Ohio Wesleyan University-Delaware, OH
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics. The Humanities-Classics Department at Ohio Wesleyan University seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics for a faculty vacancy (academic year 2000-2001). In addition to teaching courses in elementary and advanced Latin and Greek, this person may be asked to teach mythology and folklore, Classical archaeology, women in antiquity, and Latin literature in translation. The Department's curriculum fosters cross-cultural exploration of values and writing about ideas. (Before applying, candidates are encouraged to review a description of the Department and its curriculum at Ohio Wesleyan University's web site: www.owu.edu/~humclass/.
The successful candidate will teach 6 course units in the year plus several Directed Readings. The six course units of teaching (3 per semester plus Directed Readings) will include existing Classics courses as appropriate to the successful candidate's experience and interests in the Department's offerings.
With their cover letter, applicants are asked to submit a current curriculum vitae and a dossier that includes: a brief writing sample, a sample syllabus for a literature or myth course, three letters of recommendation, and an official transcript. Send to: Prof. James W. Biehl, Chair, Department of Humanities-Classics, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH 43015.
The application deadline is January 31, 2000 (postmarked). Inquiries about the position should be directed to Prof. Biehl at jwbiehl@cc.owu.edu. Ohio Wesleyan is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.