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Lecturer in Ancient History (Teaching and Scholarship)

School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University

The Cardiff School of History, Archaeology & Religion wishes to appoint a Fixed Term Lecturer in Ancient History for the period of 12 months to cover maternity leave. The successful applicant will be required to perform duties which will include teaching, lecturing, work associated with examinations (setting and marking papers and moderation), administration, participation in committee work, and the pastoral care of students of Cardiff University.

Interests in Greek history, particularly of the Hellenistic period and in gender history are desirable. You will be required to undertake teaching at undergraduate and masters levels, which may include contributing to first year modules (including Introduction to Ancient Greek History ), second and final year modules (especially Kingdoms, Cities and Hellenization , Gender & Sexuality in Greece and Rome and Literary Evidence for Ancient Historians), supervision of undergraduate projects and dissertations and to core taught masters modules.

Salary: £38,140 – £44,166 per annum (Grade 7).

This post is fixed-term for a period of 12 months.

Closing date: Friday 18 May 2012.

Informal enquiries to Head of School, Professor Terry Threadgold (ThreadgoldT2 AT cf.ac.uk, tel. +44 (0)29 20874509) or to Head of the Ancient History Department, Dr Louis Rawlings (Rawlings AT cf.ac.uk, tel. +44 (0)29 20874821).

For further particulars see: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/

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For more than 260 years, the academic publisher De Gruyter has been publishing high quality works of scholarship in all areas of the humanities and natural sciences. Today, De Gruyter publishes some 500 academic journals, offers a wide range of digital media, and releases more than 800 new titles each year – half of them in English. We are currently seeking to expand our staff with a full-time Senior Acquisitions Editor/Classical Studies in the Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies department of our Berlin office, for hiring at the earliest possible date.

Your future responsibilities include:
o List management and strategic development of the program, including product development and acquisitions of books, journals, and reference works in print and online
o Full budgetary responsibility for the Classical Studies list
o Development of proposals and project calculations for new publications including responsibility for quality of content (through peer-review) and marketability
o Independent negotiation of contracts with authors, editors, and publishing partners
o Benchmarking and competitive analysis
o Development and maintenance of an international network of authors, editors, and key contacts at scholarly organizations and institutions
o Travel to academic conferences, meetings, and campuses

You should offer the following:
o PhD in the field of Classical Studies (specialization in Greek or Latin literature preferred)
o Knowledge and understanding of developments in higher education and academic publishing
o Fluent command of English
o Strong interest in and commitment to online publishing
o Strong conceptual skills and the ability to translate ideas into marketable publications
o Entrepreneurial spirit, independence, and a result-oriented attitude
o Resilience, patience, and assertiveness
o Willingness to travel extensively

We look forward to receiving your application, and to offering you an exciting professional challenge in a dynamic international working environment, a performance-based salary, and comprehensive social benefits.

Please mention job number 12041 when sending us your application with your salary expectations and earliest possible starting date, preferably via e-mail to:

bewerbung AT degruyter.com or by mail to:

Verlag Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
Josephine Böge/HR
Genthiner Str. 13
10785 Berlin, Germany

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Boston University’s Department of History of Art and Architecture
invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track position as
assistant professor of Greek art and architecture to begin September
1, 2011 (pending final budgetary approval). Ph.D. required; teaching
experience and publications preferred. The successful candidate will
teach four courses per academic year, usually two lecture courses and
two seminars, and conduct research in her/his area of specialization.
Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the
names of three references no later than December 1, 2010, to
Professor Fred S. Kleiner, Chair, Department of History of Art and
Architecture, Boston University, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 302,
Boston, MA 02215, fsk AT bu.edu. Supporting materials, unless requested
by the search committee, will not be returned. Boston University is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

PAPYROLOGY. The Department of Classical Studies and the University Library of the University of Michigan expect to make an appointment in Papyrology at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor (50%) and Archivist of the Papyrus Collection (50%), starting in September 2011.

Teaching responsibilities in the Department will include both undergraduate and graduate courses in Greek (especially koinê) and Latin and courses in classical civilization, as well as instruction in papyrology. The responsibilities for the Archivist position include management of the Papyrus Collection and its library, including further digitization of its holdings, publication of texts from the collection, support for researchers using the collection, and public outreach and development.

The Ph.D. must be completed by August 2011, but preference will be given to candidates whose dissertations are complete at the time of application. Please send a dossier including a letter of application, at least three letters of recommendation, current C.V., evidence of teaching experience, a statement of current and future research plans, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, and a writing sample to the Papyrology Search Committee, Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan, 2160 Angell Hall, 435 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003, or in a pdf format to lsa-classics-search AT umich.edu , by November 19, 2010. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of Michigan is supportive of the needs of dual career couples and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

THE DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS at Brown University has been authorized to
search for an ancient Greek historian (open rank). The area of specialization is
open, as is the rank (tenure-track Assistant Professor to tenured Full Professor). The
successful candidate will teach Greek history, as well as Classical Greek language
and literature. Prerequisites for consideration include distinction in scholarship
and teaching in any aspect of Greek history. PhD must be in hand by June 30,
2011.

CANDIDATES should submit a letter of application and a curriculum vitae.
Untenured applicants should submit a single example of their writing, and
commission three letters of recommendation; tenured candidates should submit
the names and contact information of at least five references.

APPLICATIONS should be sent to:
Chair of the Ancient Greek History Search Committee
Department of Classics
Brown University
Box 1856
Providence, RI 02912, USA

Email submissions accepted. Send to Classics_Department@brown.edu with the subject heading
“Greek Historian Applicant”

REVIEW of applications will begin on November 1. The department will be conducting interviews of
candidates at the annual meeting of the American Philological Association in San Antonio, TX, in
early January 2011.

INQUIRIES may be directed to John_Cherry AT brown.edu.

Brown University is committed to diversity in its faculty and encourages
applications from qualified women and under-represented minority candidates.
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Classics/