Cornell University, Department of History

Position ID:
Cornell-History-ANCMEDWLD [#28386, WDR-00048693]
Position Title: 
Assistant Professor - Ancient Mediterranean World
Position Type:
Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Ithaca, New York 14853, United States of America
Subject Area: 
History / Ancient Mediterranean World
Appl Deadline:
2024/11/29 11:59PMhelp popup* finished (2024/09/11, finished 2025/05/31, listed until 2024/11/30)
Position Description:
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*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***

Position Description

The Cornell University History Department seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor in the history of the ancient Mediterranean world, broadly conceived. A PhD in History or a related field with a specialization during any temporal period during the first millennium BCE is required. Among the topics of interest to our department are state-formation, colonization, cultural-intellectual exchange, trade, mobility, and connectivity within the Mediterranean, as well as to lands beyond the Mediterranean basin, to and with the Near East and Eurasia.

Candidates must submit the following materials by November 29, 2024 for full consideration.  Application must be submitted through AJO.
Pay Range: $83,200 - $125,000.   Actual salary offers in the College of Arts and Sciences will be based on education, experience, discipline, and relevant skills.

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Pay Ranges:

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

  • Prior relevant work or industry experience.
  • Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
  • Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
  • Unique applicable skills.


Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Writing Sample - 30 pages
  • Letter of Application
  • Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site help popup)
And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:
email address
607-255-6737
 
450 McGraw Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853