Professor – Late Antiquity
Department of Classics / Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto
Application Deadline: November 6
The Department of Classics and the Centre for Medieval Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invite applications for a full-time, tenure-stream position in Late Antiquity. This will be a joint appointment between the Department of Classics (75%) and the Centre for Medieval Studies (25%). The successful candidate will also be eligible to be named the Jackman Professorship in the Arts. This endowed chair appointment would be for a five-year term and is renewable following a favourable review. The appointment will be at the rank of Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026.
Applicants must have earned a PhD degree in Classics, Medieval Studies, or a related area, with a clearly demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. Candidates will have an established international reputation and will be expected to sustain and lead innovative and independent research, and to maintain an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.
We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests will be in some field of the history and culture of Late Antiquity up to 600 CE, and who will complement and enhance existing strengths in Classics and Medieval Studies. The successful applicant will be expected to teach courses at all levels in the original language(s) of their sources and in translation, and to contribute to the undergraduate programme in Classics and the graduate programmes in both units.
For full information and applications links, please visit: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Professor-Late-Antiquity-ON/594584517.
