UNIVERSITY OF IOWA – IOWA CITY, IA
The Department of Classics at The University of Iowa invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in Ancient Science/Medicine to begin in August 2011. A Ph.D. at the time of appointment is required, and teaching experience is preferred. Salary is dependent on candidate's experience and credentials.
The teaching load is two courses each semester. The successful candidate will demonstrate both an active research program and an ability to design and run large lecture courses (100 growing to ca. 200 students) at the introductory and the upper division level in the field of Ancient Science/Medicine. As the department has particular strength in later antiquity and the western classical tradition, scholars whose research focus is in the later Roman empire, reaching into the early western medieval tradition, will be particularly welcome.
Ph.D. by time of appointment is required. Salary is dependent on candidate's experience and credentials.
The department includes seven full-time faculty members, two Visiting Assistant professors and an adjunct. It supports a full Ph.D. program in Classics as well as M.A. and M.A.T. programs, and undergraduate majors in Classical Languages and Ancient Civilization.
The University requires that faculty recruitment be processed on-line through the Jobs@UIowa website (http://jobs.uiowa.edu/) and must include requisition number 58200. Do not mail paper applications. (Emailed documents are not accepted. Send inquiries to classics@uiowa.edu). Screening of applications begins November 1, 2010. Electronic attachments to the online application should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and the contact information for three references. Official graduate transcript(s), a writing sample and at least three current letters of recommendation should be mailed to Classics Department, 210 Jefferson Building, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. Applicants are also encouraged to submit evidence of teaching ability and expertise. All applications will be acknowledged, and applicants will be informed when the position has been filled. Interviews will be conducted at the APA Annual Meeting in January.
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.