*** All appointments are contingent upon the appointee being able to provide, in accord with Federal law, evidence of authorization to work in the United States ***
*** This position is funded pending enrollment ***
*** Internal candidates receive first consideration ***
Qualifications
UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
Minimum requirements are an M.A or higher in Classics or a related field. Priority will be given to candidates with training in Classical Studies and experience and success in teaching Classics at an American university. Ph.D. or ABD is a preferred qualification. So too is experience teaching Classical receptions.
Duties
Duties consists in teaching 8 courses in Classics, which may vary slightly from year to year; courses of instruction include lower-division lecture courses, elementary Latin, as well as advanced readings courses in Latin and Greek. Duties also consist in undergraduate student advising, service to the Classics program, and support of UCR undergraduate students and the major in Classical Studies.
It is the expectation of the Department of Comparative Literature and Languages that all language lecturers adhere to departmental norms for language instruction as well as to curricular and pedagogical norms in the language program (or programs) in which they teach.
Courses of instruction
Fall:
- Latin 001, "Introduction to Latin"
- Latin 107, "Sallust"
Winter:
- Latin 002, "Introduction to Latin"
- Latin 101h, "Catullus"
- Classics 10d, "Alexander the great and the Hellenistic World"
Spring:
- Latin 003, "Introduction to Latin"
- Classics 10c, "Rome"
- Classics 102, "Ancient Civilizations and Later Identities"
Application Procedure
Please provide cover letter, CV, teaching statement (with particular emphasis on language instruction and approaches to teaching large lecture courses), sample syllabus or syllabi, teaching evaluations (written and numeric) and 3 letters of recommendation. Materials should be uploaded using UCR's on-line application system:
Browse Open Recruitments or Log In - AP Recruit. Letters of recommendation must be confidential. Please use the APRecruit system to have your recommenders upload them directly.
Applicants who use Interfolio should use the feature that allows letters to be uploaded directly into AP Recruit. Applicants can input an Interfolio-generated email address in place of their letter writer's email address. Interfolio refers to this as "Online Application Deliveries". The following link at Interfolio shows how to set up the feature: Interfolio Product Help
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by Aug. 29, 2026.
Department Contact person: Kyle Khellaf (kyle.khellaf@ucr.edu)
