"Assistant Professor"

Department of Classics

University of Maryland, College Park

Assistant Professor, Classics

The Department of Classics at the University of Maryland, College Park, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. The starting date for this position is August 1, 2026. A Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment.

We seek a broadly trained classicist with a strong record and promising trajectory of research, whose interests are focused on archaic Greek poetry, Hellenistic poetry, or Greek philosophy. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with colleagues in related disciplines is also desirable. Teaching experience at the college or university level is required, including courses in ancient Greek language and literature, as well as classics in translation. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in ancient Greek and classical humanities (classics in translation) and should draw upon the candidate’s own research interests in the design of these offerings. Candidates may also have the opportunity to teach Latin.

The Department of Classics offers B.A. degrees in Latin, Latin and Greek, and Classical Humanities, as well as M.A. degrees in Latin and Latin and Greek. It enjoys close ties with the Department of History, which awards the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Ancient History, and with the Department English, the program in Comparative Literature, the Department of Philosophy, and the Department of Art History and Archaeology. The University of Maryland is located four miles from Washington, D.C., and 32 miles from Baltimore, MD. The wider metropolitan area is home to many cultural and research institutions, including the Center for Hellenic Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, the Walters Art Gallery, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.

We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and service have prepared them to contribute to all the pillars of the College of Arts and Humanities’ Strategic Plan: Transformative Thinking; Boundless Creativity; Expansive Empathy; and Meaningful Futures. Contributions toward those goals and values might include leadership in teaching, mentoring, research, or service toward building an equitable and inclusive scholarly environment and/or increasing access or participation of all individuals equitably and fairly.

Information about the Department of Classics is available on the department website at http://www.classics.umd.edu/. The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

This search is contingent upon the availability of funds.

For best consideration, candidates should submit a complete application by October 15, 2025. It must be submitted online at https://umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCP/job/University-of-Maryland-College-Park/Assistant-Professor_JR102156-1 and must include 1) a letter of application; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a copy of a published article (or one accepted for publication); 4) and three letters of recommendation.