The Department of the Classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a full-time, renewable, non-tenure track position at the rank of Teaching Assistant Professor in the area(s) of Ancient Greek and Latin languages and language pedagogy with a start date of August 16, 2024. The successful candidate will serve as language program coordinator for the department’s Ancient Greek and Latin programs, supervise Latin TAs, liaise with the directors of both the Foreign Language Teacher Education program and the Modern Greek program, and teach two courses per semester. It is anticipated that for AY 2024-25 these courses will be Latin 101 and 102, CLCV 550 (Introduction to the Teaching of Classics), and an undergraduate course in translation in an area of interest to the successful candidate.
Applicants must have a PhD in Classics or a related field by August 1, 2024. Candidates should have a demonstrated research interest in Classics pedagogy and experience teaching Latin and/or ancient Greek at the college level. Preference will be given to candidates with experience coordinating and promoting a language program, certification or licensure in Latin, and/or familiarity with the Standards for Classical Language Learning.
This is a full-time, 9-month appointment, renewable subject to enrollments, funding, and positive performance evaluations, non-tenure track position at the rank of Teaching Assistant Professor. For a definition of this role, please reference: https://las.illinois.edu/faculty/policy/iii6.
Starting salary offered is $61,000 per year. The service period is nine months long, corresponding with the academic year, but the salary will be paid out in 12 monthly installments over the one-year period following the start date.
Employee benefits are competitive, please reference: https://humanresources.illinois.edu/employees/new-hires/benefits.html
To apply, create your candidate profile through the University of Illinois application login page at https://jobs.illinois.edu/. Required materials include (1) a cover letter, (2) CV/resume, (3) a teaching portfolio that includes a statement of teaching philosophy and evidence of research-based teaching practices (in the form of syllabi or other materials), and (4) contact information for three professional references. We stress that letters of recommendation need not be tailored to this job. Only applications submitted through the University of Illinois Job Board will be considered. To ensure full consideration, the applicant must submit all required application materials by March 25, 2024. Provided references will be contacted electronically within a few days of application submission; letters of reference must be received by April 1, 2024. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email in order to schedule Zoom interviews. Full consideration will be given to applications received before the closing date.
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