Associate Lecturer in Classics

Classification: Academic Level A
Salary package: $85,010 - $106,702 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Term: Full-time, fixed term (Up to 4 years)
Location: Canberra / ACT

• Join an exciting ARC-funded project on ancient Mediterranean monarchy
• Receive exceptional career development mentoring in one of Australia’s leading Classical Studies programmes
• Generous remuneration and conditions, including 17% superannuation and a range of other benefits.

The ANU Centre for Classical Studies is seeking to appoint an outstanding scholar to a four-year, fixed-term appointment as Associate Lecturer. This is an exciting career development position in which the successful candidate will conduct research, teach undergraduate courses, and receive mentoring to apply for external funds.

Position overview

The successful candidate will join the project ‘Why Monarchy Endures. Answers from the Ancient Mediterranean World’, led by Associate Professor Caillan Davenport and funded by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT2401000701). The project is particularly seeking a scholar with expertise in the politics and government of the eastern Mediterranean world (c. 1200 BCE-600 CE) in regions such as Greece, Anatolia, Egypt, and/or Persia.

They appointee will spend 50% of their time engaged in research for the project as well as its wider intellectual and knowledge translation activities. This includes associate supervision of PhD and Honours students. The successful candidate will receive funding to present their research at national and international conferences and be supported to apply for Australian Research Council grants, such as a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award or a Future Fellowship.

The other 50% of the appointee’s time will be devoted to education and service in the Centre for Classical Studies. They will possess the necessary skills, flexibility, and collegiality to teach broadly across all three majors: Ancient Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies (history, culture, and literature in English translation). In Classical Studies, they will teach CLAS2014: Democrats, Tyrants, and Emperors: The Art of Government in the Ancient Mediterranean in collaboration with A/Prof. Davenport, and contribute to other courses, such as CLAS1006: Ancient Greece: History, Culture, and Society, and CLAS3003: Faith and Belief in Ancient Greece and Rome.

The Centre for Classical Studies, housed in the School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics, is a major international centre for the study of Ancient Greece and Rome. The Centre teaches three undergraduate majors – Ancient Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies (in translation) – covering the language, literature, history, art, culture, and society of Greece, Rome, and their neighbours from the Bronze age to the early Medieval period. It is also home to the ANU Classics Museum, a collection of more than 600 artefacts from the ancient Mediterranean world, with a special focus on objects illustrating daily life. Current staff research interests include: Greek religion, science and technology; Latin literature and slavery; the literature and culture of imperial Greece; material culture and Museum Studies; gender and the environment; the world of Late Antiquity and Byzantium; the reception and legacy of the Greek and Roman worlds; and ancient politics and government.

College overview

The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) is one of seven Colleges at ANU. The College, which is structured into two main research schools, offers degrees in more than 20 discipline areas and excels in research across the creative arts, humanities and social sciences. The College has a substantial international research presence and is a major source of national policy advice. Our academic staff are internationally recognised for their research, and 57 are members of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia, or both. We also host 13 Australian Research Council Future Fellows and three ARC Laureates. A hub of vibrant activity, we host more than 270 lectures, concerts and exhibitions each year, most of which are open to the public. Our students, staff and graduates come from more than 60 nations, bringing a diversity of perspective to campus life.

The appointee will be expected to take up the position on June 23, 2025, or shortly after. This position is based in Canberra.

For further information, please contact: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport, E: caillan.davenport@anu.edu.au

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au 

ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion

Application information

In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents:

• A statement addressing the selection criteria.
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.

Candidates shortlisted for interview will be expected to provide the selection committee with writing sample (a chapter of a book or thesis, or a journal article).

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

Please note: The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process.  An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.