The American Academy in Rome invites applications from scholars and institutional leaders for the position of its Rome-based Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor, beginning in summer 2021, for an initial term of three years (2021–24), with the potential for two one-year renewals.

This position is responsible for helping to advance the work of diverse Rome Prize Fellows at the American Academy in Rome especially in the humanities and across the Academy’s fellowship fields in the humanities, which are ancient studies, medieval studies, Renaissance and early modern studies, and modern Italian studies. The Humanities Professor supports Fellows through scholarly guidance, facilitation of contacts and dialogue, site visits and trips, programs and events, and publications, and in doing so plays a key role in advancing the Academy’s mission and maintaining the high quality of its programs.

Applications must be submitted no later than the close of business on Friday, October 23, 2020 to https://aarome.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=24. Candidates who are selected for an interview will be notified in early November, and virtual interviews will take place on Friday, December 4, 2020.