The Department of Classics at Dartmouth College invites applications for the newly established Matthew Wiencke Postdoctoral Fellowship. Applicants for this position should be specialists in the languages, literature, philosophy, material culture, or history of the Greek or Roman world. Our department has nine full-time, tenure-track faculty members with a wide variety of research interests in languages, literature, material culture, and history. We maintain a vibrant academic program that enrolls in excess of 900 students each year.
This is a two-year residential fellowship with a start date of 1 July 2026. Fellows are expected to teach one course per academic year and to pursue research activities while participating fully in the intellectual life of the Classics Department and Dartmouth College. Fellows receive an annual stipend of approximately $67,580 plus benefits and an allocation for research expenses (exact funding levels will be set at the time of offer). Postdoctoral fellows at Dartmouth enjoy full use of College resources such as the library, the computing center, the Leslie Center for the Humanities, the Hood Museum of Art, and the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts.
The Wiencke Fellowship promotes student and faculty diversity at Dartmouth, and throughout higher education, by supporting scholars committed to advancing inclusive access in higher education. Applicants will be selected on the basis of their academic achievement, promise in research and teaching, and demonstrated commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all. Wiencke Fellows participate in the Provost’s Fellowship Program, a multidisciplinary cohort of approximately ten predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars who share a commitment to increasing diversity and inclusivity in their disciplines. Wiencke Fellows also participate in mentoring and professional development programming, including guidance in preparing for faculty careers. Postdoctoral researchers are also supported by the Guarini School for Graduate and Advanced Studies, including their community initiatives.
Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. Dartmouth welcomes people with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives and believes that diversity in all its forms enhances academic excellence. Applicants should address in their fellowship statement how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth’s commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all.
Qualifications
- PhD, or ABD with degree conferred by the start date, in Classics or a closely related discipline focusing on the Greek or Roman World.
- Degree conferred between January 1, 2023 and July 1, 2026.
- Ability to teach elementary Latin language.
1) Research statement outlining completed research (including dissertation), work in progress, and plans for publication (maximum two pages, single-spaced).
2) Teaching statement outlining past and future teaching interests (maximum one page, single-spaced).
3) Fellowship program statement describing your motivations to join a multidisciplinary cohort and how your research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare you to advance Dartmouth’s commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all (maximum two pages, single-spaced).
4) Curriculum vitae, including the names and contact information for three references.
5) Three confidential letters of recommendation, one of which should be from the dissertation advisor whenever possible.
Review of applications will begin February 15, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. Additional materials, including a writing sample, may be requested at a later date. For questions about the position, please contact Professor Paul Christesen, [email protected].
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