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Position: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Ancient Greek History *Revised*



Description: The Department of Classics at Princeton University announces a tenure-track or tenured position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Ancient Greek History, starting in Fall 2025. Applications are welcome from candidates in any area of research related to the ancient Greek world from approximately 1200 BCE to 300 CE. We seek to identify a candidate who has an excellent track record or has demonstrated exceptional promise as a scholar and teacher, whose research interests complement those already represented among departmental faculty, and who can help us expand and diversify our offerings. The successful candidate will be able to teach a range of undergraduate courses in Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic History, as well as ancient Greek, and a graduate course in theory and methods. Engagement with the Program in the Ancient World and the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies is expected. Those wishing to be considered for this position are requested to submit a cover letter, a CV, a writing sample of no more than 30 pages, and the names of three referees whom they will ask to provide letters of recommendation. We welcome you sharing in the cover letter a discussion of your prospective contributions to expanding our departmental areas of expertise and building a culturally diverse intellectual community with varying viewpoints. These materials should be submitted online at Candidates should ask their referees to write by October 15th, 2024, when review of applications will begin. We plan to conduct the first round of interviews with selected candidates on December 12th and 13th. Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This position is subject to the University's background check policy.

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