Non-Geographic/Methodologically Oriented 2012-13

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Last year's jobs (2011-12)

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.

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

 * The Department of History at Brown University invites applications for a 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.
 * The deadline for receiving applications is October 15, 2012.
 * Crossposted to US 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

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?

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

Yale University - Early Modern Intellectual History

 * The Yale University Department of History and Humanities Program intend to make a tenure-track assistant professor appointment, to begin July 1, 2013, focusing on early modern intellectual history. 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. The review of applications will begin September 15, 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

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

Villanova University - Public History and Material Culture

 * Entry-level, tenure track position, starting August 2013. PhD. required at time position commences.  Teaching load 3-2, 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 by November 1, 2012 to Professor Judith Giesberg, Public History Search Committee, Department of History, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085. Selected candidates will be interviewed at the AHA annual meeting.

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