NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY – EVANSTON, IL
The Department of Classics at Northwestern University invites applications for a Mellon Post-doctoral Fellowship. We seek new PhDs who bring their area of specialization in Greek or Latin literature and/or Roman history into conversation with contemporary sources, materials or problems or whose work is engaged with current developments in related academic fields. We seek a superior classics scholar and promising teacher interested in contributing to our interdisciplinary community. The appointment is for two years beginning September 2005 and is not renewable. PhD must be completed by the start date. Teaching load is two quarter-long courses each year, allowing for substantial time for research. Salary plus funding for professional travel, computer support and similar expenses. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply. Applications, including a letter of application, curriculum vitae, sample of scholarly writing, brief research proposal, evidence of teaching success, and three letters of reference should be submitted by December 1, 2004 on-line at http://www.classics.northwestern.edu/opportunities.html or mailed to Professor Sara Monoson, Chair, Department of Classics, Northwestern University, 1-535 Kresge Hall, 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-2200, tel. 847/491-7597; fax 847/491-7598; e-mail address: classics@northwestern.edu. Applicants who submit paper copies for our tenure-track assistant professor position who wish also to be considered for the Mellon fellowship should send a letter of interest, not a duplicate full application. AA/EOE
The Department of Classics of Northwestern University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship, beginning September 2005. Candidates must demonstrate broad and innovative intellectual interests, outstanding scholarly abilities and commitment to teaching. The field of specialization is open (both Greek and Latin/Roman literature and history). The successful candidate will contribute to the departmentîs cross-disciplinary faculty collaborations for graduate education in comparative literary studies, ancient philosophy, political and social thought, or will be able to develop collaborations in other fields, as well as help develop our undergraduate classics curriculum in imaginative ways. In addition to membership in the Department of Classics, the successful candidate will be a core member of Northwesternîs Classical Traditions Initiative (CTI), a multi-disciplinary forum for discussion of the cultures of classical antiquity and their reception, involving faculty in classics, comparative literature, philosophy, English, art history, political theory, rhetoric, theatre, religion and history. AA/EOE. Women and minority scholars are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is November 10. We plan to interview at the APA. Candidates should send a letter of application, CV and a writing sample (25 pp max), and have three letters of recommendation reach the search committee by the deadline. Materials may either be submitted on-line by following the instructions found at http://www.classics.northwestern.edu/opportunities.htm, or mailed to Sara Monoson, Search Committee Chair, Department of Classics, Northwestern University, 1880 Campus Drive 1-535, Evanston, IL 60208-2200.