. Please address your application to the Chair of the Search Committee, Department of Classics, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97352, Waco, TX 76798-7352. Phone: (254) 710-1399; Fax (254) 710-1367; e-mail: John_thornburn@baylor.edu.