NEW YORK UNIVERSITY – NEW YORK, NY
INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS AND DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Field Director, Excavations At Aphrodisias, and Assistant Professor of Art History - Faculty of Arts and Science.
The Institute of Fine Arts and Department of Art History at New York University jointly seek a Field Director for its Excavations at Aphrodisias who will also serve as a faculty member in the history of ancient Greek or Roman art. The position will be at the Assistant Professor level, tenure track, beginning September 1, 2007, pending administrative and budgetary approval.
The Field Director will spend each summer excavation season at Aphrodisias, plan and supervise a scientific program of field work and excavation at the site, supervise student training in archaeological practice, manage the Aphrodisias excavation office at the Institute of Fine Arts, and supervise the permit application process and recruitment of student participants in the dig. The Field Director will work with the Excavation Director, the Director of the Institute of Fine Arts, the Deputy Director for Sculpture, and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to supervise the publications program and to raise funds for the project. During the academic year, the Field Director/Assistant Professor will teach two undergraduate courses in the Department of Art History and one graduate course at the Institute of Fine Arts. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in art history and/or archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean world, extensive excavation experience, a strong teaching portfolio, and a substantial record of research and publication. Excavation management expertise, fluency in Turkish, experience with archaeological administration in Turkey, and a fundraising record are highly desirable. Breadth of scholarly interest in art history and study of the ancient Mediterranean world and Asia Minor, and knowledge of ancient sculpture and architecture are preferred.
Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Letters of application with a curriculum vitae, list of publications, and names of three referees should be sent by January 31, 2007 to: Mariët Westermann, Director and Professor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 1 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10021. Early applications are strongly encouraged, as interviews will begin during the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America in San Diego, January 4-7, 2007.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
The Department of Classics at New York University seeks to hire at the level of assistant professor (tenure-track) or associate professor (tenured) in the field of Greek literature to begin September 1, 2007, pending final administrative and budgetary approval. The department has specific needs in the archaic and classical periods, and would especially welcome applications from scholars working on the idea and phenomenon of performance broadly construed; but the position is open to specialists in all periods and genres (including prose). Please send a cover letter, cv, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample (ca. 20 pages) to Professor David Levene, Chair of the Search Committee, Dept. of Classics, New York University, 25 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10003 by November 17, 2006. Professor Levene is also happy to answer inquiries about this position (d.s.levene@nyu.edu or 212-998-8598). Please note that we will be interviewing candidates at the APA Meeting in San Diego. NYU is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.