Several Per-Course Appointments are now posted: https://hr.acadiau.ca/employment/career-opportunities/faculty-per-course.html

Of particular interest to CAC members are the following courses:

Competition # CLAS 18-183-25

Course Title: Gods in Classical Myth (CLAS 2273 FA01)
Contract Term: August 15, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Course Schedule: Fall 2025 – Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Employee Group: Acadia University Faculty Association

Course Description: A study of the gods of classical mythology in Greek and Roman art and literature. From eighth century BCE epic poets of the Greek world through to the reassessment of classical myth under Roman authors. The course also considers contemporary approaches to studying classical myth.

Qualifications: The successful applicant should have a PhD or be ABD in Classics or a similar discipline germane to the advertised position.

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Competition # CLAS 23-188-25

Course Title: Classical Greece: State & Society (CLAS 2663 FA01)
Contract Term: August 15, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Course Schedule: Fall 2025 – Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 10:30am – 11:20am
Employee Group: Acadia University Faculty Association

Course Description: A study of the social, economic and political institutions of classical Greece (450-350 BCE). Special attention will be paid to political constitutions, influence of gender on the roles of men and women in Greek society, institutionalization of pederasty, household management, status of women and children, and practice of slavery.

Qualifications: The successful applicant should have a PhD or be ABD in Classics or a similar discipline germane to the advertised position.

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Competition # CLAS 24-189-25

Course Title: Intro to Greek Civilization (CLAS 1113 WI01)
Contract Term: December 15, 2025 – April 30, 2026
Course Schedule: Winter 2026 – Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 10:30am – 11:20am
Employee Group: Acadia University Faculty Association

Course Description: The main facets of ancient Greek civilization (its history, literature, thought, and art) with particular attention paid to that which unifies and defines it as Greek and determines the nature and extent of its contribution to western civilization.

Qualifications: The successful applicant should have a PhD or be ABD in Classics or a similar discipline germane to the advertised position.

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Competition # HIST 20-185-25

Course Title: Goddesses and Women of Power (CREL 2553 FA01)
Contract Term: August 15, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Course Schedule: Fall 2025 – Tuesdays 6:30pm – 9:20pm
Employee Group: Acadia University Faculty Association

Course Description: An examination of goddesses, female religious powers and women manifesting divine power in a variety of cultures: Indigenous, eastern and western. Consideration will be paid to the intertwined emergence of feminist scholarship on religion and feminist spirituality.

Qualifications: The successful applicant should have a PhD or be ABD in Comparative Religion or a similar discipline germane to the advertised position.

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