Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient Greek History)

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient Greek History) from 1 September 2025. The role is open to those, at any stage in their career, with a primary research interest in Archaic/Classical/Hellenistic Greek History.

The successful candidate will have the ability, or be expected to develop, a record of world-class research commensurate with the international reputation of the Faculty of Classics. Teaching responsibilities will include contributing to the development and delivery of undergraduate courses and supervising postgraduate students. The successful candidate will also be expected to play a part in the administrative duties in the Faculty. Information about the Faculty can be found at www.classics.cam.ac.uk

Candidates will need to show evidence of the following qualifications, skills, and experience:

• Good first degree and a doctorate in a relevant subject area (or clear evidence that completion of such a doctorate is imminent);
• Evidence of ability to engage in high-level research in Ancient Greek History, with publications and participation in scholarly activity commensurate with stage of career;
• Evidence of ability to teach Ancient History effectively and at all relevant levels;
• Ability to play an effective role in the life and work of the Faculty;
• Ability to work as part of a team

In order for your application to be consider, please ensure you upload the following:

• CV
• list of publications
• covering letter
• writing samples (up to a maximum of approximately 20,000 words)
• Candidates should upload in this section PDF copies of recent academic work (published, forthcoming, or work in progress) up to a maximum of approximately 20,000 words in support of their application.

Applicants are requested to ask three referees to write directly to references@csah.cam.ac.uk by the closing date. The Faculty will not contact referees; this is the sole responsibility of the applicant.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Emily Gowers (eg235@cam.ac.uk). Enquiries about the application process can be made to the Schools HR team (sahhr@admin.cam.ac.uk).

The closing date for is midnight (GMT) on Friday 21 March 2025. Presentations are planned for the afternoon of Wednesday 21 and interviews are planned for the morning of Thursday 22 May 2025, subject to change.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

Please quote reference GE43854 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The undergraduate and postgraduate student body in Classics has become increasingly diverse in recent years and we aim to achieve similar diversity among academic staff. Accordingly, the Faculty particularly encourages women and candidates from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background to apply for this vacancy, as people from these backgrounds are current underrepresented at this level in our faculty.

The University was awarded the Race Equality Charter Bronze award in 2019; the Faculty of Classics was awarded the Athena SWAN Bronze award in 2021.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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