Dear Colleagues:
Those of you who were at last year's AGM in Vancouver will remember that we instituted the custom of having a brief Act of Remembrance on that occasion for colleagues who had passed away during the previous year.  I would like to carry on this tradition in Fredericton, and ask you, therefore, to send me information on any such person who should be mentioned on this occasion. I shall be leaving for Fredericton on May 8, in order to attend the AAH meeting, in advance of the CAC, and am unsure if I shall be able to get access to my e-mail from the conference.

Thank you,
Catherine Rubincam
President, CAC

Applications are being accepted for the position of Canada Research Chair in Language and Culture (Tier 1).  The Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Language and Culture to begin as soon as September 1, 2003.  The purpose of this chair is to design and develop pioneering research in technologically-mediated linguistic and cultural studies.  Based in UW's Canadian Centre for Cultural Innovation, the chair holder will work with colleagues in Anthropology, Classical Studies, Drama and Speech Communication, English Language and Literature, French Studies, Germanic and Slavic Studies and Spanish and Latin American Studies and to develop new methods for understanding language learning and teaching, to explore new design techniques for multimedia projects, and to create new analytic/theoretical bases for evaluating the impact of technology on the development and understanding of culture.

In keeping with the University of Waterloo's Strategic Research Plan, this position will be of interest to a senior expert in the interaction of technology and culture with experience in multimedia for humanities computing, hypertext, text analysis and computational linguistics and the interaction of technology and culture.  The successful candidate will have not only an outstanding research record in the theory of language, rhetoric and discourse as applied to and through technology but also significant applied experience in cultural activities such as film, video, museum exhibits, etc.  She/he will be expected to create a dynamic research program designed to attract a significant number of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to the research laboratory. The lab will provide facilities to create, produce, and edit digital texts, music, art and cultural products such as exhibits.

Nominations and applications including a curriculum vitae, a five-year research plan and three (3) confidential letters of reference sent under separate cover should be forwarded by June 15, 2003 to Dr. Robert R. Kerton, Dean of Arts, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1.  Please note that all CRC appointments are subject to final review by the CRC Secretariat.

The University of Waterloo encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, members of visible minorities, native peoples, and persons with disabilities.  This appointment is subject to the availability of funds.

Instructors
Brock University, Department of Classics

The Department of Classics at Brock University currently has the following Instructor positions available:

CLAS 1P92 (Roman Civilization) Fall, 2003
CLAS 1P95 (Myths of the Greek and Roman Gods) Fall, 2003
CLAS 1P97 (Myths of the Heroic Age) Winter, 2003 (2 positions available)
CLAS 2P30 (Origins of Human Culture) Fall, 2003
CLAS 2P61 (Women in the Ancient World) Winter, 2004
CLAS 3P02 (Greek Tragedy) Fall, 2003
CLAS 3P05 (Masterworks of Greek Literature) Winter, 2004
CLAS 3P08 (History of Classical Greece) Winter, 2004
CLAS 3P10 (History of the Early Roman Empire) Winter, 2004

Stipend per course is $4202.00.  For further details please go to http://www.brocku.ca/classics  and click Employment Opportunities or contact Richard W. Parker, Chair, Department of Classics <rparker@spartan.ac.brocku.ca>