NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY – EVANSTON, IL
- The Classical Traditions Initiative and the Department of Classics at Northwestern University jointly invite applications for a one-year Mellon-Sawyer Postdoctoral Fellowship in Classics to begin September 2009. We seek a recent PhD with an active research interest in the reception of Greek drama. Ph.D. in classics or cognate field must be completed by the start date. The successful candidate will work closely with Northwestern faculty to run a year-long seminar series (2009/10) on the reception of Greek drama in 19th and 20th century USA (see http://www.sawyerseminar.northwestern.edu), teach a single one-quarter undergraduate course on a topic of their choice, and collaborate with Northwestern faculty to develop electronic resources on the topic Classicizing Chicago. Previous experience in conference or website development an asset. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply. EOE/AA. Competitive salary, travel, moving, and computing expenses. Candidates should supply a letter of application, curriculum vitae, sample of scholarly writing, 2-page research proposal, and three letters of reference. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2008. Please direct applications to Search Committee Chair, Sawyer Seminar Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Classics, Northwestern University, 1-535 Kresge Hall, 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-2200, or via e-mail to classicspostdoc@northwestern.edu.
- The Department of Classics at Northwestern University invites applications for a rank open appointment in Roman history or literature, beginning September 2009. Candidates must demonstrate broad and innovative intellectual interests, outstanding scholarly abilities, and commitment to teaching. The successful candidate will be able to contribute to at least one stream of the department's cross-disciplinary faculty collaborations for graduate education (e.g., historical studies, medieval studies, gender studies, political theory, ancient philosophy, theatre and drama, comparative literature) and help develop our undergraduate classics curriculum in imaginative ways. In addition to membership in the Department of Classics, the successful candidate will also be a core member of Northwestern's Classical Traditions Initiative (CTI), a multi-disciplinary forum for discussion of the cultures of antiquity and their reception. AA/EOE. Women and minority scholars are strongly encouraged to apply. Review of applications will begin November 1st and continue until the position is filled. Candidates for a post at the rank of assistant professor should send a letter of application, CV and a writing sample (25pp max), and have three letters of recommendation reach the search committee by November 1st. Distinguished senior scholars are invited to send a CV and letter of application (which should include a list of three or more scholars from whom we may solicit reference letters). Materials may be submitted either electronically at classicssearch@northwestern.edu or mailed to Search Committee Chair, Department of Classics, Northwestern University, 1880 Campus Drive, 1-535, Evanston IL 60208-2200.