Assistant Professor, 9 Month Salaried (Classics)
- Employer
- Florida State University
- Location
- Tallahassee, FL
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- Arts & Humanities, History & Classics
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- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 56077
Department
Department of Classics | College of Arts & Sciences
ResponsibilitiesThe Department of Classics at Florida State University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the level of assistant professor. This is a tenure-earning position that will begin in August 2024.
The 2/2 teaching assignment normally includes both undergraduate and graduate-level teaching with at least one large undergraduate course with broad appeal to non-majors.
More information regarding the program at FSU can be found at our website (classics.fsu.edu).
QualificationsA doctoral degree from an accredited institution is required, as well as a demonstrated record of achievement in teaching, academic research, and service. We seek a specialist in Aegean prehistory and material culture; expertise in the cultures of Anatolia, Levant, and Mesopotamia in the third and second millennia BCE is also desirable. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to both research excellence and engaged teaching to multiple constituencies.
Contact InfoTim Stover, Interim Chair / Associate Professor of Classics
Florida State University
205 Dodd Hall
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1510
tstover@fsu.edu
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Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include education details even if attaching a Vita.
Applicants should upload a cover letter in which they address both research plans and approaches to teaching at all levels, a curriculum vitae, and a writing sample (a dissertation chapter or article) of no more than 25 pages. Additionally, three confidential letters of recommendation should be sent to the Department at Classics-Search@fsu.edu. The deadline for applications, including all materials, is November 1, 2023.
Finalists will be interviewed over Zoom early to mid-December, and candidates should indicate in their correspondence how they can best be reached in December.
ConsiderationsThis is a Faculty position.
This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check.
Salary is competitive.
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