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Assistant Professor in Humanities – University of New Hampshire

Assistant Professor in Humanities – University of New Hampshire

The Department of Classics, Humanities & Italian Studies within the College of Liberal Arts seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor to start in Fall 2016

The Department of Classics, Humanities & Italian Studies is an interdisciplinary department, and for this position, in the Humanities Program, we are particularly interested in applicants whose work treats the complexities of intercultural exchange, conflict, coexistence and communication in the Mediterranean Basin between 700 and 1500 CE. Applicants should have strong interests in notions of community, identity, and cultural belonging, and will collaborate in scholarship, teaching and curriculum development with others who work in different geographical, temporal or disciplinary areas. We seek scholars who focus on literature, cultural history, visual culture, performance, or philosophy, and we prefer those who work at the intersection of at least two disciplinary perspectives.

A PhD in any related Humanities discipline in hand by July 15, 2016 is required.

Please upload a CV and cover letter to https://jobs.usnh.edu, and have 3-4 letters of recommendation sent to: Dr. Amy Boylan, Committee Chair, Department of Classics, Humanities & Italian Studies, 316 Murkland Hall, University of New Hampshire, 15 Library Way, Durham, NH 03824.

Email: amy.boylan@unh.edu <mailto:amy.boylan@unh.edu>. The cover letter should address how intercultural exchange in the Mediterranean Basin and interdisciplinary study inform the candidate’s research program and teaching interests.

For full consideration CV, cover letter and letters of recommendation must be received by October 30, 2015. Candidates chosen for further consideration will be notified in mid-November and asked to send a writing sample, evidence of teaching effectiveness, a sample syllabus, and a statement providing further details of their research and teaching interests.

The University of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. The university seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged.

For the official job posting and application instructions please follow this link to the University of New Hampshire Human Resources website: https://jobs.usnh.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp

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Post-doctoral Research Scholar – Columbia University

Post-doctoral Research Scholar, Byzantine Architectural History, 2015–2016

The Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University is offering a one-year post-doctoral research position in the field of Byzantine architectural history. The successful candidate will help to develop content and establish a research infrastructure for the Istanbul Documentation Project. Developed by Professor Holger A. Klein in collaboration with the Media Center for Art History and partnering research institutions in Turkey, the Istanbul Documentation Project was established to create a digital platform for the virtual presentation of Istanbul’s Late Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman monuments and to provide a rich resource for individual study, research, and teaching in the classroom. The successful candidate will have a strong background in Byzantine architectural history, interest in Digital Humanities projects, and experience working in Turkey. Depending on the candidate’s educational and personal background, the fellow will be based either on Columbia’s Morningside campus in New York, the Columbia Global Center, Turkey (Istanbul), or the Columbia Global Center, Europe (Paris).

The award is for one year, with the possibility for renewal if funding should become available. The salary is $52,250. The position comes with an allowance for travel and research in conjunction with work on-site in Istanbul.

All applications must be made through Columbia University’s online Recruitment of Academic Personnel System (RAPS):

https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1442415826919

Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a published article or article-length writing sample, and two letters of reference. Applicants should have been awarded the Ph.D. degree within the last three years.

Applications must be received by October 16, 2015. Screening will begin on October 16, 2015, and continue until the position is filled. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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Assistant Professor of Religion (Late Antiquity) – University Mary Washington

Assistant Professor of Religion (Late Antiquity) – University Mary Washington

The University of Mary Washington invites applications for a tenure-track position in Mediterranean Religions of Late Antiquity, focused on early Christianity as the area of specialization. The successful candidate will be expected to teach the introductory courses in Christian Beginnings, Hebrew Bible, and Judaism. The Religion Program has interests in gender studies and sexuality, religion and politics, and contemplative traditions. This is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Ph.D. in Religious Studies required. Preliminary interviews will take place at the AAR in Atlanta.

For more information see https://careers.umw.edu/postings/3401

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Shohet Scholars Fellowship for 2016-2017

Shohet Scholars Fellowship for 2016-2017

http://www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-fellowship/. Funding up to $30,000.00 for projects in archeology, art history, classical studies, history, comparative religions, or related subjects. Deadline is January 15, 2016.

Contact Information:
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Assistant or Associate Professor of Byzantine Greek Language and Literature (tenure-track) – Harvard University

TENURE-TRACK PROFESSOR

Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department of the Classics

 

Position Description:  The Department of the Classics at Harvard University seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Byzantine Greek language and literature, at the assistant or (untenured) associate professor level. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2016. The candidate’s research and teaching must be broadly gauged so as to enrich the work of Harvard’s wider community of scholars, notably Byzantinists, medievalists, and classicists within and beyond the Department of the Classics, including Harvard’s Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.  At the same time, an interest and willingness to teach paleography, editing, and/or textual criticism will be highly desirable. Teaching duties will include courses at the undergraduate and graduate level as well as doctoral advising. 

Keywords:*
assistant, associate, faculty, instructor, tenure track
Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MA, Northeast, New England
Byzantine Greek, Greek literature, paleography, Classics

Basic Qualifications:  A Ph.D. in Classics or related discipline is required by the time the appointment begins.

Special Instructions:  Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal (http://academicpositions.harvard.edu). Applications must be submitted no later than November 2, 2015. 

1.   Cover letter
2.   Curriculum Vitae
3.   Teaching statement (describing teaching approach and philosophy)
4.   Research statement
5.   Names and contact information of 3 references (three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is complete only when all three letters have been submitted; prompts will be generated once the candidate’s portion of the application has been submitted, and letters are due by November 9, 2015)
6.   Writing sample (1–2 items)

Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Contact Information:  Professor Mark Schiefsky, Department of the Classics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Contact Email: mjschief@fas.harvard.edu

https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/6458