Recruitment for Lecturer in Classics

Position overview

Position title : Lecturer

Salary range :

Approximately $8,872.12 per course (pending final budget approval) Appointment is eligible for renewal depending on need, funding and performance.

Anticipated start : September 22, 2025

Application Window

Open date : July 24, 2025

Most recent review date : Thursday, Aug 21, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date : Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

Position(s) : Lecturer in Classics

Starting Date : September 22, 2025

Salary : Approximately $8,872.12 per course (pending final budget approval) Appointment is eligible for renewal depending on need, funding and performance.

• 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

Qualifications :

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 :

Classics 10b, "Ancient Civilization : Classical Greece"

Latin 001, "Introduction to Latin"

Latin 101g, "Virgil"

Winter :

Classics 10c, "Ancient Civilization : Rome"

Latin 002, "Introduction to Latin"

Greek 101t, "Hellenistic and Later Greek"

Spring :

Latin 003, "Introduction to Latin"

Latin 101o, "Livy"

Application Procedure :

Please provide cover letter, CV, teaching statement, 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 :

https : / / aprecruit.ucr.edu / apply / JPF02130 . 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 : https : / / product-help.interfolio.com

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. 18, 2025.

Department Contact person : Kyle Khellaf (kyle.khellaf@ucr.edu )

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

(required at time of application)

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

Preferred qualifications

Ph.D. or ABD is a preferred qualification. So too is experience teaching Classical receptions.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Cover Letter

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Statement of Teaching

Sample Syllabus or Syllabi

Teaching Evaluations (narrative and numerical),

Reference requirements

Letters of recommendation must be confidential. Please use the APRecruit system to have your recommenders upload them directly.

Apply link :

https : / / aprecruit.ucr.edu / JPF02130

Help contact : mayra.hong@ucr.edu

About UC Riverside

The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) and the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). A commitment to the UCR mission (https : / / apro.ucr.edu / mission-statement ) is a preferred qualification.

We seek to hire scholars who will both advance our research directions and effectively educate our undergraduate and graduate students, while also engaging with University and Professional service activities. Research and teaching statements that are included with application materials are opportunities for candidates to share knowledge, experience, and goals that support the mission of UCR. For more information on UC's criteria for successful faculty, refer to the Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 210 - Criteria for Appointment, Promotion, and Appraisal (https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / _files / apm / apm-210.pdf ).

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, State, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer. A Misconduct Disclosure Survey will be completed through Truescreen, which is the vendor that administers this process for the campus.

For the University of California's Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy please visit :

https : / / policy.ucop.edu / doc / 4000385 / SVSH .

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Job location

Riverside, CA