UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI - CINCINNATI, OH
The Department of Classics invites applications for a two-year, visiting position at the level of Assistant Professor in Greek and Latin language and literature, to begin in the fall of 2004. Budget authorization for this position is still pending. Candidates should be prepared to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Greek and Latin, as well as undergraduate classical civilization. The Ph.D. is required; teaching experience and evidence of publishable research are highly desirable. The department offers the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees and has currently twelve full-time faculty members (five philologists, four archaeologists, three 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 website: http://classics.uc.edu/. The applicant should send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample (such as an article or dissertation chapter) to Professor Kathryn Gutzwiller, Chair, Philology Search Committee, Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0226 (Kathryn.Gutzwiller@uc.edu). The deadline for receipt of applications is March 15, 2004. The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
The University of Cincinnati's McMicken College of Arts and Sciences announces a search for a tenured, associate professor to develop and direct a new center for and program in Comparative Religions. Discipline and areas of specialization are open. The successful applicant will have a commitment to research and scholarship, and to developing an interdisciplinary religious studies program within the College. The College currently offers courses relevant to the academic study of religion in the departments of African American Studies, Anthropology, Classics, English, Geography, History, Judaic Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology. The director will have access to UC's considerable scholarly resources, including the Classics Department's Burnam library, with one of the best Classics, Byzantine, and Modern Greek collections in the world, and UC's Langsam Library, with a strong collection in Asian Studies, including Buddhism. The Klau Library of nearby Hebrew Union College has 400,000 volumes and over 2,000 manuscripts; and the UC Classics Department, in cooperation with Hebrew Union College, offers a Ph.D. program in Jewish-Christian Studies in the Greco-Roman World. Generous conference, travel, and summer research support is available through the University of Cincinnati's Taft Memorial Fund. Interested applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, samples of written work, and the names of three references to: Religious Studies Search Committee, c/o McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, P.O. Box 210371, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0371. Applications submitted by January 6, 2003 are guaranteed full consideration, but review will continue until the position is filled. The University of Cincinnati is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to excellence through diversity. Questions about the position should be directed to Rhys.Williams@uc.edu.
Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program. The University of Cincinnati Classics Department is pleased to announce the Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program. Tytus Fellows, in the fields of philology, history and archaeology will ordinarily be at least 5 years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. Apart from residence in Cincinnati during term, the only obligation of Tytus Fellows is to pursue their own research. Fellowships are tenable during the regular academic year (October 1 to May 31).
There are two categories of Tytus Fellowships, long-term and short-term. Long Term Fellows will come to Cincinnati for a minimum of one academic quarter (two and a half months) and a maximum of three during the regular academic year. They will receive a monthly stipend of $1000 plus housing and a transportation allowance. Short Term Fellows will come to Cincinnati for a minimum of one month and a maximum of two during the regular academic year. They will receive housing and a transportation allowance.
Both Long Term and Short Term Fellows will also receive office space and enjoy the use of the University of Cincinnati and Hebrew Union College Libraries. While at Cincinnati Tytus Fellows will be free to pursue their own research.
The University of Cincinnati Burnam Classics Library is one of the world's premier collections in the field of Classical Studies. Comprising 185,000 volumes, the library covers all aspects of the Classics: the languages and literatures, history, civilization, art, and archaeology. Of special value for scholars is both the richness of the collection and its accessibility -- almost any avenue of research in the classics can be pursued deeply and broadly under a single roof. The unusually comprehensive core collection, which is maintained by three professional classicist librarians, is augmented by several special collections such as 15,000 nineteenth century German Programmschriften, extensive holdings in Palaeography, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies. At neighboring Hebrew Union College, the Klau Library, with holdings in excess of 400,000 volumes, is rich in Judaica and Near Eastern Studies.
Application Deadline: January 1, 2004. For application forms please write: Director, Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program, Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0226. E-mail: secretary@classics.uc.edu. Web: http://classics.uc.edu/tytus