STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT NEW PALTZ – NEW PALTZ, NY
Applications are invited for consideration for appointment to the following position:
Department: History
Budget Title: Assistant Professor
Local Title: Assistant Professor of History
Posting Date: October 10, 2012
Classification: TBD
Duties: The Department of History at the State University of New York at New Paltz invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in the history of the Ancient Mediterranean up to late antiquity. The position will begin in Fall 2013. Sub-field is open. Duties of the successful candidate will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Ancient history. Possible courses include: Ancient World, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Roman Women, and additional courses in the candidate’s specialization. The successful applicant will also contribute to advising undergraduate history majors and/or minors. Graduate students are primarily secondary education/social studies candidates in an M.S. or M.A.T. program. The teaching course load will be 3/3 (20 credits).
Qualifications: Ph.D. is preferred; exceptional ABD candidates with a firm completion date will be considered. Post-secondary teaching experience is highly desired.
Contact Information: Candidates should send letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation and teaching evaluations to: Chair, Ancient History Search Committee, Affirmative Action, HAB 602A, 1 Hawk Drive, State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY 12561-2443.
Please note search #F12-25 on all materials submitted. Official transcripts will be required of successful applicant.
Deadline: Applications accepted until position is filled; priority given to applications received by 11/30/12.
Other important information about this vacancy: Questions about the position may be directed to morrisoh@newpaltz.edu.
Candidates who bring diverse cultural experience and who are especially qualified to mentor and advise all members of our diverse student population are especially encouraged to apply.
Recognized regionally for the strength of its academic programs, New Paltz is a highly-selective comprehensive public college of about 7,800 students, offering a variety of undergraduate as well as some graduate degree programs. New Paltz is located 80 miles north of New York City, at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, with easy access to the City and to nearby cultural and recreational amenities.
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