The Alfred H. Howell Endowed Chair in History and Archaeology
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Lebanon, Republic of |
Position: | Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Scholar, Visiting Professor |
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Beirut seeks an established scholar of prominent standing in his/her field of specialization for visiting appointment to the Alfred H. Howell Endowed Chair in History and Archaeology.
In History, the applicant will be a recognized senior academic specializing either in classical Islamic history or in the modern history of the Middle East in such areas, for example, as legal history and jurisprudence or in socio-economic, intellectual and cultural studies. In Archaeology, the applicant will be an acknowledged senior academic specializing in areas not currently covered by the department, including Egyptology, the archaeology of Mesopotamia and/ or Iran, the archaeology of pre-Islamic Arabia and the Gulf, Islamic, environmental or marine archaeology. Applicants who have experience in teaching archaeological methodology and theory are particularly welcome.
In addition to the normal functions associated with the occupancy of a Chair at AUB, candidates are expected to teach two undergraduate or graduate courses per semester, supervise student research and MA or, in the case of History, PhD theses. The language of instruction is English. The period of visiting appointment is one to two years. The appointment is to begin on September 1, 2013.
Interested applicants should send a letter of application and a CV, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to:
Patrick McGreevy
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
American University of Beirut
c/o 3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8thFloor
New York, NY 10017-2303
Or
Patrick McGreevy
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
American University of Beirut
P.O. Box 11-0236
Riad El-Solh
Beirut 1107 2020 Lebanon
Electronic submissions are highly encouraged and may be sent to as_dean@aub.edu.lb.
All application materials should be received by November 15, 2012
For more information on this position, please visit http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas
The American University of Beirut is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact: |
Patrick McGreevy Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences American University of Beirut c/o 3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8thFloor New York, NY 10017-2303 Or Patrick McGreevy Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences American University of Beirut P.O. Box 11-0236 Riad El-Solh Beirut 1107 2020 Lebanon
Email: as_dean@aub.edu.lb |
Website: | http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas |
Primary Category: | Humanities |
Secondary Categories: | Archaeology Islamic History / Studies Middle East History / Studies |
Posting Date: | 09/19/2012 |
Closing Date | 11/15/2012 |