Hope College, Classical Studies
Assistant Professor of Greek History and Classics
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Michigan, United States |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
Hope College seeks to fill a tenure-track joint position in History and Classics. Duties include teaching courses in ancient history and civilization, Greek language, as well as contributing to the general education curriculum. The successful candidate will also be expected to teach thematic interdisciplinary courses focusing on the world before 1500, Greek and Roman history and culture, gender history, as well as in the area of the candidate's specialty. Standard teaching load is three courses per semester. Strong candidates will demonstrate a record of excellent teaching and scholarship, a commitment to building a strong program in Classics and a willingness to lead off-campus programs. They will show clear enthusiasm for teaching undergraduates in both departmental and general education courses, and a commitment to the liberal arts in the context of a global society and the historic Christian faith. Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience. Ph.D. in hand by August 2016 preferred.
Applications are accepted online at www.hope.edu/employment/faculty. Required documents include a cover letter and curriculum vitae, and unofficial graduate transcripts. Application materials will be accepted until October 29, 2015.
Hope College places a high priority on sustaining a supportive environment that recognizes the importance of having diverse faculty and staff in order to best prepare our students for successful careers in our multi-cultural nation and global community. Applicants with diverse backgrounds and cultures are encouraged to apply. Hope College is an equal opportunity employer.
About Hope College
Hope College is a strong co-educational, undergraduate, residential, Christian liberal arts college of 3,300 students from 45 states and 35 different countries. Hope's beautiful campus is located just steps from award-winning downtown Holland, Michigan. Affiliated with the Reformed Church in America since its founding in 1866, the College is known for its ecumenical Christian atmosphere. Hope is recognized as a national leader in undergraduate research and scholarship, and for providing professional preparation in a global society and life-changing experiences in a welcoming community. The new Strategic Plan emphasizes the need to equip students to lead and serve in an increasingly global world. The College has consistently ranked among the nation's top liberal arts colleges. Key to Hope's success is its rare combination of rigorous academic programs and a community life grounded in a vibrant Christian faith. Reflecting that success, Hope is experiencing its third consecutive year of record enrollments.
Hope College is among the 40 schools highlighted in Loren Pope’s book, Colleges that Change Lives. The following excerpt conveys well the institutional ethos:
Every school in this book runs on the power of student-professor relationship; there’s simply no other way for a college to do the life-changing work of mentoring and teaching students. But at Hope, more than anywhere else, students mention how much their professors care about them as people, not just as mini-academics.
Exceptional students have the opportunity to participate in the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholars Program in the Arts and Humanities, a program that fosters faculty-student collaborative research, as well as engagement with new Internet-based technologies that are invigorating many fields of scholarly research.
On Classical Studies at Hope:
Our Classical Studies program has seen tremendous growth over the last five years. We have been in the process of shaping the program to be interdisciplinary and flexible to broaden the appeal of Classical Studies. As a result, enrollments in all levels of Latin, Greek, and ancient history courses are robust and our majors and minors are drawn from all academic programs. For this reason, many of our students have gone on to graduate school and careers in engineering, medicine, ministry, computer programming, nursing, chemistry, law, and education.
Both our language and history courses have the reputation of being challenging and fun: students who take our courses not only learn the language and culture well, but enjoy it too. Our students have active participation in off-campus study programs, and the section leads its own study-abroad trip to Rome over the summer months—typically in the May term. Also, Classical Studies faculty are leaders at the college in the use of technology in the classroom, and at the cutting edge of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew instruction in the first year of language courses. Thus, students involved in taking Classical Studies at Hope are a dedicated and diverse group. The college offers generous support for faculty and student research, and students in classical studies contribute numerous projects to Hope College’s Celebration of Undergraduate Research. They also present papers at national conferences, including the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Finally, our students also earn a high number of all-campus and senior awards each year, are awarded major grants, and admitted to top graduate programs.
Contact: |
jobs@hope.edu |
Website: | http://hope.edu/employment/faculty |
Primary Category: | Classical Studies |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 09/01/2015 |
Closing Date | 10/29/2015 |