NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - EVANSTON, IL
#1 The Department of Classics at Northwestern University invites applications for an appointment as Lecturer in Greek and Latin, beginning September 2010. This is a one-year position. Pending performance and institutional need it may be renewed. The successful candidate must be able to teach Greek and Latin (at all levels), tutor, and contribute to a growing program. In addition to membership in the Department of Classics, the successful candidate will also be a member of Northwestern's Classical Traditions Initiative (CTI), a multi-disciplinary forum for discussion of the cultures of antiquity and their reception. A demonstrated interest in classical reception studies is a plus. Ph.D. required at the time of appointment. We will not interview at APA. AA/EOE. Women and minority scholars are strongly encouraged to apply. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates should send a letter of application, CV, course proposal, evidence of teaching excellence, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to reach the search committee, one letter should address the candidate’s teaching abilities. Materials may be submitted either electronically at classics@northwestern.edu or mailed to Lecturer Search Committee Chair, Department of Classics, Northwestern University, 1880 Campus Drive, 1-535, Evanston IL 60208-2200.
Northwestern University seeks to appoint two Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows in Medieval Studies for a two-year term (renewable for a third year) beginning September 2010. Applicants must have Ph.D. by September 15, 2010 and should have received the degree no earlier than 2008. Candidates who already hold tenure-track positions will not be considered. Both postdocs will join a thriving community of interdisciplinary medievalists.
#2 A position in any area of medieval Latin, 500-1500, will be held jointly with the Classics Department. The successful candidate will teach one undergraduate course per year and run a yearlong, non-credit workshop in Medieval Latin for graduate students. Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, writing sample (no more than 30 pages), and three letters of recommendation to Barbara Newman, Medieval Search Committee, Department of English, Northwestern University, 1897 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2240. Electronic applications (in Word or pdf) may be emailed to Jennifer Britton ( j-britton@northwestern.edu) with the subject line "Medieval Postdoc Search--Latin." Review of applications will begin November 1, 2009; all application materials must be received by November 15, 2009. AA/EOE.