UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA – COLUMBIA, SC
#1 Department of Classics and Comparative Literature. The University of South Carolina announces a joint position at the rank of assistant professor in Comparative Literature and Classics. In Comparative Literature, the successful applicant must be able to teach in the undergraduate Great Books curriculum and a Graduate course on ancient literary theory. In Classics, he or she must be prepared to teach beginning language and more advanced courses in Latin and Greek as well as classical culture courses. Research specialty is open, except for Golden Age Latin poetry. Please send letter of application, CV, and three letters of recommendation to Recruitment Coordinator, Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. To assure full consideration, applications should be received by November 1, 2009.
#2 Ancient/Late Antiquity. The History Department at the University of South Carolina seeks to fill a tenure-track assistant professorship in the Ancient/Late Antique History of the Mediterranean basin to begin August 16, 2010. The research specialty is open, but the Department has particular interest in ethnicity, civil/human rights, economic development, religion, gender, and the environment. The successful applicant will teach a 2/2 load, including a survey of Western Civilization.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. at the time of appointment, a strong research agenda, and classroom experience. Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, sample of published or unpublished work, and three letters of recommendation to Kathryn A. Edwards, Chair, Ancient History Search, Department of History, 245 Gambrell Hall, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. For full consideration, applications should be received by November 2, 2009; interviews will be held at the January 2010 AHA meeting in San Diego, CA.
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