UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI - CINCINNATI, OH (Two Positions)
Please note: The first advertisement listed below previously appeared in Positions during the 1999-2000 Placement Service year.
POSITION ONE: The University of Cincinnati invites applications and nominations for the position of Head of the Department of Classics. The appointment will be at the rank of advanced Associate or Full Professor. Applicants from outside the University of Cincinnati must have a research specialization in the literature or history of ancient Greece and Rome. Candidates should demonstrate a record of substantial publication, evidence of national and international recognition, and a record of effective teaching. The headship responsibilities include leadership and advocacy of the department's academic programs and management of the department's budget, class schedules, course offerings, teaching assignments, and staff. Interaction with the trustees of the Semple Classics Fund is also an important component of the position. The department offers the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees and has eleven full-time faculty members (five philologists, four archaeologists, two historians). It is housed as a single unit with offices, classrooms, lecture halls, and the library occupying adjoining floors. Its library contains one of the largest and best Classics, Byzantine, and Modern Greek collections in the world. More information about the department is available on our web page: http://www.classics.uc.edu.
Applicants should send a letter of application and vita along with three letters of recommendation to Prof. James Stever, Chair, Classics Headship Search Committee, Department of Classics, ML 226, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0226. E-mail: james.stever@uc.edu. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on October 30 and will continue until the position is filled.
The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, disabled persons, Vietnam-era and disabled veterans are encourage to apply.
POSITION TWO: The Department of Classics invites applications for a new, tenure-track assistant professorship in philology or ancient history. The Cincinnati Department offers a broad program in philology, ancient history, and archaeology, and therefore welcomes applications from scholars with interdisciplinary interests and those with experience in new research methods. Candidates will be expected to be able to teach at all levels, graduate and undergraduate, and must have Ph.D. in hand by the end of January 2001. They should submit a curriculum vitae and a writing sample of up to 50 pages and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to Professor Holt Parker, Search Committee, University of Cincinnati, 410 Blegen Library, Cincinnati, OH 45221. The deadline for receipt of the completed application is 1 December, 2000. The department offers the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees and has eleven full-time faculty members (five philologists, four archaeologists, two historians). It is housed as a single unit with offices, classrooms, lecture halls, and the library occupying adjoining floors. Its library contains one of the largest and best Classics, Byzantine, and Modern Greek collections in the world. For more information about the department, please consult our web site located at: http://ucaswww.mcm.uc.edu/classics/welcome.html. The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply.