BROOKLYN COLLEGE – BROOKLYN, NY
The Brooklyn College Classics Department seeks to appoint a full time lecturer beginning in Spring 2010. Annual reappointment proceeds towards a Certificate of Continuous Employment. The successful candidate will be a creative and inspiring educator capable of reaching students from a diverse range of backgrounds. S/he will have a proven track record of teaching Greco-Roman literature and culture in translation, and the ability to teach one, ideally both, of the classical languages at all levels. The lecturer will also contribute to the assessment and revision of departmental courses in the upper and lower tiers of the College’s Core Curriculum. The appointee will be expected to stay abreast of current scholarship as it relates to his/her teaching. At minimum a Baccalaureate degree in the subject area is required; however, a Ph.D. in hand at the time of appointment is highly desirable. A letter of application with curriculum vitae as well as a dossier including three letters of recommendation and two sample syllabi should be sent to the Chair of the Search Committee, Classics Department, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedofrd Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11210-2889. Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Campus visits will be scheduled for the week beginning November 30, 2009. All inquiries should be addressed to Liv Yarrow, Chair of the Search Committee (yarrow@brooklyn.cuny.edu). Brooklyn College is an EO/AA/IRCA/ADA employer.
