[1] Editorial Announcement

[2] Positions Available

        (Dalhousie, Thornloe, IIHSA, Bristol)

[3] Calls for Papers

        (Melbourne)

[4] Varia

            (INTERLEX, Mapping Center)

[1] Editorial Announcement <Back>

From: John Geyssen, University of New Brunswick
<jgeyssen@unb.ca>

Just to let y'all know, because i will be out of country 22 May-19 June, the next regular issue of the bulletin will be delayed by a few days.  In addition, because i will not be checking email regularly, special bulletins will not be produced during that time.
                                                                                                    jg

[2] Positions Available <Back>
 

From: Lynn Lantz, Dalhousie University
<llantz@is.dal.ca>

Applications are invited for a ten month, full time, sessional appointment at the Lecturer/Assistant Professor level effective September 1st in ancient history.  This appointment is subject to budgetary approval.  The successful candidate will teach an introductory class on the history of the ancient world, intermediate level history classes on Greece and/or Rome, and an advanced undergraduate Roman history seminar.  Applicants should have completed the Ph.D. or be close to finishing and show competence in teaching, research and publication appropriate to their experience.  The salary will be  commensurate with qualifications and experience.  In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, this advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.  Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer.  The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with disability, racially visible persons and women.  A letter of application, complete and updated curriculum vitae, and three letters of professional recommendation should be sent to:
    D. K. House, Chair
    Department of Classics
    Dalhousie University
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    B3H 3J5

The closing date for applications is July 7th, 2001

From: Louis L'Allier, Thorneloe University
<llallier@nickel.laurentian.ca>

Thorneloe university is looking for qualified instructors to teach the following courses for Fall/Winter 2001-2002.  Apply in writing with current c.v. to:

Thorneloe University
Department of Classical Studies
Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury   ON   P3E 2C6

Closing Date: June 8, 2001

The following courses have been proposed for Envision or On-Campus offering for Fall/Winter 2001-2002, subject to course approval (new courses) and budgetary approval that will be in effect as of May 30th.

CLAS 1006 EL 02 (On Campus) (1st term): Greek Civilization
Description: Basic course serving as preparation for future courses both in Classical Studies and other subjects.  An introduction to Greek culture and civilization.  A general study of Greek literature, religion, philosophy, art and architecture, social and political thought, and Greek influences on the course of Western society.  (lec 3) cr 3  Standing Qualifications to Teach/Instruct the course: A.B.D. or Ph.D. in Classical Studies, or significant publication, or significant teaching experience, or significant training, in the subject matter of the course.  Positive student evaluations of performance in the course (where available).  Satisfactory teaching experience in Classical Studies and, if possible, an area directly related to the subject matter of the course.  Willingness to adhere to  departmentally-set syllabus.  This position is subject to budgetary approval and/or to re-allocation to full-time faculty of Thorneloe.

CLAS 1006 EL 10 (Distance education) (1st term): Greek Civilization
Description: Basic course serving as preparation for future courses both in Classical Studies and other subjects.  An introduction to Greek culture and civilization.  A general study of Greek literature, religion, philosophy, art and architecture, social and political thought, and Greek influences on the course of Western society.   cr 3   Standing Qualifications to Teach/Instruct the course: A.B.D. or Ph.D. in Classical Studies, or significant publication, or significant teaching experience, or significant training, in the subject matter of the course.  Positive student evaluations of performance in the course (where available).  Satisfactory teaching experience in Classical Studies and, if possible, an area directly related to the subject matter of the course.  This position is subject to budgetary approval and/or to re-allocation to full-time faculty of Thorneloe.

CLAS 1007 EL 02 (On Campus) (2nd term): Roman Civilization
Description: Basic course serving as preparation for future courses both in Classical Studies and other subjects.  An introduction to Roman culture and civilization.  A general survey of Roman literature, religion, philosophy, art and architecture, social and political thought, and Roman influences on the course of Western society. (lec 3) cr 3   Standing Qualifications to Teach/Instruct the course:  A.B.D. or Ph.D. in Classical Studies, or significant publication, or significant teaching experience, or significant training, in the subject matter of the course.  Positive student evaluations of performance in the course (where available).  Satisfactory teaching  experience in Classical Studies and, if possible, an area directly related to the subject matter of the course.  Willingness to adhere to departmentally-set syllabus.  This position is subject to budgetary approval and/or to re-allocation to full-time faculty of Thorneloe.

CLAS 1007 EL 10 (Distance education) (2nd term): Roman Civilization
Description: Basic course serving as preparation for future courses both in Classical Studies and other subjects. An introduction to Roman culture and civilization. A general survey of Roman literature, religion, philosophy, art and architecture, social and political thought, and Roman influences on the course of Western society. cr 3 Standing Qualifications to Teach/Instruct the course: A.B.D. or Ph.D. in Classical Studies, or significant publication, or significant teaching experience, or significant training, in the subject matter of the course.  Positive student evaluations of performance in the course (where available).  Satisfactory teaching experience in Classical Studies and, if possible, an area directly related to the subject matter of the course.  This position is subject to budgetary approval and/or to re-allocation
to full-time faculty of Thorneloe.

GREC 1005 EL 01 (On Campus) (Full course): Introductory Greek
Description: This course is designed to give a reading knowledge of the language in one year. cr 6  Standing Qualifications to Teach/Instruct the course:  A.B.D. or Ph.D. in Classical Studies, or significant publication, or significant teaching  experience, or significant training, in the subject matter of the course.  Three years of university Greek, or the equivalent.  Positive student evaluations of performance in the course (where available).  Satisfactory teaching experience in Classical Studies and, if possible, an area directly related to the subject matter of the course.  This position is subject to budgetary approval and/or to re-allocation to full-time faculty of Thorneloe. The candidate might be submitted to a sight translation exam.

From: Christine Morris, Trinity College, University of Dublin
<cmorris@tcd.ie>

The Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens seeks applicants for the Assistant Directorship of the Institute (also termed IIHSA Foundation Fellowship). The Fellowship is tenable for one year (commencing September 2001). The Assistant Director will receive an annual scholarship of IR£13,000 and will be provided with accommodation in the Institute in Athens. He/she will be responsible for the day to day management of the Institute. Applicants should be senior research students with an active research record in any area of Greek Studies.  Candidates should have some knowledge of modern Greek.

Further details may be obtained from:
Dr. Maeve O'Brien,
Secretary of the IIHSA Managing Committee,
Department of Ancient Classics,
National University of Ireland Maynooth,
Maynooth, Co. Kildare,
Ireland
Email: <mobrien@may.ie>
Fax: 00353 1 6289373

Applications should include a detailed CV. Applicants should request two referees to send a confidential reference directly to the Secretary.  Applications and references should reach the Secretary not later than 5.00 pm., Wednesday 30th May.  Interviews will be held on Friday June 15th. Some assistance with the expense of attending the interview may be available.

Further information about the Institute may be obtained from the Website.   http://www.ucc.ie/iihsa/

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There follow details of fellowships at the Bristol Institute of Hellenic and Roman Studies and a teaching fellowship in the Department.  I would be very grateful if list members could give these a wide distribution; I am particularly keen that word of the Institute posts should be circulated to lists in neighbouring disciplines where people might be working on the classical tradition (all marketing advice gratefully received). Further particulars for both posts at our website http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Classics/.

(1) University of Bristol
        Institute of Hellenic and Roman Studies
        Junior Research Fellowships (Two posts)

Applications are invited for two one-year postdoctoral fellowships in the Bristol Institute of Hellenic and Roman Studies.  One of the posts may be extended for a further twelve months.  You will undertake research leading ultimately to publication in any aspect of ancient Greco-Roman civilisation or in the Classical Tradition down to the present day.  Applicants with pertinent proposals are welcome from all disciplines.  You will take on up to four hours' teaching per week in the appropriate Department in the Faculty of Arts.  You must have completed a PhD within five years preceding the date of appointment.  Salary range £17,755-£20,465 per annum.  Please include a proposal for research to be conducted during the fellowship with your application (maximum two sides of A4).

For further details telephone (0117) 954 6947, minicom (0117) 928 8894 or E-Mail <Recruitment@bris.ac.uk> (stating postal address ONLY) quoting reference 7442.  Applicants wishing to apply electronically must complete an "APPLICATION FORM FOR AN ACADEMIC VACANCY" found at http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Personnel/recruit.htm

The closing date for applications is 9.00am, 1st June 2001.
 

(2) University of Bristol
        Department of Classics and Ancient History
        Teaching Fellow

Ten-month teaching fellowship in ancient history.  You will be expected to teach a range of units in Greek and/or Roman history and to undertake light administrative duties in the Department. Ability to teach Greek and/or Latin language would be an asset but is not required.  You should have a PhD in hand or close to completion.  Salary range £17,755-£20,465 per annum.

For further details telephone (0117) 954 6947, minicom (0117) 928 8894 or E-Mail <Recruitment@bris.ac.uk>(stating postal address ONLY) quoting reference 7443.  Applicants wishing to apply electronically must complete an "APPLICATION FORM FOR AN ACADEMIC VACANCY" found at http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Personnel/recruit.htm

The closing date for applications is 9.00am, 1st June 2001.

For US and other jobs see the listings of

The American Philological Association: http://www.apaclassics.org/

and the Atrium: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AtriumJobs/messages
 

[3] Calls for Papers <Back>

From: Ian Worthington, University of Missouri-Columbia
<worthingtoni@missouri.edu>

The fifth biennial Orality and Literacy in Ancient Greece conference, Oral Performances and their Contexts, will be held at the University of Melbourne, Australia, from Monday, July 1 (registration and first papers) to Friday, July 5, 2002 (final day of papers).  Convenor: Dr. Chris Mackie (Centre for Classics and Archaeology, University of Melbourne).

This conference will follow the same format as the previous four conferences held at Tasmania (1994), Durban (1996), Wellington (1998), and Columbia Missouri (2000), and refereed proceedings will be published by E.J. Brill as Volume 5 in an Orality and Literacy in Ancient Greece series in, it is hoped, late 2003.

Papers of thirty or forty minutes in length addressing any aspect of the above topic are now invited.  Abstracts of no more than a page should be sent to Chris Mackie by August 1, 2001.  Those who have submitted abstracts will be notified as to their acceptance in September, 2001.  If you wish to precirculate your paper, please indicate this clearly (those who do will have a maximum speaking time of 10 minutes to address their paper).  Please note that precirculated papers and abstracts will be distributed to participants as email attachments, as will basic registration details.

Registration is AUD$100 and AUD$80 for students; this includes at least all conference materials, morning and afternoon teas.  Accommodation (with breakfast) will be available at Ormond College (AUD$50 single [plus GST]; or at The Travel Inn Motel, North Carlton (current prices AUD $108 double room; not including breakfast), which is about a 5
minute walk from the campus and conference venue.

Abstracts and inquiries about registration and accommodation should be directed to:

Dr. Christopher Mackie
Centre for Classics and Archaeology
University of Melbourne
Parkville
Victoria
Australia
<c.mackie@arts.unimelb.edu.au>

[4] Varia <Back>

From: Reinhard Hartmann, University of Exeter
<R.R.K.Hartmann@exeter.ac.uk>

This year's International Course in Lexicography was held in two cities: in Tokyo, it took place from 27th to 29th March, in Exeter it ran from 23rd to 27th April 2001.

The Tokyo course was linked to the 4th Workshop of the JACET Society of English Lexicography and was hosted by Professor Masaaki Ohsugi at Seisen University. A full programme of lectures (see below) was supplemented by a question-and-answer session, a special presentation on dictionary use by Professor Yukio Tono and a demonstration of the
Framenet database by Professor Hiroaki  Sato as well as an informal party. The course was attended by more than 40 participants from Japan and 3 from Europe.

The Exeter course, the 15th since 1987 and the last before the Dictionary Research Centre moves to the University of Birmingham, consisted of the usual range of lectures (see below), short presentations by participants, special lectures by Professor Gregory James (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) on English text corpora and Angus Stevenson (Oxford University Press) on the future of lexicography and a demonstration of computing facilities by Gary Stringer as well as several informal meetings. The course was attended by 25 participants from 6 countries in Europe, 4 in Asia and 1 in Africa.

The chief lecturers were Reinhard Hartmann (on dictionary research, the user perspective and interlingual lexicography), Tom McArthur (on alternative entry formats, dictionary types and the cultural-historical background to lexicography) and Michael Rundell (on lexicographic evidence, computing and corpus linguistics).

Next year the courses are being planned to take place in Hong Kong (possibly in the spring) and in Birmingham (possibly in the autumn). Consult the website www.ex.ac.uk/drc/ for more information.

From: Tom Elliott, University of North Carolina
<thomase@email.unc.edu>

In September 2000, the American Philological Association's Classical Atlas Project achieved its goal with the publication of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. This work represents an extraordinary advance in research tools, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the entire spatial spread of Greco-Roman civilization and influence. Even well before it achieved publication, however, there developed widespread awareness that the cartography and historical geography of the ancient world pose a set of research and instructional challenges requiring constant attention and revision. New evidence, methods and technology will open new vistas and constantly create fresh research opportunities. For this reason, the College of
Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has established a permanent research facility devoted to promoting cartography and geographic information science as essential disciplines within the field of ancient studies: the Ancient World Mapping Center.  The Center also enjoys the support of the APA, and holds the research materials assembled by its Classical Atlas Project. The AWMC, under the direction of Tom Elliott, is already engaged in a variety of research and educational projects outlined on its website at http://www.unc.edu/depts/awmc.

A vital aspect of the Center's mission is the revision and updating of the Barrington Atlas and its Map-by-Map Directory. Ongoing research and publication are sure to necessitate adjustment of maps and their supporting data. Equally, anyone with relevant expertise may wish to point out slips, or to suggest that note be taken of one or other alternative to interpretations presented in the atlas. In fact for this purpose the Center has already received valuable communications from experts worldwide. In order to facilitate the process for all concerned, the AWMC has created a form and a set of instructions. These are available in several formats from the web site at http://www.unc.edu/depts/awmc/updates. The form can be filled out interactively online, or downloaded and printed for completion and mailing.

As Atlas editor and a member of the AWMC's Advisory Board, I am eager to join Director Tom Elliott in inviting you to assist the Center in its ongoing efforts to improve our understanding of the spatial aspects of the ancient past.  Naturally, while you will retain full rights over whatever research findings you share, you will be asked to grant the Center permission to disseminate mention of them in the context of its work, with due authorial credit clearly given.

Richard TALBERT
Editor, Barrington Atlas

Tom ELLIOTT
Director, Ancient World Mapping Center

Next regular issue 2001 06 22
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