Open Field or Mixed Hire History Jobs 2012-13

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Last Year's Jobs (2011-12)

Carnegie Mellon University - Anthropology & History

 * Tenure track faculty position in Anthropology & History
 * 2/2 Load
 * "Candidates’ research should engage with both anthropology and history, preferably drawing upon both ethnographic and archival methods. The successful candidate will teach courses in our Global Studies program, as well as in the History graduate program. We encourage applicants to demonstrate how their research and teaching will contribute to one or more of our graduate program’s thematic strengths in environment, science, technology, and health; African American and African diaspora; culture and power; labor and politics; and gender and family."
 * HARDCOPY ONLY, Deadline: 1 Oct. 2012
 * Also posted at Cultural Anthropology 2012-2013

Harvard Business School - Economics & Political Economy

 * Tenure Track Position in the Business, Government, and the International Economy unit
 * We will consider candidates with a Ph. D. in History whose research interests and experience include international political economy, comparative political economy of industrialized or developing countries, political economy of development, 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.
 * Deadline: 15 Nov. 2012
 * Also posted at World/Global_History_2012-13

Lancaster University (UK)

 * Academic Fellowship (5 year research period segueing into tenured faculty position) in any area or field of historical study
 * Deadline: 11 Jul. 2012

Liverpool John Moores University (UK) - post-1500

 * Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (tenured ~ Asst./Assoc or Assoc/Full professor) in History
 * "An ability to teach in one or more of the following areas of post-1500 History is especially required: European History; History of USA. However, we encourage applicants who can contribute to any of the subject areas appropriate to History degree programmes. An ability to contribute to the activities of the LJMU Centre for Liverpool and Merseyside Studies would also be an advantage."
 * Deadline: 31 Aug. 2012
 * Anticipated start date: Jan 2013.

New York University - Abu Dhabi

 * Open rank, tenure track & contract appointments in History
 * "The applicants should offer a special area of research and teaching dealing with any historical period concerning Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Ocean region, Southeast Asia, or the South Pacific. We are seeking historians with a transnational, global or cross-disciplinary approach, an active research and publishing agenda, and a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching"
 * Deadline: Not Stated in Ad (Startdate Sept. 2013 or possible deferral to Sept. 2014)

University of Arkansas- Afro-Caribbean History

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in Afro-Caribbean History "with a preference for the Spanish-speaking Caribbean"
 * "The successful candidate will have a 2/2 teaching load and hold a joint appointment in the History Department and the African and African American Studies Program, with the opportunity to participate in the Latin American Studies Program. Tenure and promotion will be in History. The successful candidate will also be expected to play a significant role in the graduate program in History (MA and PhD) and contribute to establishing a graduate certificate in African and African American Studies. Ph.D. in History is required by the time of appointment."
 * Deadline: 1 Nov. 2012

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Early Modern History

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in History
 * "Candidates’ work should display an inter-disciplinary and/or trans-regional focus. A completed doctorate in history or in a related field with a focus on history, in hand before beginning the appointment, and a dissertation on a topic appropriate to the position are required. Candidates must demonstrate scholarly excellence with evidence of potential for scholarly distinction and an ability to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and they must have a specialization including one or several of the following areas: Islamic Africa and the Indian Ocean region, Europe and the Mediterranean world, North America and the Atlantic world."
 * Review begins: 1 Nov. 2012 & position is open until filled

Université de Sherbrooke (Ca.) - histoire de l'Europe OU des Amériques

 * Professeur/e en Histoire de l'Europe ou des Ameriques
 * Topic and period are open, though a preference is stated for candidates with experience of digital history
 * Deadline: 7 Sept. 2012 (ideally to start Dec. 2012)

University of St. Gallen (Switz.) - Cultural, Economic & Political History, 19th/20thC

 * Senior Lecturer (tenured) in History "We are looking for competencies in the economic, cultural and political history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, taking account of national, European and global perspectives."
 * "The languages of instruction are German and English. English speaking candidates must agree to learn German within two years. An outstanding doctorate is a prerequisite of employment. Applicants should demonstrate broad teaching experience as well as a high level of pedagogical competence; the latter should be documented by teaching evaluations and, where appropriate, proofs of pedagogical training. Experience with interdisciplinary work, especially in connection with management, economics, law and/or political science, will be seen as an advantage"
 * Deadline: 19 Sept. 2012

Loughborough University (UK)

 * Lectureship (tenured ~Asst/Assoc Prof) in Modern History
 * "Whilst we welcome candidates from a wide range of areas that might fit into our departmental profile, we particularly welcome applications from historians with expertise in the following areas: (i) the United States; (ii) Russia or the Soviet Union; (iii) Britain."
 * PhD in History or relevant discipline; experience of teachign at graduate and undergraduate level; research outputs and full REF contribution.
 * Deadline: 17 Aug. 2012
 * Intend to interview 25 Sept.

University of Chichester (UK)

 * Senior Lectureship (tenured ~Assoc Prof) in Modern or Contemporary History
 * "The Senior Lectureship is in modern or contemporary history (1800-2010, cultural or political); the post holder may specialise in American historical studies, or they may complement our existing strengths in Africa/African Diaspora, British and European areas. Applicants with original research new to Chichester, e.g. American history, Art history, Disability history, Sport history, Espionage history etc., are as welcome to apply."
 * Deadline: 10 Oct. 2012
 * Intend to interview 19 Oct. 2012