Position Title: 3-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics
Institution Name: Hampden-Sydney College
Position Rank: Visiting Assistant Professor
Area of Specialty: broadly trained generalist
Application Deadline:
Hampden-Sydney College, a private liberal arts college for men, invites applications for a 3-year Visiting Assistant Professor appointment in the Department of Classics to begin August 2025. A Ph.D. in Classics or a closely-related field is required by the time of appointment. Our preferred applicant will be broadly trained and have a record of success in the classroom. Teaching duties will include all levels of Latin and Greek, a wide variety of classical culture courses (including, ideally, courses on material culture and/or archaeology), and participation in the College’s interdisciplinary Core Cultures Program. We seek an enthusiastic colleague dedicated to engaging and energizing both our majors/minors and students drawn to Classics purely out of interest. The annual teaching load is seven courses; class sizes are kept small.
Applicants should submit a detailed letter of application, current c.v., and three confidential letters of recommendation via Interfolio at the following link: http://apply.interfolio.com/
Hampden-Sydney is one of three liberal arts colleges in the United States dedicated to the education of men, and our mission is to educate “good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning.” As a community, we are dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourage applications from women and minoritized groups. Hampden-Sydney College values diversity, prohibits discrimination, and is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.
Bertha Dutton was an archeologist and ethnologist whose research focused on Mesoamerica and the southwestern United States. She participated in a field school at Chaco Canyon as a student, then led expeditions of Girl Scouts on digs in the southwest. Her long career at the Museum of New Mexico resulted in an expansion of the exhibit halls and public education programs. Bertha also served on the National Park Service Advisory Board.
Florence Hawley Ellis broke new ground in archeology through use of dendrochronology, statistical analysis, chemical analysis, ethnohistory, and ethnoarcheology — often, all together. An advocate for women and equality, Florence taught and mentored students until her retirement. She is remembered as a tough teacher, a careful and thorough researcher, and a mentor to a generation of archeologists.
Jean McWhirt Pinkley joined the National Park Service after earning her Master’s degree in archeology in 1936. Her first position was at Mesa Verde National Park, where she was first a museum assistant and, later, chief of interpretation. Pinkley went on to work at Pecos National Monument and the Southwest Archaeological Center. Her distinguished career in archeology and the National Park Service was recognized with multiple awards.
