North American History 2015-16

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See also: American Studies 2016 and Ethnic Studies 2015-2016

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 * ABD: 5
 * Postdoc: 2
 * VAP: 1
 * Full time instructor:
 * Lecturer: 1
 * Adjuncting PhD: 1
 * TT but looking for a new job: 1


 * Tenured but looking for a new job:
 * Employed in academia (Tenured or TT) but reading out of curiosity: 1
 * Fully employed outside of academia (but curious): 1
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TOTAL: 13 (as of July 5, 2015)

Boston College (USA: MA) - [Open Rank Environmental History]

 * Seeking "a scholar with expertise in the environmental history of the United States."
 * The position is tenure-track and the rank is open.
 * Scholars in all regional and chronological areas are encouraged to apply. Nominations are also encouraged.
 * QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. required by August 2016.
 * Apply at: http://apply.interfolio.com/30115
 * Review begins: 1 Oct. 2015
 * Crossposted to Non-Geographic/Methodologically Oriented History 2015-16

Northeastern State University (USA:OK)- [Senior hire]

 * Chair for the Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts.
 * The appointment will be made at the rank of Associate or Full Professor with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2016. Start date is negotiable
 * Applicants should be prepared to teach courses in American History 1865 to Present. The department is especially interested in candidates with the ability to teach the American West but all specializations in recent American History will be considered.
 * Candidates should possess a Ph.D. in History, demonstrate collegiality, possess a background and interest in departmental administration/program coordination and be prepared to help the department develop new initiatives while building on existing strengths. The successful candidate will be committed to undergraduate teaching excellence, the Boyer model of scholarship and committed service to the College, University and community. Experience in online instruction or with other innovative teaching modalities is desirable.
 * Deadline: 1 July 2015.

University of New Brunswick (CAN) - Early North America (1500-1800)

 * Full-time tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the history of Early North America, 1500-1800 to commence July 1, 2016, subject to final budgetary approval.
 * This scholar will consider the history of North America in the context of geopolitical and cultural developments in the Atlantic World, and will combine a broad expertise in cultural exchange and conflict with an interest in such themes as the aboriginal experience, settler-indigenous relations, métissage and borderlands, African displacement and resistance, the American Revolution, and the Loyalist exile and diaspora.
 * Candidates should have completed a Ph.D. by the date of appointment (1 July 2016) and show clear promise of excellence in both teaching and research.
 * Please direct any questions about the position to Dr. Jeffrey Brown at jsbrown@unb.ca.
 * All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Canadian citizens and permanent residents, however, will be given priority.  Applicants should specify current citizenship status.
 * Letters of application, curriculum vitae, a teaching dossier, and three letters of reference should be sent to: Dr. Jeffrey S. Brown, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of History, University of New Brunswick, PO Box 4400, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5A3. jsbrown@unb.ca
 * Posting Date:	07/07/2015. Closing Date: 09/30/2015.

Wake Forest University (USA:NC) - [non-TT;VAP] Southern History

 * One year Visiting Assistant Professorship in US Southern History, to begin Jan 2016
 * Appointment is for an initial term of one year, with possibility of up to two one-year renewals.
 * Teaching load includes survey courses on the US South, the Atlantic World or another world history, and electives (excluding US Civil War)
 * Candidates should have teaching experience and completed Ph.D. To apply, please send a letter of application, c.v., graduate degree transcript, and separate statement of teaching philosophy to https://wakejobs.silkroad.com.  Three confidential letters of recommendation should be sent to [mailto:letters@wfu.edu letters@wfu.edu].  Technical problems with submissions may be directed to (336) 758-4700.
 * Deadline: 1 Oct. 2015

California State University, Bakersfield (USA: CA)

 * Position: Assistant Professor of African-American history
 * Type: Tenure-Track
 * Academic Year: 2016/17	Available: August 2016
 * Qualifications: Applicants required to have a Ph.D. in United States history, with a specialization in African-American history, period open, at time of appointment. Candidates preferred who are qualified to teach in any of the following areas: world, transnational, African-American diaspora, public history, or digital history.
 * Application: The complete application package must include hard copies only of 1) cover letter 2) curriculum vitae with evidence of a clear research program leading to publication, 3) statement of teaching philosophy and teaching portfolio, and 4) three letters of recommendation.Please submit the application package to: Dr. Clíona Murphy, History Department, California State University, Bakersfield, 10 FT, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022.
 * Application Deadline Date: Review begins October 30, 2015.

University of Pittsburgh (USA: PA) - African American/19th and 20th Centuries

 * Tenure-stream assistant professor in African American history, nineteenth or twentieth centuries, beginning in fall 2016, pending budgetary approval.
 * We encourage applicants to demonstrate how their research and teaching will contribute to our historic strengths in Afro-diasporic history and to our distinctive program in transnational, macro-regional, and world history and to one or more of our thematic fields (http://www.history.pitt.edu/graduate/transnational-thematic-history.php).
 * Send letter of application, a full CV, a single well-selected journal article or book/dissertation chapter (as well as an abstract of the broader project), and three letters of recommendation by October 15, 2015 to https://facultysearch.as.pitt.edu/apply/index/MTAy.

University of Texas at Austin (USA: TX) - Assoc. or Full Prof. and Chief Historian of the Texas State Historical Assoc.

 * The History Department of the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for the position of Professor and Chief Historian of the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA).
 * The Chief Historian is responsible for the content of all scholarly work of the TSHA, including editing the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, directing book publishing by the TSHA Press, serving as liaison between the TSHA and the Annual Meeting Program Committee, and overseeing continual expansion and upgrading of The Handbook of Texas Online content.
 * Applicants should have an outstanding record of research and publications in the field of Texas history and an appreciation for the state's rich diversity. We are particularly interested in candidates who have expertise in digital scholarship and communication.
 * Applicants should have experience teaching and researching at the rank of either associate or full professor with documented evidence of teaching excellence.
 * The successful candidate will be fully housed as a tenured faculty member in the History Department, will receive a reduced teaching load while serving as Chief Historian, and programmatic and research endowment support, as either holder or fellow depending on rank.
 * Interested applicants are invited to submit a letter of interest, detailed curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to Jacqueline Jones, Chair, Department of History, The University of Texas at Austin via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/30150
 * For full consideration, applications should be received by October 1, 2015.

Amherst College (USA: MA) - American Women’s History before 1848

 * Tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in American women’s history before 1848.
 * We are especially interested in candidates who can teach courses in women's history broadly conceived and in the Revolutionary/Constitutional period.
 * Candidates should submit electronically to http://apply.interfolio.com/29937 a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three confidential letters of recommendation, a writing sample, and syllabi for two proposed courses.
 * Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2015, and continue until the position is filled. Applications received by this date will be assured of full consideration.
 * Also posted at Womens/Gender/Queer Studies 2015-2016
 * Is Martha Saxton retiring?

California State University, San Bernardino (USA:CA) - Womens w/Latino(a) and/or African/American

 * Tenure track Assistant Professorship in US History, to begin 15 Sept. 2015
 * California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of U.S. Women’s History who also teaches and researches in the areas of Latino/a and/or African American history and who can contribute to the department’s public and oral history program.
 * The successful candidate is expected to teach courses in women’s history, the U.S. history survey in candidate’s period of expertise, courses that contribute to the department’s gender/multicultural graduation requirement, and to contribute to the public and oral history program
 * Upon submission of application, applicants are asked to submit a letter of interest that describes 1) educational experience  2) teaching experience and philosophy, 3) research and/or scholarship record and future interests and 4) diversity statement. In addition, applicants are asked to submit a vita, copy of transcripts and names and full contact information of three references. To learn more about our department, visit our website at http://history@csusb.edu/... If you are interested in this opportunity, we invite you to apply at https://www.governmentjobs.com/jobs/1187608/instructional-faculty-us-history/agency/csusb/apply
 * Review begins: 1 Sept. 2015 and closes on 15 Nov. 2015 or earlier if position is filled.

Columbia University (USA: NY) - American History to 1820 (2 TT Positions)

 * The Department of History at Columbia University seeks to hire two distinguished scholars at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor in the field of American History to 1820 to begin 1 July 2016.
 * The successful candidate(s) will be expected to offer graduate and undergraduate seminars, as well as broad survey classes on Colonial North America, the American Revolution, the Early Republic, and the like.
 * The successful applicant(s) will...have the Ph.D. in hand by July 1, 2016.
 * Applications must be made through Columbia University's online Recruitment of Academic Personnel System (RAPS): http://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=61144
 * Include a letter of interest, CV, writing sample, and three letters of reference.
 * Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled.
 * And may the odds be ever in your favor!