Visiting Assistant or Associate Professor in the Archaeology and History of the Eastern Mediterranean
Penn State UniversityAbout the role
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POSITION SPECIFICS
The Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (CAMS) and the Department of Anthropology at The Pennsylvania State University invite applications for a Visiting Assistant or Associate Professor in the area of Archaeology and History of the eastern Mediterranean. The appointment will start in January 2027, with room for some flexibility.
This position will be filled at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor or Associate Teaching Professor. Rank will be decided based on education and experience.
Responsibilities include teaching four courses per year (two per semester), research, and some service duties. Onsite teaching is an essential function of this job.
We seek candidates who are able to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in the material culture and history of the eastern Mediterranean. The candidate’s scholarly expertise may concern areas such as the Levant, Anatolia, and/or the Aegean, from ca. 3,000 BCE to ca. 300 CE. The candidate’s research focus may pertain to any of these regions and periods, but they should also be able to integrate material culture with textual sources. Courses to be taug
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