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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - [Open Rank]

 * Tenure track advanced assistant professorship through tenured associate professorship in Architectural History, to start Fall 2014
 * "While the main responsibility of the successful candidate will be to the PhD and SMArchS students of the HTC program, he/she is also expected to contribute to the professional graduate design program (MArch) as well as to MIT’s undergraduate curriculum. Attention to the theoretical position of contemporary scholarship is expected. We prefer candidates who work on modernisms - modernism from a global perspective - modernism in its global settings. A Ph.D., significant publications, and teaching experience are required."
 * Deadline: 1 Nov. 2013

Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is seeking candidates with a Ph. D. in history for a tenure track position in the Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) unit. We will consider candidates whose research interests and experience include economic history, history of economic policy and regulation, history of capitalism, or history of globalization. The search is open with regard to methodological approach and focus area. Candidates may come directly from Ph.D. programs or from the faculties of other universities. The appointment will begin on July 1, 2014.
 * Apply online: http://www.hbs.edu/units/bgie/open-positions.html. If you have materials that can only be sent in hard copy, you can send them to: Harvard Business School, Faculty Administration, Attn: BGIE Unit Application, Morgan Hall T25, Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02163
 * Application Deadline: Applications must be received no later than November 15, 2013.

University of Pennsylvania  - 1700-Present [Open Rank]

 * Assistant or Full Professor of Economic History since 1700
 * "The Department is particularly interested in historians who study global economic history from a comparative or transregional perspective.  The successful candidate will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication at the highest level.  Thematically, she or he may work on any area of economic or business history except for labor history and the history of banking systems.  Geographically, the Department is looking for candidates specializing in any non-US domain"
 * Candidates are to apply online ...Include a letter of application, CV, teaching statement, and research statement"
 * Review begins: 15 Nov. 2013 and will continue until position is filled.

Tulane University - 19th/20th C US History

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in 19th or 20th C US History, with specialization in Environmental History, the History of Medicine, or the History of Science and Technology
 * Candidates must complete the requirements for the Ph.D. no later than June 2014.
 * Applicants should submit letter of interest, CV, and three letters of reference to Environment/Medicine/Science and Technology Search Committee, Department of History, Tulane University through Interfolio. Letters of recommendation may be submitted via Interfolio, email or hard copy.
 * Review begins 1 Nov. 2013 and continues until position is filled.
 * Cross posted to North American History 2013-14  & Hist of Sci Tech &amp; Med 2013-4

Pennsylvania State University - Modern European Jewish

 * See posting on European History page

University of Wisconsin - Madison - Modern European Jewish

 * See posting on European History page

Yale University - Tenured, Modern Jewish

 * Tenured Professorship in Modern Jewish History
 * "Candidates are expected to have broad familiarity with the critical study of Jewish history, whether social, cultural, political, religious, or intellectual, while specializing in modern Jewish history in the Americas, Western or Eastern Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East. Candidates should be thoroughly fluent in Hebrew as a language of both primary sources and contemporary scholarship, as well as at least one other modern Jewish language (e.g., Yiddish, Ladino) or host cultural language. They should be well-grounded in modern critical approaches to the study of history, including the ability to situate Jewish society and its history within broader cultural and comparative contexts. Candidates should have an outstanding record of excellence in publication and teaching, the latter at both the undergraduate and graduate levels."
 * Review begins: 1 Sept 2013