The Department of Classics at the University of Tennessee has been authorized to make an appointment in Latin language and literature at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor. The expertise sought is Medieval Latin with a special interest in digital manuscript studies. This faculty member will teach undergraduate students in our department as well as train graduate students in UT’s Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. The successful candidate will have strong promise of scholarly achievement, demonstrated excellence in teaching Latin, as well as the ability to teach Medieval and Classical Latin, paleography, and digital manuscript studies, and to contribute to our departmental curriculum of large and small courses in classical civilization, literature, or mythology. An active interest in contributing to the department's outreach, to the intellectual life of the Marco Institute, and to the Graduate Certificate program in Digital Humanities is essential. Moreover, the Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.
Salary competitive. We will begin screening applications on October 31, 2023, and will continue reviewing them until the position is filled. The first round of interviews will be held on Zoom.
Ph.D. required at the time of appointment on August 1, 2024.
Please submit a letter of application that outlines your research and teaching and highlights strategies for effective engagement with our students, who come from many different ethnic, racial, social, and economic backgrounds; a curriculum vitae; and a writing sample. Candidates should provide name and contact information, including email address and telephone number, for at least three references. We will contact references at an advanced stage of the search. Please submit all materials electronically by following the directions posted at http://apply.interfolio.com/130669. Please address inquiries to the chair of the search committee, Justin Arft, at jarft@utk.edu.
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