Vassar College -- Poughkeepsie, NY
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The Vassar College Department of Classics announces the probable opening of a tenure-track position in Fall 2000, contingent upon final budgetary approval. The department seeks to appoint a Hellenist at the level of beginning assistant professor. The successful applicant will teach mainly the Greek language and literature, but should also be capable and willing to teach Latin at all levels, as well as general Classics courses in English translation. In particular he or she would be expected to participate in a team-taught interdisciplinary course called "Civilization in Question" and in one of Vassar's multidisciplinary programs, which include Africana Studies, Jewish Studies, and Women's Studies. Applicants must have completed the Ph.D. by June 2000 and demonstrate a successful record of undergraduate teaching.
The deadline for applications is December 10, 1999. Applications should be sent to Robert Brown, Chair, Department of Classics, Box 733, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0733. Along with an up-to-date dossier, please send a letter and a short representative specimen of your work. Short-listed candidates will be interviewed at the APA meetings in Dallas.
Vassar College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. (posted 11/15/99)
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Blegen Research Fellow, 2000-01. The Vassar College Department of Classics invites applications for the Blegen Research Fellowship in 2000-01, which is intended for a scholar who requires a year of reduced teaching responsibility to develop or bring to fruition a major project in a specified area of research. The fellowship is tenable for one year by a scholar who has taught full-time at a college or university for at least three years and holds the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (or its equivalent). For the 2000-01 academic year we invite applications from scholars in Roman historical studies. In addition to pursuing his or her research, the Blegen Fellow will teach two courses, one per semester. One, of the Fellow's own devising, should be taught at the introductory level on a subject of interest to the general student body and related to the Fellow's research interests. In addition to this, the Fellow will teach the department's regular survey course on the Roman empire. It is also hoped that the Fellow will contribute to the intellectual life of the department and college in other less formal ways. The fellowship carries a stipend appropriate to experience, plus benefits, and the use, without cost, of a large, furnished two-bedroom apartment (including utilities). Families are welcome.
The deadline for applications is January 10, 2000. Applications should be sent to Robert Brown, Chair, Department of Classics, Box 733, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0733. Applications should include: (1) a curriculum vitae; (2) a statement describing the content and current status of the applicant's research project; (3) one or two suggestions for a general lecture course related to the applicant's interests (including a title and brief course description); (4) a representative specimen of the applicant's work; (5) the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of two referees, whom the applicant should ask to send supporting letters to the above address without delay. The selection process will take into account the needs of the department in addition to the intrinsic merits of the applicant.
Vassar College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. (posted 11/15/99)