Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in Classics

College of the Holy Cross•Worcester, MA

16h•$70,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Classics at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship that begins in August 2026. The goal of this fellowship is to offer the fellow the opportunity to conduct scholarly research and develop teaching experience under favorable conditions. This position carries a 1-1 teaching load, offers full benefits, and has a salary of approximately $70,000. Faculty at the College cultivate a richly diverse academic community, pursue innovative teaching, and create high-impact scholarship. To learn more about faculty life at the College and in the Worcester area, candidates are encouraged to see the Resources for Prospective Faculty on our Faculty Openings page . At the end of the 2027-28 academic year, this position can convert directly to a tenure-track assistant professor position. The department will review the fellow’s progress and then recommend or not recommend their appointment into that tenure-track position following departmental procedures, and submit that recommendation to the Dean of Faculty as customary. The fellow would be expected to prepare a dossier of updated materials for consideration at that time, ideally no later than March 1, 2028. This conversion would not entail a search. Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching and inclusive pedagogies as informed by current practice and scholarship in the field.

Requirements

Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching and inclusive pedagogies as informed by current practice and scholarship in the field.
Ph.D. required by the beginning of the appointment.