AAR Seeks a Classical Summer School Director

Posted On October 22, 2023
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ABOUT THE ROLE

The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the position of Director of the American Academy in Rome Classical Summer School, beginning in the summer of 2024. The duration of this position is three (3) years (2024–2026) for the months of June through July. In addition to the salary, the selected candidate will receive a $1,500 (USD) stipend for meals outside of the Academy, transportation in Rome, and other incidental expenses. The Academy will also reimburse the CSS Director up to $1,200 (USD) roundtrip for airplane travel between Rome and the United States annually.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

The Classical Summer School Director is responsible for the selection of participants (in consultation with the Mellon Professor in the Humanities and the Director of the American Academy in Rome); managing and staying within the budget; preparing syllabi, lectures, talks, workshops, conversations, and site visits; working closely with the teaching assistant; and evaluating the students. Duties include:

  • Recruitment of participants from high school teachers and graduate students
  • Working consciously and deliberately to ensure that participant composition, curricular development, and pedagogical preparation addresses and engages conversations on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility issues
  • Organizing lectures, conversations, discussions, workshops, and tours
  • Evaluating students
  • Coordinating student lodging
  • Providing guidance to the AAR on advertising and marketing strategies
  • Assisting the AAR in preparing the budget
  • Preparing a student survey at the close of the CSS and reporting to the Academy on the Classical Summer School and the students
  • Engaging in substantive dialogue on changes and improvements to the Classical Summer School

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