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Wesleyan University - TT Assistant Professor of Italian
Effective July 1, 2015. Assistant professor (tenure-track) in Italian. Primary focus: medieval/early modern Italian studies (literature, culture and the visual arts). Historical, interdisciplinary and intercultural breadth essential. The successful candidate will have a proven record of scholarship in medieval and/or early modern Italian Studies and be eager to teach a broad range of courses on Italian literature and cultural history prior to 1800.

We welcome applications particularly (but not exclusively) from scholars whose research focuses on one or a combination of the following fields: Dante and medieval cultural history; science, culture and society in early modern Italy; early modern Italian cultural studies focusing on Mediterranean and transnational Italy. Candidates must be prepared to teach Italian language at all levels and a wide array of courses on Italian literature and cultural history prior to 1800. They will also be expected to participate fully in the rich interdepartmental culture of Wesleyan University and to strive to integrate the field across the disciplines, on and off campus. Requirements: PhD in hand or very near completion; native or near-native fluency in Italian; demonstrated commitment to scholarship and evidence of excellence in undergraduate teaching. Typical teaching load: two seminars (1 in Italian, 1 in English) and two language courses per year. Assistance in coordinating the multi-sectional language program. Administrative support for Wesleyan’s Program in Bologna and commitment to outreach vis-à-vis the local Italian American community.

Submit cover letter, CV, email addresses for 3 referees, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a 15-25 page writing sample in English or Italian, by midnight, September 30, to Chair, Italian Search Committee, by way of the following link, which will open August 1: http://careers.wesleyan.edu/postings/4411. Semi-finalists will be interviewed by Skype in the second half of October and finalists will be brought to campus in November, with the aim of concluding the search before the end of the fall semester.

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Harvard University - Director for the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti
Harvard University invites applications for the position of Director of the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti. The Center is located on the outskirts of Florence, Italy.

The Center is devoted to the advanced study of the Italian Renaissance in all its aspects: the history of art; political, economic, and social history; the history of science, philosophy, and religion; and the history of literature and music. It supports a community of post-doctoral scholars, and through lectures and seminars provides a unique intellectual community, bringing together academics from across the globe. With 175,000 volumes and more than 250,000 photographs and other visual materials, the Center’s library is a unique scholarly resource in its own right.

The Director will oversee all academic and administrative aspects of the Center, including supervision of approximately 50 staff members.

The University seeks candidates of outstanding scholarly achievements in a field of study covered by the Center and a demonstrated interest in looking at Italian culture in a global context. Demonstrated academic and administrative leadership ability is a requirement.

Individuals who wish to apply are encouraged to submit a current curriculum vitae (including e-mail-address) to provost@harvard.edu by July 30, 2014. Please refer to the Center’s Website at http://itatti.harvard.edu/ for more information on its activities.

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