SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY – SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Approved tenure-track assistant professor position for specialist in Latin literature, effective Fall 2007. Salary competitive, commensurate with qualifications. Must have Ph.D. in hand (or all doctoral requirements completed by 8/1/07) in Classics or or a related discipline; university-level teaching experience preferred. Must be able to teach Latin and Greek at all levels as well as courses in Greek and Roman culture. We welcome candidates with expertise in such areas as Roman literature within the larger Mediterranean context, interaction of the city of Rome with the periphery of the empire, gender and sexuality studies, and issues of ethnicity. Ours is the only Classics department in the California State Univ. system that offers both the B.A. and M.A. in Classics, and is State-certified for subject matter preparation in Latin for teaching at the secondary school level. For more information about the department, see http://www.sfsu.edu/~clas. Application must be postmarked no later than 11/1/06, and must include a letter of application, a current CV, information about teaching range and effectiveness, and 3 current letters of recommendation (which may be sent separately, but must arrive via post, not e-mail). Direct applications and inquiries to Prof. David D. Leitao, Chair, Dept. of Classics, San Francisco State Univ., 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco CA 94132 (phone: 415 338-2068; e-mail: dleitao@sfsu.edu). First interviews will take place in San Diego at the APA/AIA meeting. SF State is an AA/EO employer.
