The Dietrich School is seeking an Associate Director for the Humanities Center
The Humanities Center at Pitt is seeking an Associate Director for one year, from August 2025 through May 2026. This is an opportunity to learn about leadership in the Humanities Center and participate in its programs and intellectual communities. One Co-Director, David Marshall, is set to be on sabbatical leave for the year, and this Associate Director will work closely with the other Co-Director, Carla Nappi, to run and participate in the Center’s programs and intellectual communities.
All full-time (non-visiting) faculty members in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences in humanities and humanities adjacent disciplines are eligible to apply (and this includes colleagues in both the research and teaching streams).
The compensation for the Associate Director position will be two course releases (one each in the fall and spring terms). The successful applicant will also receive a further course release in Spring 2026, in lieu of teaching one of the Proseminars in the Undergraduate Fellowship program. In that Proseminar, they will help the Undergraduate Fellows - usually about six students - craft research projects to be pursued in Summer 2026.
Duties of the Associate Director will include: participating in the weekly Humanities Center Colloquium throughout 2025-26; introducing and moderating half of the Colloquia; serving on Steering Committee of the Humanities Center (which reviews applications for the Faculty, Graduate, Co-Teaching, and Visiting Fellows); collaborating with the Co-Directors to select the cohort of 2026 Undergraduate Fellows; teaching Proseminar 1 in Spring 2026; assisting in organizing and running visits for Visiting Fellows; meeting weekly with the Co-Director and Program Coordinator.
Applications should consist of the following materials:
- Cover letter articulating a) the experience that positions the candidate well for this opportunity and b) the multidisciplinary qualities of their intellectual interests and projects;
- Curriculum vitae;
- Sample research output;
- Letter of support from department chair or program director
Applications will be assessed by the Co-Directors of the Humanities Center relative to the following criteria:
- Evidence of preparedness for the leadership role of Associate Director;
- Evidence of ability to work across disciplinary differences;
- Evidence of ability to incubate and execute humanities research
DEADLINE: Friday, January 3, 2025 (finalist interviews will be scheduled quickly after deadline)
APPLY: Submit your application here
QUESTIONS: please be in touch with the Co-Directors, David Marshall (dlm91@pitt.edu) and Carla Nappi (nappi@pitt.edu).