UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AT MISSISSAUGA – MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO CANADA
The Department of History and Classics at the University of Toronto in Mississauga is soliciting applications for a tenure-stream position in Roman History at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful applicant will have demonstrated excellence in research and teaching and be expected to contribute to a thriving undergraduate program in Classical Civilizations on the Mississauga campus and to a growing research-intensive doctoral program in the Graduate Department of Classics on the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto. Classical Civilizations at Mississauga is a transdisciplinary program in a department that integrates History, Classics, and Religion. The successful candidate will help develop this program further and contribute to its success in an interdisciplinary environment. Ability to teach all periods of Roman history and primary sources in their original languages at the graduate and undergraduate levels is required.
The appointment will begin July 1, 2005; an appropriate doctoral degree must have been earned by that date. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Applications should include: a curriculum vitae, a sample of academic writing, a teaching portfolio, a short description of current research plans, and arrange for three letters of reference to be submitted. Applicants are strongly encouraged to send these application materials electronically to: Professor Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, Chair, Roman History Search Committee, Department of History & Classics, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Rd., Ontario, Canada, L5L 1C6 at chairhc@utm.utoronto.ca. Application materials could be also mailed to the above address.
The search committee will begin considering applications immediately, and hopes to begin interviewing candidates in early November; the formal deadline for application is October 15, 2004.
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community. The University especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Any enquiries about the application should be sent to the Chair of the Search Committee, Professor Tavakoli-Targhi.