WHITMAN COLLEGE – WALLA WALLA, WA
ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES/CLASSICS: The Program in Environmental Humanities and the Department of Classics at Whitman College invite applications for a definite tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level beginning August, 2011. The Ph.D. is required by the time of appointment. Applicants should have expertise appropriate for teaching and research in Environmental Studies and Classics. Successful candidates must be able to teach both Latin and Ancient Greek languages at all undergraduate levels. Areas of specialization within classics are open. It is crucial that candidates explain in their letter of application how their areas of expertise can contribute to a program in Environmental Humanities, a component of the Environmental Studies program which examines the intersection of nature and culture. Whitman College’s current Environmental Studies program is a hallmark of the institution. With this appointment the program seeks to develop the humanities component of an area already richly served by the social and natural sciences. For a full description of this position see: http://www.whitman.edu/content/provost/recruitment. Deadline: November 1, 2010. Send materials to: Dana Burgess, Department of Classics, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362. We anticipate providing interview opportunities at the annual American Philological Association meetings in San Antonio, TX. Whitman College is committed to enhancing diversity, and no applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, creed, or disability.