1. Assistant Professor for Christianity in Late Antiquity

2. Assistant Professor in Modern Hebrew and Jewish Culture

1. Assistant Professor for Christianity in Late Antiquity
The Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Christianity in Late Antiquity, to begin September 2009. The appointment will be at the Assistant Professor level and requires significant teaching experience and a well-developed research agenda. Applicants should hold a PhD in either Classics, Near Eastern Studies, History, Religion, or another relevant discipline, and should have mastery of Greek (classical and koine) and Latin, and preferably also proficiency in either Hebrew, Aramaic or Syriac. Candidates may be specialists in Christian literature, social history, religious doctrine, ritual, or another relevant area in the study of Antiquity, but at the same time hold a wide grasp of Christian phenomena that will allow them to contribute annually to large-enrollment, undergraduate courses on "World Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam" and "Introduction to Christianity." They should be also prepared to take an active role in the teaching and training of graduate students in our program on Judaism and Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World. For additional information please visit http://www.umich.edu/~neareast/jcgrw.html. Salary for this 'university year' appointment will be commensurate with training and experience. Please send curriculum vitae, recent writing sample, no more than three current letters of reference, teaching evaluations and other evidence of teaching excellence, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, and a statement of current and future research plans to Christianity in Late Antiquity Search Committee, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan, 202 South Thayer, Suite 4111, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608. For questions and inquiries, please contact the chair of the search committee, Prof. Yaron Eliav at yzeliav@umich.edu. The deadline for submission is October 1, 2008. Interviews will be conducted at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Boston. The University of Michigan is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply. The University is supportive of the needs of dual career couples.

2. Assistant Professor in Modern Hebrew and Jewish Culture
The University of Michigan Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and the Department of Near Eastern Studies are seeking qualified applicants for a full-time, university-year (9 month), tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Modern Hebrew and Jewish Culture to begin on September 1, 2009.

We are seeking a scholar who combines strong expertise in Modern Hebrew language, at the level of a native speaker, and preferably in another language relevant to Judaic Studies (such as, but not limited to, Yiddish, Ladino or Judeo-Arabic), with broad familiarity with the literary traditions of Modern Hebrew from the nineteenth century to the present. At the same time, we hope through this appointment to broaden the disciplinary scope of the study of Hebrew and Jewish Culture through the addition of competence in such areas as linguistics, film, theatre, or art. The candidate will be expected to share the leadership of the Hebrew and Jewish Cultural Studies program and teach courses in Modern Hebrew language and literature as well as on various aspects of Jewish and/or Israeli culture. For additional information please visit http://www.umich.edu/~hjcs/ and http://www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic/.

Applications should be sent to Deborah Dash Moore, Director, Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, University of Michigan, 202 S. Thayer Street, Suite 2111, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608. Candidates should provide a curriculum vitae, recent writing sample, recent letters of references (no more than three per applicant), a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, evidence of teaching excellence, and a statement of current and future research plans.

The search committee will begin reviewing applications on November 1, 2008 and until an appointment is made. Interviews will be conducted at the annual meeting of the Association of Jewish Studies in Washington D.C. For any questions or inquiries, please contact Stacy Eckert at slynneck@umich.edu.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. We seek at the rank of Assistant Professor, although we will consider qualified candidates at all ranks. The University of Michigan is supportive of the needs of dual career couples and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.