Assistant or Associate Professor in Early Christianity

[George Kiraz]

Dear Hugoye and Nascas Members, please see the job add below. 

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From: Tawny Holm 
Date: Sun, Oct 17, 2021, 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: Question about reaching specialists in eastern Christianity to announce a job opening
To: George Kiraz <gki...@gorgiaspress.com>

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The Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (CAMS) and
the Program in Jewish Studies (https://cams.la.psu.edu ) at The
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (https://psu.edu ),
invite applications for the appointment of a tenure-track Assistant or
Associate Professor in the field of early Christianity, beginning August
2022, or as agreed upon.

Responsibilities will involve a combination of teaching, research and
service duties. The successful candidate is expected to teach broad
survey courses that contribute to the General Education curriculum
offered jointly by CAMS and Jewish Studies (e.g., New Testament; Early
Christianity) and undergraduate courses in early Christian literature,
history and special topics at all levels. Research will include the
history and literature of early Christianity, with a focus on early
Christianity in Africa (i.e., Egypt or Ethiopia) or the Near East where
possible. Complementary areas of teaching or research specialization may
include material culture, archaeology, race, or gender and sexuality.
The department embraces the entire Mediterranean and Near Eastern world
in antiquity and the successful candidate is expected to contribute to
the dialogue across the fields of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean
Studies and to the department’s study abroad programs. The successful
candidate will also be expected to promote and advance the department’s
commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

This position may be filled at the Assistant Professor or Associate
Professor rank.  Candidates for Assistant Professor must have a Ph.D. in
Religious Studies, Near Eastern Studies, History, Classics, African
Studies or related field in hand by the start date; expertise in one or
more relevant ancient language (e.g., Greek, Ethiopic, Coptic, Syriac);
evidence of scholarly publication and productivity; and at least two
years of undergraduate-level teaching experience.  Candidates for
Associate Professor must have all aforementioned requirements as well as
an additional two (for a minimum of four) years of undergraduate-level
teaching experience.

Additional Information: Candidates should submit a letter of
application, a curriculum vitae (including contact information for their
three references), a sample of scholarly writing (no more than thirty
pages), and a teaching portfolio online at https://hr.psu.edu/careers .
In the cover letter, applicants should include a statement describing
how they envision helping to foster an inclusive, equitable, and diverse
campus community at Penn State. Candidates should also arrange to have
three letters of recommendation submitted online at
https://hr.psu.edu/careers . System limitations allow for a total of 5
documents (5mb per document) as part of your application. Please combine
materials to meet the 5 document limit.

Review of applications will begin on November 16, 2021 and will continue
until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews of selected
candidates will be conducted by Zoom.

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