SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY – SAN FRANCISCO, CA
The Department of Classics seeks to fill its Raoul Bertrand Chair in Classics, a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level, to begin Fall 2011. Area of specialization open, but preference will be given to candidates with interdisciplinary research interests that do not duplicate those covered by current faculty. Ph.D. must be in hand by the time of appointment.
Applicants must submit, by November 1, 2010, a letter of application, CV, three current letters of recommendation (which may be sent separately, but must arrive via post, not e-mail), and evidence of successful teaching (including complete list of courses taught) to Prof. David D. Leitao, Chair, Department of Classics, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco CA 94132. First interviews will take place in San Antonio at the APA/AIA annual meeting. Applicants may direct questions to the chair at dleitao@sfsu.edu. Please note that a further unexpected downturn in the economy could result in the postponement of this search.
San Francisco State University is a comprehensive institution, with a diverse student body of 30,000, located in a culturally diverse and international urban setting. One of 23 campuses in the California State University system, SFSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer offering domestic partner benefits. The SFSU Department of Classics is the only classics program in the CSU system offering the B.A. and M.A. degrees and is certified by the State of California for subject matter preparation in Latin for teaching in secondary schools.