McGILL UNIVERSITY – MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (Two Positions)
POSITION ONE: The Department of History and Classics Program invites applications for a confirmed tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in Roman History, effective 1 September 2004. It is expected that the successful candidate, in addition to duties in Classical history, will contribute to the offerings of the Classics Programme by the offering of one course per year in the reading of historical texts and sources in Ancient Greek or Latin. The successful candidate should hold a Ph.D. at the time of employment and show promise of excellence in teaching and scholarly research. The ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses is required. A letter of application, curriculum vitae, one-page statement of approach to teaching the subject, and three confidential letters of reference should be sent to Professor Brian Lewis, Chair, Department of History, McGill University, 855 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2T7. (Telephone 514-398-3975.) The review of files will begin on 20 December 2003. We encourage all qualified people to apply, but Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. McGill University is committed to equity in employment. English is the language of instruction at McGill, but knowledge of French is an asset.
POSITION TWO: To fill the John MacNaughton Chair in Classics (a confirmed position), effective 1 September 2004, the Department of History and Classics Program announces a search for a distinguished mid-career historian of Ancient Greece with an appropriate record of publication. The field is open, but the department is particularly interested in applications from scholars who specialize in the Macedonian Empire and Alexander the Great, and/or in the Hellenistic world. It is expected that the successful candidate, in addition to duties in Classical history, will contribute to the offerings of the Classics Programme by the offering of one course per year in the reading of historical texts and sources in Ancient Greek or Latin. The ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses is required. A letter of application, curriculum vitae, one-page statement of approach to teaching the subject, and three confidential letters of reference should be sent to Professor Brian Lewis, Chair, Department of History, McGill University, 855 Sherbrook Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2T7. The review of files will begin on 20 December 2003. (Telephone: 514-398-3975.) We encourage all qualified people to apply, but Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. McGill University is committed to equity in employment. English is the language of instruction at McGill, but knowledge of French is an asset.