Ca’ Foscari invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Greek History.
Ca’ Foscari is a research-intensive institution committed to competing for international scientific excellence through the recruitment of the best academic talents worldwide. Talented young researchers and experienced senior professors make Ca’ Foscari a stimulating environment for career developmentand research freedom. Our university is committed to research excellence, funding promising researchers and developing international partnerships. As a leading research university, Ca’ Foscari explores cutting-edge research directions across disciplinary boundaries, setting a new agenda designed around six global challenges.
Ca’ Foscari is looking to appoint an Assistant Professor of Greek History capable of inspiring students to become game-changers in their own fields and to make a genuine difference in the world.
The selected candidate will teach in the following courses:
- Ancient Greek History I, 30 hours (in Italian) for the BA in “Humanities”, “Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts Management”and “Philosophy”;
- Ancient Greek History, 60 hours, (in Italian) for the BA in “Humanities”, “History”, “Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts Management”; “Philosophy”;
The candidate will be expected to teach within the Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral degree programs and participate in the Greek Epigraphy Laboratory’s educational activities, including supplementary workshops and student tutoring.
Courses are subject to change in accordance with the Department's academic planning, approved on a yearly basis.
Scientific engagement is required in the field of Greek History across its entire chronological development, through studies employing appropriate research tools and methodologies and addressing its specific areas, including historiography, epigraphy (with its related digital applications), source exegesis, historical geography, and economic and social history.
The position will be hosted at the Department of Humanities, a center for the development of innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to history, literature, classics, archeology, art and anthropology. In the Department of Humanities, Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows and ERC awardees work together with the permanent faculty, creating a vibrant academic environment.
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has obtained the full Human Resources Strategy for Researchers certificate, a set of initiatives to improve work conditions for researchers and to attract talents worldwide. Ca’ Foscari provides applicants with exclusive services and onboarding initiatives. Our Housing office will help you search for a suitable and convenient accommodation, matching your needs and preferences with the available options.
If you are a non-Italian applicant or if you have resided outside of Italy for more than 3 years, you will benefit from a favorable tax treatment for the first years of the contract.
Read the call here: https://www.unive.it/data/11306/?id=2026-UNVE000-0008450
