Associate Professorship of Classical Reception and Director of the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama

The Faculty of Classics is recruiting an Associate Professor of Classical
Reception and Director of the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama
(APGRD). The post is available from 1 October 2024 or as soon as possible
thereafter. The appointee will be employed by the Faculty of Classics and will
hold a Supernumerary Fellowship at St Hilda’s College.





The Associate Professor role is an intrinsic part of the post and is
fundamental to sustaining the Faculty’s ability to attract and teach
undergraduate students, as well as graduate students looking to explore new
methodologies of the literary humanities and to engage in critical and
reflective thinking about Classics as a discipline as a central part of their
degree programme.



The role of the Director of the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman
Drama (APGRD) has been instrumental in facilitating dialogue between Classics
and other academic fields (comparative literature, archival science,
translation studies, trauma studies, queer studies, performance studies, media
theory, dance and music), as well as in opening Classics to new academic and
non-academic audiences. The directorship is therefore vital to maintaining the
Classics Faculty’s current position as a recognized centre of excellence at
the interface between cross-disciplinary academic research and the creative
arts.





**About you**



The successful candidate will be an outstanding researcher and teacher in
Classical Reception, and be able to maintain Oxford’s current position as the
leading centre in the UK for the study of Classical Reception. This post is
split 50/50 between teaching/research and administrative and leadership
responsibilities as Director of the APGRD.



The duties and skills required are described in further detail in the job
description.





**Application process**



Applications are made through our online recruitment portal. Information about
how to apply is available on our Jobs website https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/how-
to-apply, the Vacancy ID is 169384.





For your online application, you will also be asked to upload a CV and a
supporting statement _._ The supporting statement should explain how you meet
the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and
experience. This may include experience gained in employment and education. As
part of your application, you will be asked to provide details of three
referees and indicate whether we can contact them now.





The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 5 January 2024. Only
applications received before this time can be considered.





Interviews will take place in person in Oxford in the week beginning the 5
February 2024.





For further details, please refer to the How to Apply section of the job
description. Any further enquiries may be directed to
recruitment@classics.ox.ac.uk. Please quote Vacancy ID 169384 on all
correspondence.





**Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority
candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.**