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University of Missouri-St. Louis -Endowed Professorship in Museum Studies and Community History

 * The University of Missouri-St. Louis seeks applications for the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professorship in Museum Studies and Community History. The successful candidate will direct the program in Museum Studies, consisting of an interdisciplinary M.A. degree housed in the History Department and a graduate certificate. The program is a collaboration between the Departments of History; Art and Art History; and Anthropology, Sociology, and Languages, and also involves a community partnership with the Missouri History Museum. The candidate will be hired at the associate or full professor level, with the tenure home housed in one of the three collaborating departments.
 * Review of applications will begin November 1, 2012 and continue until the position is filled. The appointment will begin no later than August 15, 2013. A detailed vita, including names and contact information for three references, and a cover letter outlining qualifications and interests should be submitted to Patricia Zahn at [mailto:dlcv@umsl.edu dlcv@umsl.edu]

===University of Richmond Assistant/Associate Professor of Leadership Studies (History)===
 * Tenure track assistant professorship (associate professor may be possible for outstanding candidates who have already recieved tenure) in Leadership Studies with a specialization in history, to begin Aug. 2013
 * A Ph.D. in History or a related field is required. Candidates who are ABD will be considered, but must have completed the Ph.D. by the start date.
 * Review begins: 15 Oct. 2012

Victoria & Albert Museum (UK)

 * Postgraduate Programme Tutor (~tenured Asst. Prof/Lectureship) in 18th & 19th C European Material Culture and Design
 * "The post demands a strong intellectual understanding of the theoretical and historical issues relating to object-based research. The successful candidate will teach on the Programme, undertake research in the History of Design and Material Culture and contribute to the Museum’s overall research programme. S/he will have a proven record of scholarship and an inspiring approach to teaching and research. Scholars from a variety of fields with an interest in object-based research are encouraged to apply, including the history of art, architecture and design, anthropology, cultural and social history."
 * Deadline: 13 Jul. 2012
 * Intend to interview 23 Jul.

Idaho State University

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in Digital History, focusing on Historical GIS
 * "The field of specialization is open, though preference is towards candidates who will reinforce department strengths in environmental history, women’s history, transnational history, or the North American West. A Ph.D. in history, geography, or related field is required at appointment in August 2013. Successful candidates will demonstrate a growing record of scholarship, commitment to teaching, including distance-learning and high-quality online courses, and potential for successful grant funding. Specific teaching duties include undergraduate and graduate courses and training graduate students in historical GIS and other tools of research and education."
 * Review begins: 15 Nov. 2012
 * Intend to interview at the AHA

Rutgers University-Camden

 * Tenure-track assistant professorship in history, with strengths in digital and public history, to begin Sept. 2013
 * Teaching Load: 2/2 "including undergraduate and graduate courses in area of specialization, in a new curriculum in Digital Studies, and M.A. program in public history, and will be held to standards for tenure and promotion that are uniform for all Rutgers faculty."
 * Applicants must have the Ph.D. degree in hand at time of appointment.
 * The department welcomes all qualified applicants, but is especially interested in scholars whose work advances the field of digital history (including archival or other public history applications) and engages with interdisciplinary campus initiatives.
 * Application materials should include URL links to digital projects. Please send a letter of application, C.V., graduate transcripts, three signed letters of recommendation, and an article or chapter-length writing sample to: Digital/Public History Search Committee Chair Charlene Mires, History Department, Rutgers University, 429 Cooper Street, Camden, NJ 08102 or upload to a file-sharing service and send links to [mailto:cmires@camden.rutgers.edu cmires@camden.rutgers.edu].If the writing sample is part of a larger study, please also send an abstract and a table of contents, and/or a statement of how the sample fits into the larger work.
 * Deadline: 1 Dec. 2012
 * Intend to interview at AHA
 * Also posted at New Media & Digital Humanities 2013

University of Luxemborg

 * Associate or Full Professor in Digital History
 * "The Assistant Professor/Professor will be expected to undertake research focused on Digital History from different perspectives notably to act as an intermediary between new technologies and humanities and / or by analysing of the uses made of new digital tools for history (archives, narratives...). He/she should also help to identify and promote good practices in Digital Humanities and contribute to the planned development of digital infrastructures for research. The Assistant Professor/Professor's research programme should complement and further develop existing research strengths within the Laboratoire d'Histoire. The successful candidate will have proven research expertise in one or more major areas of Digital History and Modern History (15th - 20th century)."
 * PhD in hand + at least 3 years post-doctoral experience
 * Ability to teach in two of the following (ideally ability to understand the third): French, English, German.
 * Deadline: 15 Aug. 2012 (hardcopy ONLY).

Brown University - History of Capitalism in Modern America

 * Tenure-track assistant professorship in the history of capitalism defined broadly to encompass candidates working in labor history (free and unfree), business history, economic history, history of economic thought, history of consumer society, and the political economy of the nineteenth and/or twentieth-century US.
 * The appointment will begin on July 1, 2013, or as soon as possible thereafter. Receipt of the Ph.D. is expected by the time of appointment. Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference via Interfolio: www.interfolio.com/apply/13885.
 * Deadline: 15, Oct. 2012.
 * Crossposted to US History 2012-13
 * Thanks, SC, for paying for the interfolio application fee. It's a small gesture, but an appreciated one.

Dartmouth College

 * Tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in economic history.
 * Specializations in the history of global capitalism, labor of all varieties, trade, resources, and related fields are welcome. The successful candidate must show promise of outstanding scholarly achievement and a commitment to teach a range of courses at the undergraduate level broadly covering economic history. The appointment will begin July 1, 2013, Ph.D. in hand.
 * Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and a short writing sample to history@dartmouth.edu
 * Deadline: 22, Oct. 2012.
 * Cross-posted to World/Global History 2012-13, US History 2012-13, European History 2012-13, and Latin American History 2012-13

University of Sussex - Transnational Economic History

 * Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (tenured ~ asst/assoc or assoc/full prof) in Economic History
 * "Applications from candidates working in all fields of economic history are welcomed." (although the title of the ad. states 'transnational')
 * "Candidates for appointment at lecturer level would be expected to have an emerging profile of high quality publications; for consideration at the senior level, candidates should already have published a prestigious body of work and exhibit a distinctive research trajectory"
 * Deadline: 28 Aug. 2012
 * Intend to interview 12 Sept. 2012

University of Sussex (UK) - post-1500

 * Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (tenured ~ asst/assoc or assoc/full prof) in Economic History, to start 1 Sept. 2013
 * (It is unclear how/if this advert relates to the one above; it was posted *after* the 'intend to interview date' so may be a new job OR a readvertisement with slightly different wording AFII (talk) 11:35, September 25, 2012 (UTC))
 * "Applications from candidates working in all fields of economic history after 1500 are welcomed"
 * "We seek an ambitious individual, with a demonstrable track record of high quality teaching and research, whose work complements our existing strengths. Candidates for appointment at lecturer level would be expected to have an emerging profile of high quality publications; for consideration at the senior level, candidates should already have published a prestigious body of work and exhibit a distinctive research trajectory."
 * Deadline: 27 Oct. 2012

Central Michigan University

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in Environmental History, to start Aug. 2013
 * "A secondary field in Public history is preferred."
 * 3/3 Teaching load including "comparative environmental history from the Neolithic to the present"
 * Ability to use geospatial technology is required. The department offers the opportunity to work with graduate students in its Joint Doctoral Program in Transnational and Comparative History and to benefit from CMU's newly created Great Lakes Institute for Sustainable Systems. Ph.D. in History or related field required by time of appointment. The successful applicant must demonstrate potential for excellence in both teaching and scholarship.
 * Open until filled, but for full consideration: 15 Dec. 2012

Christopher Newport University (Va.) - [Non-TT; renewable lectureship]

 * Non tenure track (renewable) lectureship in Environmental History, to start 19 Aug. 2013
 * 4/4 Teaching load
 * "The successful candidate must be able to teach courses in his or her area(s) of specialty as well as in the history of science and/or technology more generally. In addition to upper-level courses in ones area of specialization, the ability to teach the Departments U.S. History and/or World Civilization surveys is also required."
 * "The successful candidate for this renewable lectureship will have earned a Ph.D. (in hand by August 19, 2013) and ideally in an area of history with related coursework that provides expertise in the study of human culture through the lens of environmental impacts and contexts. ABD candidates will be considered for appointment at the rank of Instructor."
 * For full consideration: 2 Nov. 2012

Montana State University - Bozeman - Modern Asian, excl. Japan

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in Modern Asian History, excluding specialists in the history of Japan
 * "The department particularly welcomes applications from candidates whose sub-specialties include environmental history; history of science/technology; cultural history."
 * 2/2 teaching load
 * "The successful candidate should be prepared to teach a survey course in the history of modern Asia, as well as upper-division courses in her/his areas of expertise. The candidate will be expected to contribute to the department’s graduate program. The Ph.D. is required by August 2013, as well as evidence of the ability to teach effectively and to conduct independent research."
 * Review begins: 22 Oct. 2012 and position is open until filled
 * Cross-posted to: Hist Sci, Tech &amp; Med, 2012-3 & Asian History 2012-13

Ohio State University

 * (tenure-eligible) Assistant Professorship in Environmental History
 * "Candidates with specializations in any geographic region or chronological era are welcome to apply. We define “environmental history” to encompass the history of material life in all its permutations, including the histories of climate, natural ecologies, agriculture, urban formations, infrastructures, disease, animals, and natural resource use, as well as important cultural and political dimensions, such as perceptions of landscape and nature, environmental inequality, and movement politics. An ability to teach classes with a global and/or comparative perspective is preferred. We will show preference for candidates whose research and teaching will contribute to the College of Arts & Sciences initiative to enhance research and teaching on sustainability, energy, climate change, disease, technology, and development."
 * Review begins: 15 Oct. 2012

Portland State University

 * Tenure-track assistant professor of environmental history, to begin September 16, 2013.
 * Preference will be given to candidates whose research and teaching fields would contribute to our MA track in public history. Job duties include teaching courses and conducting research in environmental history, and serving on department/university committees. Applicants should have completed the PhD in the relevant field of study by the hire date.
 * Send letter of application detailing teaching and research, CV, examples of research, and three letters of reference to Dr. Tim Garrison, Department of History, Portland State University, Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751 ([mailto:historysearch@pdx.edu historysearch@pdx.edu]; 503-725-3978). Electronic submission of all materials preferred.
 * Screening of applications will begin October 1, 2012, and continue until finalists are identified.
 * Is this the same search that was posted last year, for North American Enviro and Public History? Did that search fail? Or are they looking for another enviro historian?
 * This is the same search. The search fell apart last year in the face of economic and institutional difficulties.
 * Does the early application deadline mean that interviews will not take place at the AHA in Jan?

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - Global

 * Tenure track 9-month position in Global Environmental History starting Sept. 2013
 * preference for junior person but may hire at associate prof. rank
 * "The ideal candidate will focus on Africa, Asia, and/or the global south"
 * "This position is part of a "cluster hire" in Environment, Information, and Sustainable Development. The cluster consists of the Department of History and three partner units: the School of Natural Resources and Environment, the School of Information, and the Department of Afroamerican & African Studies. We seek someone who – in addition to offering a range of courses in environmental history – will participate in our emerging global history curriculum and who can work productively within the cluster to offer a historical dimension to contemporary issues surrounding environmental change and development"
 * Review begins: 1 Nov. 2012.

University of Saskatchewan

 * The Department of History in the College of Arts & Science at the University of Saskatchewan invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor specializing in Environmental History, to begin July 1, 2013.
 * We seek a scholar who will strengthen and broaden our existing expertise in Environmental History. Temporal, geographical, and thematic specializations are open, but we welcome linkages to current areas of research strength within the Department, including Native-Newcomer relations; the North American Great Plains; twentieth-century politics, policy, and culture; the history of science and medicine; and the history of gender and sexuality. The University of Saskatchewan offers a variety of opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration related to environment, sustainability, and sense of place. The successful candidate will be welcome to foster connections with the School of Environment and Sustainability; the Global Institute for Water Security; the One Health Initiative; the School of Public Health, or the Historical GIS Laboratory.
 * Applicants should send a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a teaching dossier, and a sample of written or published work, and should arrange for 3 letters of reference to be sent directly to Dr. Jim Handy, Head, Department of History, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan, 9 Campus Drive, Saskatoon SK S7N 5A5, Canada. Application documents may be sent by email to nadine.penner@usask.ca. The search committee will begin to review applications November 9, 2012, continuing until an appointment is made.

Armstrong Atlantic State University

 * Tenure track assistant professor in Women's History, to start Fall 2013
 * Teaching load 4/4: "Teaching responsibilities include: upper level courses in women’s history and additional areas of expertise, support of the M.A. in History, survey level courses in World History and/or American History as appropriate, and introductory courses in Gender and Women’s Studies."
 * " An earned Ph.D. in History is preferred. ABD candidates may be considered. Teaching experience at the college level is preferred."
 * Position dependant on final budgetary approval
 * Review begins: 26 Nov. 2012
 * ​Also posted at Queer/Women's/Gender Studies 2013

Eastern Michigan University

 * Tenure track associate professor in Women's History "...with a preference for US Women's History"
 * "The successful hire will maintain an active scholarly agenda, pursue innovative teaching, and participate in interdisciplinary collaboration with the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. The candidate will design and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in her or his area of specialization."
 * "Applicants who have completed a Ph.D. in History or a related field by August 31, 2013 are strongly preferred."
 * Deadline: 1 Dec. 2012
 * Cross-posted to North American History 2012-13

University of New Mexico - Albuquerque - 20thC Womens/Gender, Central Europe

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in 20th C European Womens/Gender History with a focus on Central Europe(including Italy)
 * "Ph.D. in History with completion expected by August, 2013; ability to teach lower-division surveys in the candidate’s area of expertise; ability to teach upper-division undergraduate and graduate classes in the candidate’s research field; ability to mentor undergraduates, and graduate students at the MA and PhD levels; an active research agenda focused on 20th-Century Central European Women’s and Gender History."
 * preferred qualifications: "1) Teaching experience at the university or college level; (2) a record of publication, or demonstrated potential to publish in the field of 20th-Century European Women’s and Gender History; (3) ability to teach courses in comparative 20th-Century women’s and gender history and 20th-Century German or Central European history; and (4) research/teaching interests whose work crosses borders, takes a transnational approach, or complements existing strengths in the department"
 * Deadline: 16 Nov. 2012
 * Cross posted to: European History 2012-13

Appalachian State University

 * Assistant Professor, History, Social Studies Education
 * HISTORY, SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION: The History Department at Appalachian State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in History, Social Studies Education to begin August 15, 2013. Qualifications for this position include the Ph.D. in history and demonstrated experience in teaching social studies (history preferred) at the secondary level. Candidates who are ABD will also be considered, but the position requires completion of all doctoral requirements before August 2013. Teaching responsibilities include courses for majors seeking history/social studies licensure at the secondary level as well as General Education courses and courses in the successful candidate's area of specialization. Part of his/her time will be spent in the public schools supervising the department’s majors engaged in student teaching as well as helping to administer the history education program and advising students. Applicants must send a complete application consisting of an application letter, C.V. and three letters of recommendation to History Education Search Committee Chair, Department of History, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608-2072. Electronic applications will not be accepted. The initial review of complete applications will begin on November 1, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled.

Liverpool Hope University (UK)

 * Senior Lecturer (tenured ~Assoc Prof) in the History of Education
 * As a senior post, this job will involve significant administration/course design/etc. "This is a key post within the Education Faculty and the person appointed will play an important role in the development of the new Education pathway as a core component in the Faculty and the University and take responsibility for the day-to-day co-ordination of the subject."
 * Submissions considered from: 30 Aug. 2012
 * "We are keen to make these appointments so applications will be considered as they are received and suitable candidates may be invited for interview at short notice."

Indiana University - Bloomington - Medieval/Early Modern Jewish Civilisations

 * Assistant professorship in Medieval or Early Modern Jewish Civilisations
 * "Ph.D. or equivalent required. The successful applicant must demonstrate an excellent research record in a field or area of specialization including history, literature, or thought relating to Jews in the orbit of Islam; effective teaching; and an active professional profile. Teaching obligations will extend from introductory undergraduate courses to more specialized upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate training in the applicant’s own area of research expertise"
 * For full consideration: 15 Oct. 2012
 * Also posted at Jewish Studies 2012-2013

University at Albany (SUNY) - Eastern Mediterranean Religion

 * Tenure-track assistant professorship "for a candidate whose research is focused on some aspect of religion in the Eastern Mediterranean (including the Balkans) from 600 to 1800 C.E., with scholarly proficiency in Greek and Arabic or Turkish."
 * The successful candidate will be expected to teach the first half of a Western Civilization or World History survey, and upper level courses in Byzantine history, the history of Islam, and the history of the Middle East, as well as more specialized graduate seminars.
 * Please apply online via http://albany.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=34169
 * Review begins: 15, Oct. 2012 and the search will remain open until the position is filled.
 * Also posted at Religious Studies 2012-2013 & African/Middle East History 2012-13

University of Colorado, Boulder - Jewish History

 * Tenure-track assistant professor in Jewish history, medieval period to the present, to start Aug. 2013
 * The person who is hired must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. in history or in Jewish Studies with specialized training in history by August 19, 2013. Teaching experience is desirable. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in undergraduate and graduate teaching, conduct independent research, and participate in the Program in Jewish Studies.
 * This position is vital to the department’s innovative graduate program, which emphasizes global, transnational, and thematic preparation and connects students and faculty across individual fields. A letter of application, c.v., graduate transcripts, evidence of teaching effectiveness and promise (such as sample syllabi, or teaching evaluations), as well as three letters of recommendation will be accepted electronically at https://www.jobsatcu.com/, posting #818568.
 * Review begins: 1, Nov. 2012 and continues until the position is filled.
 * Interviews will be conducted at the AHA annual meeting and, in certain special instances, at the AJS meeting.
 * Also posted at Jewish Studies 2012-2013 and European History 2012-13

University of North Carolina - Jewish History

 * Tenure-track assistant professor in Jewish History, to begin 1 Jul. 2013
 * "Ph.D. preferred.  Candidates for the position should demonstrate strong scholarly promise and a commitment to teaching modern Jewish history, including the history of the Holocaust; and the person appointed to this position will be expected to contribute to the interdisciplinary work of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies"
 * Review begins: 26 Nov. 2012 and continues until the position is filled
 * Crossposted to: Jewish Studies 2012-2013 and European History 2012-13

University of Illinois - Chicago - Russian & East European

 * Nominations or applications for an Associate or Full Professor, to hold the Edward and Marianna Thaden Chair in Russian and East European Intellectual History.
 * "We seek a scholar who works on intellectual history, broadly defined, with a focus on Russia, Eastern Europe, Russia’s western borderlands, or ethnic and religious minorities within these regions."
 * "Preference will be given to applicants whose research and teaching interests will strengthen one or both of the department’s graduate concentrations: Work, Race and Gender in the Urban World; and Encounters, Ethnographies, and Empires."
 * Deadline: 15 Dec. 2012
 * Also posted at European History 2012-13

Yale University - Early Modern

 * Tenure-track assistant professorship in Early Modern Intellectual History, to begin 1 Jul. 2013
 * We invite applications from candidates specializing in any region of the world. The successful candidate will be expected to teach two sections each year in the Directed Studies Program on the European intellectual tradition and two courses to be cross-listed in the History Department and the Humanities Program. Applications are invited from historians and other historically-oriented scholars with strong potential for achievement in scholarship, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and intellectual leadership.
 * Application, C.V., statement of research and teaching interests, a chapter-length writing sample, and three letters of reference should be submitted at academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1657.
 * Review begins: 15, Sept 2012.
 * ​Also posted at European History 2012-13

University of California - Berkeley

 * Tenure track or tenured faculty position in US Legal History
 * "Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in history or a closely related field; and must have an excellent record of historical scholarship related to law, as appropriate to career stage. Candidates with ABD status will be considered, but the successful candidate must have finished the Ph.D. within 6 months of appointment. The position is not restricted to any particular period of U.S. history, area of legal historical research or methodological approach. An ideal candidate should undertake research of interest both to the historical profession generally and to legal historians within the law school community."
 * Review begins: 4 Sept. 2012, hard deadline: 8 Oct. 2012
 * Crossposted to US History 2012-13

University of Edinburgh (UK;Scot) - Renaissance/Early Modern European

 * Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (tenured ~asst/assoc or assoc/full prof) in Legal History "referably with a research and teaching interest in the law and legal culture of the Renaissance/Early Modern period"
 * "The candidate will be expected to contribute to established programmes and to help develop new courses in this area at undergraduate and postgraduate level, in particular for the LL.M. in History and Philosophy of Law, as well as undertake doctoral supervision"
 * Deadline: 13 Sept. 2012

Texas A&M - Associate or Full Professor, War and Society

 * he Department of History at Texas A&M University seeks an outstanding scholar in War and Society at the rank of associate professor or professor. The appointment begins September 2013. All geographic, chronological, and thematic specializations will be considered, especially those complementing existing strengths. The successful candidate, with Ph.D. in hand, will maintain an ambitious, productive research agenda, teach two courses per semester, recruit and train exceptional graduate students, and participate in university and professional affairs.
 * Please submit a letter of application, c.v., three letters of recommendation, and a substantial writing sample by October 15, 2012.

University of Northampton (UK) - 20th C Political History

 * See post on 2011-12 page, as start date is 'ideally' 3 Sep. 2012
 * Deadline: 26 Jul. 2012

Appalachian State University

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in Public History, to begin 15 Aug. 2013
 * "Qualifications for this position include a Ph.D. in history, with preference for specialization in historic preservation or cultural resource management. Candidates who are ABD will also be considered, but the position requires completion of all doctoral requirements before August 2013. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, courses in General Education, and courses in public history. Responsibilities also include maintenance of an active research program, student advisement, and participation in service activities"
 * Review begins: 1 Nov. 2012 and position is open until filled

College of Charleston

 * tenure-track faculty position in the library with joint affiliation in African American Studies (AAST).
 * "he/she is expected to teach one course per academic year and develop collaborative programs between Avery, AAST, and CLAW rooted in the epistemologies of African American Studies and that foster high-impact learning opportunities for students."
 * "The Public Historian works closely with the Executive Director to develop public programs including lectures, symposia, and workshops, as well as digital presentations and online outreach that showcase Avery’s growing archival material. The Public Historian drives the academic arm of the Center and is expected to conduct scholarly research around specific themes and or aspects of African American history and culture and to engage in grant-writing activities to be determined in collaboration with the Executive Director. Primary responsibilities include production of relevant scholarship, identifying and pursuing grant-funded initiatives, organizing conferences and relevant public history colloquia in addition to programs and outreach designed for the wider public. Having full access to Avery’s robust collections, he/she is expected to maintain his/her own research and publications in academic journals and manuscripts and direct Avery publications."
 * Essential requirements: "A doctorate in History, and or African American Studies, with a History or Museum Studies cognate; ·Experience working in a museum or archives; ·Experience in developing public programs; ·Experience conducting oral histories; ·Experience with Digital Humanities; Experience developing and implementing multimedia digital humanities projects and outreach; eaching experience on the college/university level"
 * For full consideration: 15 Dec. 2012

Northeastern University - Open rank

 * Open rank hire in Public History
 * "The area of specialization is open. The Department has a special interest in urban history. Successful candidates will advance the public history focus in the Department’s undergraduate and graduate programs, contribute to the Department’s innovative graduate world history program, strengthen the Department’s links to museums, media, and public history institutions in the Boston area, and participate in the College’s initiative in the Digital Humanities. A doctoral degree in History or a related field by the start date is required [Fall 2013]"
 * Review begins: 1 Oct. 2012 and is open until filled

North Carolina State University - International Heritage/Public History

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in international heritage and public history, starting Aug. 2013
 * "Preference for candidates with research interests in comparative heritage, or non-U.S. migrant, indigenous, or diasporic communities, but department will consider all applications from scholar-practitioners who work in heritage. The successful candidate must be able to teach survey, upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses in his/her geographic area of specialization"
 * PhD must be in-hand by time of appointment
 * Deadline: 16 Nov. 2012

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Open Rank Faculty in Information/Data studies

 * GSLIS seeks to hire an outstanding full-time, tenure-track/tenured faculty member to join our iSchool. Strong candidates in any area relating to the organization, management, preservation, and retrieval of information, and the production and transmission of knowledge are encouraged to apply. We are particularly interested in specializations that directly contribute to our leading program in data curation, including cyberinfrastructure, scientific data management, workflow systems, provenance, data archiving, data science, digital humanities, e-Research and e-Science, and semantic technologies. A focus on data in any area of science or scholarship, including the social sciences and the humanities, is relevant.
 * Regular teaching load is 2/2, master's and doctoral students.
 * We especially welcome applications from members of underrepresented groups working in these or other areas of library and information science. GSLIS is a highly interdisciplinary unit and the successful candidate could hold degrees in information science, a social science, cognitive science or psychology, computer science, the humanities, a natural science, or other relevant disciplines.
 * Appointment will begin August 16, 2013 or as negotiated. Rank is open, and salary commensurate with qualifications. A Ph.D. degree or equivalent is required although candidates near completion will be considered. To apply create a candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, short research statement, list of three references including contact information. T
 * For full consideration: 20 Nov. 2012
 * Applicants may be interviewed before that date, but no hiring decisions will be made until after the search closes.
 * Crossposted to: History of Science, Technology &amp; Medicine

University of Northern Iowa

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in public history, to begin Aug. 2013
 * "The successful candidate will coordinate Public History in the department’s undergraduate and graduate programs. The candidate will also regularly offer courses in Public History and Digital History, liberal arts core courses in American history, and other history courses. Candidates with interests in the American West, including Native American and/or Borderlands, are preferred. Ph.D. in history required. ABDs will be considered with evidence of completion of degree by August 2013. Scholarly activities related to Public History, teaching experience at the college level, and scholarly publications are desirable."
 * For full consideration: 3 Dec. 2012

UNC Charlotte - Director of Public History with DH focus

 * The Department of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotteinvites applications for a director of the Public History concentration within the M.A. program in History to begin August 2013. We intend to appoint a tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant/Associate Professor level. Applicants are required to have a Ph.D. in history or related field. Required qualifications include a record of research, publication and teaching experience appropriate to rank, expertise in digital history, and public history work experience. Research and teaching specialty is open. Because the College and department strive to develop a deep understanding of and respect for diversity among students and colleagues, we encourage applications from those who can help us achieve this goal.
 * The successful candidate will have an opportunity to redesign the Public History program to include a digital history focus since this is one of four positions being recruited by the College this year requiring expertise in the digital humanities. Within a 2-1 teaching load, the successful candidate will teach core courses in the program in public history as well as undergraduate courses in their specialty. Additional responsibilities include recruitment, identifying internships, advising students, collaborating with community organizations and, as far as feasible, pursuing external sources of funding.
 * Applications must be made electronically at https://jobs.uncc.edu and should include a cover letter, CV, and samples from a digital portfolio. Three letters of recommendation should be mailed separately to Professor John David Smith, Chair, Public History Search Committee, Department of History, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223. Informal inquiries can be directed to Professor Karen Cox at [mailto:kcox@uncc.edu kcox@uncc.edu]
 * Review begins: 15 Oct. 2012 and position is open until filled.
 * Also posted at New Media & Digital Humanities 2013

University of North Carolina - Greensboro - US History/Public History

 * Tenure track positions in Public/US History to start Aug 2013
 * "Candidates must hold or anticipate a Ph.D. in History, American Studies, African American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Urban Studies, or a related field by August 1, 2013. We expect to fill the position at the rank of Assistant Professor, although experienced candidates may also be considered for appointment at the Associate rank"
 * "Stand-out applicants will have a strong track record in public practice, demonstrating imagination and skill in working collaboratively to connect history with public audiences. The program seeks applicants with the expertise and passion to build bridges between universities and communities; to inspire and train graduate students; and to join with existing faculty in program administration and long-term planning. Preference will be given to applicants with interests in digital humanities and community-engaged scholarship"
 * Deadline: 9 Nov. 2012
 * Cross-posted to North American History

Villanova University- Public History & Material Culture

 * Entry-level, tenure track position, starting August 2013.
 * Phd in-hand by appointment
 * 3/2 Teaching load "...including undergraduate and master’s level courses in Public History and Material Culture. Other fields open but graduate training in Public History and Material Culture required."
 * Applicants must apply on line at jobs.villanova.edu and complete a faculty profile. Online applications are to include a letter of interest, current and complete curriculum vitae, a statement describing your teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation. Other documents (graduate transcript, c.v., dissertation prospectus or abstract, and one article- or chapter-length writing sample) can be added on-line or mailed ...to Professor Judith Giesberg, Public History Search Committee, Department of History, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085.
 * Deadline: 1 Nov. 2012
 * Intend to interview at the AHA

University of Wisconsin-Madison - History of Sport and Society in the United States

 * Full-time, tenure-track position at the assistant professor or associate professor with tenure level in the History of Sport and Society in the United States, especially the development of professional sport in its larger national and social contexts since 1900. Appointment to begin August 2013. The successful candidate will be the inaugural Allan H. Selig Chair in the History of Sport and Society.
 * Applicants must hold a doctorate in history or related field by start of appointment. Candidates should demonstrate a record of excellence in research and teaching in the subject of the development of U.S. professional sport in its larger social, cultural, and economic contexts, including but not limited to matters of race, gender, labor relations, mass culture, and metropolitanization.
 * Interested candidates should send paper copies of a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and a writing sample of roughly 50 pages, and request their three signed letters of recommendation (electronic versions will not be accepted) be sent separately to Ms. Nicole Hauge, 20th Century Sport History Search Committee, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3211 Mosse Humanities Building, 455 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706-1405. We also request that applicants send PDF copies of the letter of application, curriculum vitae, and writing sample of approximately 50 pages to [mailto:historysearches@lists.wisc.edu historysearches@lists.wisc.edu]. If the writing sample forms part of a larger book manuscript or dissertation, please include an abstract and table of contents or a statement of how the writing sample fits within the larger project.
 * For full consideration, complete applications must be received by November 1, 2012. Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
 * Crossposted to US History 2012-13

Aarhus University (Den.) - Assistant Professorship & Directorship
The other half of the position is centred on Den Gamle By Museum and involves involves research, communication and managerial duties directly linked to the centre. The successful applicant will be responsible for continually coordinating the centre's activities with research and communication activities at Den Gamle By and will participate in the museum's work in these areas."
 * non-tenured (see below) Assistant Professorship in Urban History and Directorship of the Danish Centre for Urban History
 * "We are seeking a visionary and dedicated historian with research qualifications in the fields of urbanity and the history and culture of urban spaces. As centre director, the successful applicant is expected to actively seek out and develop research and communication projects in partnership with external clients. The applicant is asked to submit his or her views on the future development of the the Danish Centre for Urban History.
 * "The assistant professorship is a three-year position at an institution of higher learning. Provided that funding is available, at the end of the three-year term, an associate professorship will be advertised for which the assistant professor will be eligible to apply. As part of the appointment, the assistant professor must participate in the teacher training programme for assistant professors"
 * "Non-Danish speaking applicants should be aware that the acquisition of sufficient Danish to participate in the daily administrative and academic activities of the department, the centre and Den Gamle By within two years of taking up the position is a condition for employment."
 * SHORT deadline: 9 Sept. 2012

Manhattan College (NY) - US

 * Tenure track Assistant Professorship in US Urban History
 * "A specialization in New York City history is highly desirable. Applicants must be competent to teach surveys of U.S. history from the colonial era to the present. Teaching experience and a PhD in hand by the time of appointment preferred"
 * " Teaching load is seven courses per year (4/3), but a course reduction for research activity is possible."
 * Review begins: 1 Nov. 2012
 * Crossposted to US_History_2012-13

Ohio State University - US

 * (tenure eligible) Assistant Professorship in US Urban History
 * "Candidates with specializations in any chronological era are welcome to apply. Research specializations could include, but are not limited to, migration, comparative urbanism, spatial questions, and the built environment. The appointee would be expected to teach classes in both urban history and in general U.S. history in the time period of her/his specialty. An ability to teach classes with a global and/or comparative perspective will be welcomed. We will show preference for candidates whose research and teaching will contribute to the College of Arts & Sciences initiative to advance urban studies on an inter-disciplinary basis and to promote the University’s neighborhood initiatives, including the development of locally-based service-learning courses"
 * Review begins: 15 Oct. 2012 & position is open until filled.
 * Crossposted to US_History_2012-13