VASSAR COLLEGE – POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Blegen Fellow, 2006-07. The Vassar College Department of Classics invites applications for the Blegen Research Fellowship in 2006-07, which is intended for a scholar who needs 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. For 2006-07, we invite applications from scholars specializing in archaeology or material culture. All fields and subspecialties will be considered. Applicants should note that Vassar is an EO/AA employer and considers faculty diversity an institutional priority.
The Fellow teaches two courses. One, of the Fellow's own devising, is a seminar at the advanced level taught in English translation and related to the Fellow's research interests. In 2006-07 the other course will be an introductory course on either Greek or Roman Archaeology accessible to the general student body.
The stipend will be appropriate to experience, plus benefits, and the use, without cost, of a furnished three-bedroom apartment (including utilities).
Please forward applications before January 15, 2006 to: J. Bert Lott, Chair, Department of Classics, Box 733, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, U.S.A. Please include: a curriculum vitae; a statement describing the content and current status of your proposed research project; suggestions for an advanced seminar in English translation related to your interests (include title and brief course description); suggestions for an introductory course in archaeology (include syllabus if possible or brief course description), a representative sample of work; names, addresses, and telephone numbers of two referees, whom you should ask to send supporting letters to the above address as soon as possible. The selection process will take into account the needs of the department in addition to the intrinsic merits of the applicant.