The Department of Ancient History in the Faculty of Arts at Macquarie University is the largest Ancient History department in Australasia with teaching and research programs in the areas of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Near East, Ancient Israel, Ancient Greece, Rome, Ancient China, Coptic Studies, Late Antiquity and Byzantium. Our research is gaining global recognition attracting visiting scholars from overseas and collaborative research projects. We are currently conducting archaeological projects in Egypt, Israel, Italy and Croatia. The Department includes a material collection for teaching, research and outreach purposes housed in the Museum of Ancient Cultures. The Ancient History collection focusses primarily on Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Macquarie University currently has a project underway to build new museum facilities in which both the Museum of Ancient Cultures and the Australian History Museum will be combined into one History museum.

In this exciting and diverse role, we seek an individual with an international reputation for high achievement in research to take up the new position of Director of the History Museum at Macquarie University. Within this position, the successful candidate will also perform a research leadership role and will be expected to take on a role in the undergraduate and postgraduate Ancient History teaching. The Director's responsibilities include the curation and development of the collection, oversight of the museum’s learning and teaching program and enhancement of existing outreach activities. Museum staff, including curatorial and educational staff, will report to the Director.  In the short term, the Director will also support the transition process to the new Macquarie History Museum.

Macquarie is seeking an individual who is an outstanding scholar in the field of History with a successful track record in research leadership, a proven ability to attract competitive grant funding and a record of high quality teaching. The successful candidate will also demonstrate experience in the Museum/Cultural Heritage sector and the capacity to undertake management responsibility at a senior level.