Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of New Hampshire

22h • $66,585 - $66,585

About The Position

The Classics Program of the Department of Classics, Humanities & Italian Studies at the University of New Hampshire invites applications for a RGSCP Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Associate position starting in August 2026, for a two-year term. Duties will include teaching three courses during the academic year (2/1), pursuing an ongoing research agenda and contributing to departmental and RGSCP programming. Minimum qualification is a PhD in Classics or a related field at the time of appointment. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses that will promote the mission of the Responsible Governance and Sustainable Citizenship Project (RGSCP), an initiative at the University of New Hampshire to promote humanistic study of ethics, citizenship, principled leadership, responsible governance and grand challenges. Among the classes that we already offer under this rubric are: “Athens, Rome and the Birth of the United States,” “Democracies and Republics,” and “Individual and Society in the Ancient World,” but there may be opportunities to propose new courses. The exact area of specialization is open, but we are particularly interested in candidates whose research and teaching interests include ethics, political theory, democratic institutions, law and justice, are sustainability, as well as those who are interested in demonstrating the value of studying antiquity to illuminate issues in the contemporary world. The successful candidate will be qualified to teach Latin and/or Greek at all undergraduate levels, and will join a vibrantly interdisciplinary atmosphere in the University, the College of Liberal Arts, and the department. For more information on Classics at UNH and RGSCP, visit cola.unh.edu/chi. The University of New Hampshire is a major research institution, providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate programs and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and eight miles from the Atlantic coast, and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs.

Requirements

• PhD in Classics or a related field at the time of appointment
• Expected to teach courses that will promote the mission of the Responsible Governance and Sustainable Citizenship Project (RGSCP)
• Qualified to teach Latin and/or Greek at all undergraduate levels

Nice To Haves

• Research and teaching interests include ethics, political theory, democratic institutions, law and justice, are sustainability
• Interested in demonstrating the value of studying antiquity to illuminate issues in the contemporary world

Responsibilities

• Teaching three courses during the academic year (2/1)
• Pursuing an ongoing research agenda
• Contributing to departmental and RGSCP programming

Benefits

• The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
• EEO Statement
• The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer.
• The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission.
• The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees