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TOTAL: 52Remember to update Total!!
 * ABD: 20
 * Postdoc: 9
 * VAP: 14
 * Adjuncting PhD: 4
 * TT but looking for a new job: 3
 * Employed in academia (Tenured or TT) but reading out of curiosity: 1
 * Fully employed outside of academia: 1
 * Partly employed outside of academia: 1
 * Unemployed PhD: 1

Specialization breakdown

 * Ancient:3
 * Medieval: 8
 * Medieval/Renaissance/Early Modern: 4
 * Early Modern: 8
 * Modern: 4
 * British (early modern): 2
 * British/British Empire (modern): 2
 * French: 5
 * German (early modern): 1
 * German (modern): 4
 * Russian: 4
 * Spain (medieval/early modern): 3
 * Spain (modern): 2
 * Italy (modern): 1

Indiana University, Bloomington Campus

 * Visiting Lecturer, Eastern European History
 * Application Deadline: December 15, 2011

Eckerd College

 * Eckerd College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Global/European Colonial History to begin September 1, 2012.
 * Ph.D. is required.
 * Responsibilities include alternating with colleagues in teaching World and European History surveys and contributing upper-division courses that can serve both history majors and students in related programs. Preference will be given to candidates who specialize in the Atlantic World, Latin America, Africa, and/or India.
 * The deadline for applications is November 15, 2011
 * Also posted at World/Global History 2011-12

Yonsei University (Underwood International College)

 * Tenure-track assistant professor of history, specialization open, but "those with interests in Global and Comparative History are especially encouraged to apply"
 * "Teaching responsibilities are 6 credit-hours (2 classes) per semester. The preferred starting date is March 2012."
 * "Yonsei University's Underwood International College is a highly competitive program at South Korea's most prestigious private university, and combines the intimate atmosphere and low student-faculty ratio of a liberal arts college with the resources of a major research university. All instruction is in English, and the student body represents over 25 different countries. As part of Yonsei University’s continuing effort to increase faculty diversity, we are only accepting applications from non-Korean citizens. "
 * Review of applications begins September 30, 2011
 * Also posted at World/Global History 2011-12

California State University, Los Angeles

 * POSITION: Ancient History: Tenure-track Assistant Professorship; area of specialization open.
 * STARTING DATE: Fall 2012
 * File review will begin December 1, 2011, and will continue until position is filled.

Murray State

 * Assistant Professor of the History of the Ancient World, Department of History, Murray State University. Full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position to begin August, 2012. Doctorate in history. ABDs with a documented plan of completion by appointment date will be considered. Major research and/or teaching fields must be in the history of the Ancient World. Ability to teach survey courses in World Civilizations required. Ability to teach medieval and religious studies desired. Responsibilities include 12-hour teaching load each semester, research, and professional service.
 * Application Deadline: September 22, 2011. To Apply: Please visit http://www.murraystatejobs.com Send three current letters of recommendation addressing qualifications to Ancient World Search, Department of History, 6B Faculty Hall, Murray, KY 42071-3341.

University of San Diego

 * Tenure-track assistant professor in ancient history, with a specialization in Rome and/or Greece. In addition to specialized courses on Rome and Greece, the department will expect the successful applicant to teach survey courses. Secondary areas might include, but are not restricted to, world history, gender and sexuality, medicine and science, and the rise of Islam in the Near East. Candidates should specify all areas in which they could teach.
 * Mail materials to: Maureen Byrnes, Department of History, University of San Diego, 5998 AlcalÃ¡ Park, San Diego 92110-2492. Applicants must also register at http://apptrkr.com/197607, job number IRC4429. Applications must be received by November 1, 2011.

University of Oregon

 * TT Assistant Professor of Ancient History, focus in Greece and Rome but ability to teach a "variety" of grad and undergrad courses on the ancient world beginning Sept. 2012
 * Review begins October 15 2011, open till filled
 * Send CV, cover letter (research and teaching), writing sample, three letters of rec to:E. McGowen, Chair, Antiquity Search, Department of History, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1288

Boston College

 * The Department of History at Boston College invites applications for a historian working on post-1100 continental Europe. The appointment will be tenure-track and at the rank of assistant professor.
 * Applications should be submitted electronically to: [mailto:MedEu.Search@bc.edu MedEu.Search@bc.edu]. They can also be sent to the Chair, Medieval Europe Search Committee, Dept. of History, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
 * Deadline: November 1, 2011.

Illinois State University

 * Tenure-track assistant professor in medieval European history
 * Specialization is open, though candidates should be qualified to teach Western Civilization to 1500. Doctoral dissertation must be defended by 3/1/12.
 * Deadline: Nov. 20

Indiana University - South Bend

 * tenure track assistant professorship in History
 * 'Medieval' specialism with preference for secondary field in Renaissance/Reformation
 * Deadline: 1 Nov. 2011
 * Intend to interview at AHA

Marquette University

 * Assistant Prof. in Late Antique/Early Medieval History "with a teaching field in Ancient Greece and Rome"
 * "the department particularly encourages applications from historians who examine connections between medieval Europe and other cultures (for instance, the Byzantine or Islamicate)"
 * "Teaching load is five courses per academic year, including the survey in western civilization"
 * Deadline: 31 Oct. 2011

University of Notre Dame

 * Tenured Assoc. or Full Prof in Western Medieval History
 * Any region/specialty excluding "those falling in Byzantine or Middle Eastern History"
 * Deadline: 15 Oct. 2011
 * AA form sent (via email link): 9/15

Williams College, MA

 * TT Assistant Professor in the history of the medieval world
 * Ideally will be able to teach either geographically broader than the European continent, or chronologically further (i.e. to Early Modern period)
 * Deadline: 31 October 2011

Western Oregon University

 * Tenure track assistant professor "with a specialization in Medieval Europe and the ability to teach Early Modern European History."
 * Review begins: 15 Nov. 2011

Bates College

 * tenure-track position in the history of Early Modern continental Europe (1400-1789)
 * Review of applications begins October 10 and will continue until the position has been filled. Submit electronically, in PDF format, a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and unofficial graduate-school transcripts. Please arrange with three recommenders to send letters in PDF format or Word. Send all materials to [mailto:academicservices@bates.edu academicservices@bates.edu]. Please include in the subject line your last name and History R2514.

Leiden University

 * University lecturer "in any area of early modern European history," [excluding the Low Countries]
 * Review begins: 30 Sept. 2011
 * Requires teaching in Dutch.

Pennsylvania State University

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in the HIstory of Early Modern Europe (1475-1700), excluding Britain
 * pending budgetary approval
 * Deadline: 1 Nov. 2011

Scripps College

 * Scripps College, a women’s liberal arts college with a strong interdisciplinary tradition, seeks to hire a scholar of Renaissance or Early Modern Europe at the tenure-track, assistant professor level. The position will begin in the 2012-2013 academic year, pending approval.
 * Field of expertise and geographical focus are open; applicants are expected to have the Ph.D. at the time of appointment. Teaching load is five courses for the year, in addition to advising on senior theses. Participation in the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities is expected.
 * Deadline for submission of applications is November 1, 2011. Applicants should submit the following materials online at https://academicjobsonline.org: letter of application, CV, and three letters of recommendation. For questions other than the submission of applications, contact Professor Andrew Aisenberg electronically at [mailto:aaisenbe@scrippscollege.edu historysearch@scrippscollege.edu].

Swarthmore College

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in Early Modern European History, any region except Russia
 * "We welcome candidates with wider global research and teaching interests, including Europe’s relationship to the Atlantic or Indian Oceans, or the Caribbean Sea, as well as histories of gender and sexuality, science and the environment, or comparative empires. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to one or more of these interdisciplinary programs: Latin American Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies, or Environmental Studies"
 * Deadline: 1 Nov. 2011

University of Alaska Anchorage

 * The Department of History at the University of Alaska Anchorage invites applications for a tenure track appointment in Early Modern Europe/World History to begin in August 2012. The successful candidate will teach Western Civilization I and II history surveys, an upper division Themes in World History course, departmental upper division capstone courses, and courses in his or her area of specialty. Fields of specialization are open, but the department is particularly interested in candidates with areas in gender, transnational, comparative, empires, or environmental history.
 * Review of files begins November 15.
 * Also posted at World/Global History 2011-12

University of North Alabama

 * Tenure track assistant or associate professorship in Early Modern European History (excluding Britain and Russia)
 * " Ability to teach Middle Eastern History a plus"
 * Deadline: 13 Dec. 2011

Auburn University

 * tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor with a specialization in the history of 20thcentury Western Europe, excluding Britain.
 * Consideration of applications will begin October 21, 2011 and continue until the position is filled.

Beloit College

 * Date Open: Immediately
 * Seeking Assistant Professor - Modern European History
 * The History department at Beloit College invites applications for a tenure track position in modern European history. The successful applicant will be able to teach a range of survey and elective courses in various aspects of nineteenth- and twentieth century European history and will have research interests in either Europe¹s colonial and post-colonial legacies or Europe¹s cultural and intellectual impact on world history.
 * Review of applications will begin October 31, 2011 and continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, apply by October 31st.

Boston College

 * BC is Searching for an Assistant Professor of European History, 1750-1914
 * "The Successful candidate will be expected to offer broad and specialized courses in European history at the undergraduate and graduate level and to participate in the History Core Program."
 * Deadline: November 1

Duquesne University

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in the History of Modern Continental Europe; secondary field in Middle East/North African history desired.
 * 3/3 Load
 * Deadline: 18 Nov. 2011
 * Intend to interview at AHA

===Florida Gulf Coast University===
 * "Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust & Human Rights Studies, Associate/Full Professor"
 * "Mentors undergraduate and graduate research with a 2-1 teaching load. In addition to leading the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Human Rights Studies, pursues external funding and partnerships with community organizations and local schools."
 * "Experience teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in modern European history with emphasis in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust."
 * Deadline date is 11-01-2011
 * The ad reads, "Teaching assignments may be on the main campus or at off-campus sites within our region" -- but that's incorrect (their HR dept. inserts that language in all job ads). The job is at the main (and only) campus.
 * In addition to the standard app. items (CV, etc.), they ask for a "Statement of experience with students in research or scholarship as it fits discipline." I wonder what they are looking for? That's quite unusual; perhaps something else their HR dept. put in the ad, which is more appropriate to other disciplines.
 * I found this on their website; this seems to provide some clues as to what they're looking for: "In support of the university's mission, FGCU History faculty place great importance on mentoring our history majors in their research and scholarship. In recent years, we have helped our students prepare conference presentations and publish their work. FGCU History professors assist our students' research and scholarship in other ways, such as working with them one-on-one to prepare for graduate school."
 * https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=43005
 * Also posted at Jewish Studies and Israel Studies 2011-2012

Georgia Southern University

 * The Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences invites nominations and applications for the tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of History with an emphasis in Modern European History.
 * Qualifications: demonstrated research agenda focused on German history since 1871, ability to teach military history and German history since 1648, ability to teach world history, undergraduate methods course, and senior seminar
 * PhD must be in hand by August 1, 2012
 * Screening of applications begins November 1, 2011

Hunter College, CUNY

 * Tenure track appointment in Modern European History
 * Specialism in: "Russia/Soviet Union; East-Central Europe (not including Germany); Southern and/or South-Eastern Europe (not including France)."
 * Review begins: 15 Nov. 2011

Mississippi State University

 * Tenure track appointment in 19th or 20th C European History
 * "Successful applicant must be able to participate decisively in one or more of the department’s three Nodes of Excellence: History of Science and Technology; International Security/Internal Safety; and Agriculture, Rural and Environmental History."
 * Deadline: 28 Oct. 2011
 * Ha ha! Same job as last year, with all those dramatic AHA interviews? What the heck happened?
 * No-- this year they are looking for a modern Germanist. Last year they were looking for a French historian.
 * Where is this specialism information coming from? I can't see anything specifying a Germanist in the advert (either linked or on MSU's own jobs page) AFII 14:20, August 30, 2011 (UTC)
 * I think someone got confused: Last year, both Georgia Southern & MSU hired French historians (both after frightening interview processes). This year they are both advertizing for a Modern European position. But only Georgia Southern specified that they wanted a German historian. Perhaps the above poster got the two schools confused?
 * What the hell is a "node of excellence"?
 * It's a tumerous academic growth that, if not operated on quickly, can metastasize into a "center of excellence."
 * Funny! But from what I can tell, MSU wants to have clusters of very specific specialities, and they want job candidates to really talk about how their research fits into that specialty.
 * Does anyone have a sense of how extensive the node "Science and Technology" goes? Does it include, for example, medicine/health care?
 * I was wondering the same thing (I am actually applying for the US history job). When I looked on their webpage, the faculty who are listed under science and technology have medicine listed. So I am applying (doesn't hurt right?), but what is this I hear of a frightening interview process??
 * Saw the bits about the interview process on the "Venting Page" here and the Chronicle fora, I believe.
 * For the breadth of a "Node of Excellence," see http://www.msstate.edu/dept/history/graduate-program.htm

National University of Singapore

 * Tenure track appointment in Modern European History
 * Must be able to teach/contribute to World History and World Civilization survey courses
 * Deadline: 30 Sept. 2011
 * Intended start date: January 2012

New York University

 * The Center for European & Mediterranean Studies and the Department of History in Arts & Science at New York University invite applications for a faculty position in modern European history (rank open) with a preferred emphasis on transnational issues of European integration and/or European identity. Completed Ph.D. in history is a requirement.
 * The position is to begin September 1, 2012, pending budgetary and administrative approval.
 * The deadline for applications is November 1, 2011
 * Chronicle ad asks for published copies of book reviews, if applicable. Is this a not-so-subtle hint to scare off the soon-to-be and recent PhDs among us?
 * The ad on the NYU website takes out the 'if applicable' bit and just requests published reviews as part of the application. It does seem like they want someone senior.

Pomona College

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in Modern European History "with a focus on 19th or 20th century Northern European (Scandinavian, Russian/Soviet, or Baltic) history"
 * Review begins: 1 Nov. 2011
 * Pomona will be interviewing at the AHA.

Troy State University

 * The Assistant/Associate Professor position in History is a full-time, 10-month renewable contract, tenure track position and will be responsible for teaching introductory courses in Western Civilization and upper division courses on Modern Europe (seventeenth century to present). This position also includes administrative responsibilities such as advising students, scheduling history courses, recruiting students for the program, attending faculty meetings, and attending required Region meetings for faculty. The position begins August 2012. The possibility of additional summer and online teaching exists.
 * Minimum Qualifications: Doctoral degree or ABD close to completion (must possess a PhD in History by May 2012)
 * Preferred Qualifications: Some degree of graduate specialization in an area such as western intellectual, cultural or social history, or history of Africa
 * Closing Date: 12-15-2011

University of Memphis

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in "Modern Western European History (excluding Germany) with a research emphasis on imperialism/colonialism"
 * "We especially welcome candidates whose research and teaching focus on race, gender, nationality/ethnicity, global/transnational history"
 * Deadline: 15 Nov. 2011
 * Intend to interview at AHA

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Modern European Jewish History
(cross listed at Non-Geographic/Methodologically Oriented and Jewish Studies and Israel Studies pages)
 * Jointly held senior position in History and Judaic Studies as Professor of Modern European Jewish History. Specialization is open but historians working in the “long” twentieth century are preferred. We seek a scholar comfortable in interdisciplinary dialogue with broad intellectual interests, possessing an ability to teach a full range of Jewish history courses in the modern era and provide seminars utilizing primary sources. Linguistic training should include Hebrew and at least one other language (such as Yiddish, Russian, Polish, Czech, German, or Hungarian, etc).
 * Deadline: no later than Oct. 31

Université du Québec à Montréal

 * Assistant/Associate/Full Professor de Histoire de l’Europe contemporaine (19ème siècle)
 * Fluency in spoken and written French essential
 * Deadline: September 30, 2011
 * https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=42737
 * Job starts June 1, 2012

University of St. Thomas

 * The History Department at the University of St. Thomas (MN) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in modern European history with subspecialty in political and social history of Central and Eastern Europe or Russia or in European and Russian intellectual history.
 * The teaching load of three courses per semester involves some combination of the following: first-level course(s) for undergraduates who are completing their core area (general) requirement in historical studies; upper-level course(s) for undergraduate history majors and minors.
 * To ensure full consideration, application materials should be received by October 21, 2011.
 * Apply Here: http://www.Click2Apply.net/kf5dbjw

Utah State University

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in Modern European History, 1848 to present
 * Teaching to include Modern Western Civilization.
 * Deadline: 1 Nov. 2011

Brown University

 * tenure track assistant professorship in Modern Britain and its Empire
 * PhD expected before start date of 1 Jul. 2012
 * SHORT deadline: 31 Oct. 2011
 * Priority will be given to applications received by October 15 and will continue until the position is filled or closed.

College of Charleston

 * tenure track assistant professorship in the History of the British Empire
 * Regional specialisation in Asia preferred, ability to teach British history essential; otherwise open.
 * Deadline: 15 Nov. 2011
 * Intend to interview at AHA

Furman University

 * Tenure-track assistant professorship in eighteenth- or nineteenth-century British history. A secondary field in the French Revolution is preferred. Applicants should have completed their Ph.D. by the start of the appointment in August 2012. Furman operates on a semester system, with a five-course teaching load for the year.
 * Applications received by November 1, 2011 will receive full consideration.

Loyola University

 * tenure track assistant professorship of history, Great Britain and the Empire
 * pending budgetary approval
 * "expertise in British History and/or parts of the former British Empire since 1750 and a preference for urban, women’s, or gender history across the former British dominions."
 * Review of applications ends: 30 Nov. 2011

Northumbria University (UK)

 * Tenured post, Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Modern British History (post-1750)
 * SHORT deadline: 15 Oct. 2011

UC Santa Cruz

 * Position announced in Chronicle 7/20/11: History: Europe/British Empire - Asst. or Assoc. Professor
 * Deadline 14 Nov. Instructions at http://apo.ucsc.edu/academic_employment/jobs/325-12.pdf

Bangor University (Wales, UK)

 * Tenure track assistant professor in post 1789 French culture and society, including language instruction
 * preference may be given to candidates whose research specialism encompasses French literature, history, film or music of the 19th, 20th or 21st centuries
 * Review of Applications 7 October 2011
 * The post is available from 14 January 2012.

Columbia University

 * Tenure track assistant professor in the French Revolution
 * "Candidates should have research and teaching interests in the Enlightenment and Old Regime origins, outbreak, and/or development of the French Revolution, but applications are welcome from scholars concerned with broader contexts or with the aftermath of the events, including their continental, trans-Atlantic, and global repercussions"
 * PhD must be in hand by July 2012
 * Review of Applications begins 1 Sept. 2011

Northern Illinois University

 * The Department of History at Northern Illinois University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Modern French history (1789 to the present) beginning Fall 2012, subject to budgetary approval. Teaching responsibilities include survey courses in European and/or Global history as well as upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in Modern French and European history and areas of thematic specialization.
 * Please send a letter of application (including a description of research and teaching interests), c.v., graduate transcript(s), three letters of recommendation and a chapter-length writing sample to Sean Farrell, Chair, Modern French History Search Committee, Department of History, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115.
 * Applications must be postmarked by November 8, 2011; we expect to conduct preliminary interviews at the AHA.

University of Pittsburgh

 * Tenure-stream assistant professor in French and French colonial history pending budgetary approval
 * "...specializing in any period between the 17thand early 19thcenturies. Individuals with interests in political, social, economic, cultural history and the history of ideas are encouraged to apply."
 * Deadline: 15 Oct. 2011

German History
Noch nicht...
 * a.k.a. Hartz IV

Mississippi State (listed above) is looking for a Germanist even though the announcement states "Modern Europe"
 * Are we sure about this? The ad doesn't mention a preference for a German historian. And MSU already has an accomplished historian of modern Germany on the faculty.

See above (under "modern Europe") for Germany position at Florida Gulf Coast University

Georgia Southern University

 * The Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences invites nominations and applications for the tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of History with an emphasis in Modern European History.
 * Qualifications: demonstrated research agenda focused on German history since 1871, ability to teach military history and German history since 1648, ability to teach world history, undergraduate methods course, and senior seminar
 * PhD must be in hand by August 1, 2012
 * Screening of applications begins November 1, 2011
 * Also posted above (under "Modern Europe")

National University of Ireland - Galway

 * Lecturer (below the bar) in History; specialism must be Irish History post-1850, but candidate will be expected to teach some modern British history too.
 * "Applications are especially welcome from candidates with research and teaching interests in the following areas: Irish cultural history; Ireland and the wider world; Ireland post-1945; and Irish economic history."
 * SHORT Deadline: 18 Aug 2011.

Hunter College

 * one or more of the following European fields: Russia/Soviet Union; East-Central Europe (not including Germany); Southern and/or South-Eastern Europe (not including France)
 * tenure-track
 * Deadline: Nov. 15

UC Santa Cruz

 * Position announced in Chronicle 7/20/11: History: Europe/Russian-Soviet - Asst. or Assoc. Professor
 * Deadline: Oct. 3. Details at: http://apo.ucsc.edu/academic_employment/jobs/525-12.pdf
 * The .pdf above is a description of the Muslim Mediterranean/Middle East position. According to the job ad posted on H-Net the deadline for the Europe/Russia-Soviet position is November 14: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=42799

University of Louisville

 * Tenure-track Assistant Professor in the history of Russia and/or Eastern Europe, any era.
 * Deadline: November 11, 2011
 * What is the teaching load?

University of Kansas

 * Modern Russian History (since 1917)
 * NB: this job is not yet listed on the University's jobs page. 9/5 update: position now posted at https://jobs.ku.edu (#00003603)


 * Deadline: Nov. 1

Johns Hopkins University

 * The Johns Hopkins University Department of History seeks a full-time, tenure-track assistant or tenured associate professor of early modern Spanish history (including the Spanish Empire). Please submit a cover letter, c.v., writing sample, research statement, and three letters of reference to Early Modern Spain Search, Dept. of History, Johns Hopkins University, 301 Gilman Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218. Johns Hopkins is an AA/EOE committed to recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students. Women and minorities are especially invited to apply.
 * November 15 is the application deadline.