US History 2011-12

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Last Year's Jobs: US History 2010-11

Canterbury Christ Church University (UK) - CANCELLED

 * Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (tenured) in American Studies
 * "You will be primarily responsible for teaching American history since 1607, with a focus on US politics and society, across a range of undergraduate courses"
 * Deadline: 1 Sept 2011.
 * The link is broken on this? Anyone else having trouble seeing it?
 * Job search appears to have been cancelled

Centre College (Kentucky)

 * tenure track assistant professor in US History, specialising in the period 1865-1945
 * Deadline: 10 Oct. 2011
 * Is this really open specialization or is it just here if bc it doesn't fit the categories below?
 * It's not open, it's 'Mixed' (I'm running with last year's categories & obviously this won't sit in either 19th or 20th C; if you can think of a better category then go ahead and add it!).
 * oh...i get it. In my mind, mixed and open were more similar. I totally get it. my mistake!

Coastal Carolina University - SUSPENDED

 * tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of American Military History. Preferred is an experienced teacher whose training and demonstrated scholarship is centered on the American Civil War.
 * Screening of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled, with a preferred appointment date of 15 August 2011 although an appointment may be made for as late as January 2012.
 * Also posted at U.S. History, 2010-2011
 * 7/14. Curious verbiage in their email announcing suspension of the search: "After further review it has been determined not to fill this position as advertised"
 * Not really that curious. Obviously something changed there.

Grinnell College - 20th-Century U.S. Women's & Gender History

 * Tenure-track position in the Department of History (20th-Century U.S. Women's & Gender History), starting Fall 2012. Assistant Professor (Ph.D.) preferred; Instructor (ABD) or Associate Professor possible.
 * The teaching schedule of five courses over two semesters will include a section of the department's introductory course, an advanced seminar on a topic of the instructor's choice, and intermediate-level courses that include U.S. Women's History and other courses in the candidate's areas of expertise.
 * To be assured of full consideration, all application materials should be received by November 4, 2011.
 * Please submit applications online by visiting our application website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu

Harvard University - African American history

 * Tenure track assistant professor or untenured associate in departments of history and African and African American studies
 * Applications due October 31, 2011

Harvard University - United States migration and ethnicity

 * The Harvard University Department of History and the Committee on Degrees in History and Literature announce a joint search for a tenure-track assistant professor in the field of United States migration and ethnicity, with a preference for the 20th century.
 * The appointment is expected to begin in fall 2012. A strong doctoral record is required, and demonstrated excellence in teaching is desired. Teaching duties will include courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants should submit a letter of application, including a teaching statement, a research statement, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to: http://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/3683.
 * Posting no longer available on HU website. Is search still active?
 * This ad was posted just yesterday at CHE (July 25, 2011), so it may be the case that the app site has not yet been activated. Maybe someone should contact their HR about the issue?
 * 7/27/11: Application link is now active.
 * The deadline for receipt of applications is October 31, 2011.

Princeton University - Latino History in the United States

 * Assistant Professor, Tenure Track. Anticipated start date, September 1, 2012. The Department of History of Princeton University invites applications from scholars who specialize in the history of the Latinos and Latinas in North America. Teaching responsibilities include an undergraduate lecture course providing a survey of Latina/Latino history from the eighteenth century to the present and upper level undergraduate courses and graduate seminars on specialized aspects of this history. The successful candidate will be expected to play an active contributory role to the Program in Latino Studies.
 * Review of files will begin October 15, 2011, but applications will be considered until the department chooses to close the search. You may apply online at http://jobs.princeton.edu.

Smith College - American Studies + Early American History

 * The American Studies Program at Smith College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. This position will be housed in the American Studies Program; its occupant will contribute two of four yearly courses to the Department of History. 
 * Candidates must be well prepared to teach the range of theoretical and methodological questions, both established and emerging, central to American Studies scholarship, and they should be prepared to teach an Early American survey in the History department. We seek a candidate who will not replicate our current strengths in 19th and early 20th century history; we are particularly interested in candidates who work with Native American materials and/or cross-cultural encounters in early America.
 * Submit application at http://jobs.smith.edu with letter of application and curriculum vitae. Questions regarding the search should be directed to Professor Michael Thurston, Director of the American Studies Program (mthursto@smith.edu).
 * Review of applications will begin August 20, 2011. Interviews with semifinalists will be held at the American Studies Association meeting in Baltimore, MD (October 20-23), or, if necessary, by telephone. Smith College is an equal opportunity employer encouraging excellence through diversity.
 * Also posted at American Studies 2012

Texas State University

 * Tenure track assistant/associate professor in Public History, with expertise in US History
 * Soft Deadline: 30 Oct. 2011
 * Also posted at Non-Geographic/Methodologically Oriented 2011-12

University of East Anglia (UK)

 * Lecturer (tenured) in American History and Culture
 * Specialism/Period open, but "The ability to place U.S. history in a hemispheric or trans-Pacific context may be an advantage. Possible specialisms include: comparative and transnational history; business history; migration; the slave trade; and U.S. imperialism. Candidates with research interests related to the Caribbean, Latin America or the Asia-Pacific region are encouraged to apply"
 * SHORT Deadline: noon GMT 31 August 2011

University of North Dakota - Native American history or ethnohistory

 * TT Assistant Professor in American Indian Studies


 * PhD in history or related field, specialization in Native American history or ethnohistory


 * Deadline for full consideration: 1 Sept. 2011


 * Start date: January 2012 ( -- ideally)
 * early applications recommended - they want to move quickly
 * Also posted at Cultural Anthropology 2011-2012 & Other Ethnic American 2012

University of Pittsburgh - History of US Sport

 * Link to main listing on non-geographic/methodological history job page.
 * Deadline 15. Oct. 2011.

University of South Maine - African-American History and Politics

 * Tenure-track assistant professor in African-American History and Politics
 * Review will begin August 31, 2011
 * Start date fall 2012

American University (DC)

 * tenure-line Assistant/Associate Professor in Early Republic/Nineteenth Century American History before 1840
 * "Particular areas of interest include legal history, political history, and borderlands/frontier history"
 * PhD must be in hand by September 2012
 * Deadline: 1 Oct. 2011

College of New Jersey

 * Tenure-track assistant professor in Early American history (colonial to early 19th century)
 * PhD in hand by August 2012
 * "One or more of the following subfields of research specialization is encouraged: archaeology, the Atlantic world, the Pacific world, the slave trade, the Spanish frontier, native-colonist encounters. Preference will be given to applicants who also demonstrate interest in the teaching of spatial history/spatial humanities or digital humanities, in particular GIS and other mapping analytical tools."
 * Deadline Nov. 15, 2011

Drury University

 * Open rank TT Professorship in American history to 1865
 * Preference for "candidates who can also teach in a secondary field such as the Atlantic World, Borderlands, Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, or Latino/Latina Studies"
 * 3/3 teaching load; post to start August 2012
 * Deadline: 11 Nov. 2011

Norfolk State University

 * Assistant or Associate Professor who can teach survey & upper level courses in Colonial/Antebellum History
 * Deadline: 15 Jul. 2011 f(or full consideration)

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

 * TT Assistant Professor in Early American History (to 1815), with a specialism in Public History
 * "Preference will be given to candidates with experience as practicing public historians."
 * Deadline: 10 Nov. 2011
 * Note that they are actually looking for a public historian. The Early America to 1815 emphasis is simply a plus, not a requirement.
 * Also posted at Non-Geographic/Methodologically Oriented 2011-12

Princeton University - US Civil War Era

 * US Civil War Era. Assistant Professor, Tenure Track. Anticipated start date, September 1, 2012. The Department of History of Princeton University invites applications from scholars who specialize in the era of the United States Civil War. Teaching responsibilities include an undergraduate lecture course on the Civil War, its causes, course, and effects and upper level undergraduate courses and graduate seminars on specialized aspects of the period from the Abolitionist Movement through Reconstruction.
 * Review of files will begin October 15, 2011, but applications will be considered until the department chooses to close the search. You may apply online at http://jobs.princeton.edu.
 * For folks just coming on the market this year, this would seem to be the re-opened search from '09-'10, which resulted in 3 finalists, but no consensus on a hire. Don't know how relevant this is, but perhaps good to know.

University of Tennessee- Civil War.

 * Job will likely be advertised in October on H-Net
 * Criticisms of the department (see edit history for details) should probably be posted on the Universities To Fear wiki page. AFII 19:07, August 14, 2011 (UTC)

Stanford University

 * Post WWII, TT Assistant Professor, Junior Scholar
 * broad program of teaching and research in twentieth-century US history
 * http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/768
 * This will go to [name redacted].
 * Will it? Maybe, maybe not. Who knows. People should apply and not listen to those sort of comments. X3
 * If they wanted a tenured professor such as the scholar named above, wouldn't they do that search not this one?
 * Anyone with an interest should still apply.
 * The position is for an assistant not associate or full, so I highly doubt they are looking for something so far advanced in their career. People should just apply.
 * We already had nonsense of this type last year. (Look up Boston College 19th century job.) Don't feed the troll. X3
 * True, but you never know. Throw a cover letter their way-- don't bother pouring your heart and soul into it, but say what you do. Last year I got interviews from places I never thought would call. It's a numbers game-- just put your stuff out there, without worrying about getting every last word perfect. It's the hand-wringing that drains us so. (Elaborate post-doc apps are another mater...)

Wake Forest University

 * Wake Forest University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor of United States history for appointment beginning July 2012
 * Research must be focused on the United States and the World in the twentieth century. The teaching of a two-semester survey of the United States and the World, and World Civilizations is required. Excellent teaching of undergraduates and high-quality scholarship are central to Wake Forest's mission. We will give strong preference to candidates with Ph.D. in hand by July 2012 and teaching experience.
 * To apply, please send a letter of application, c.v., transcript copies, and separate statement of teaching philosophy to https://wakejobs.silkroad.com. Three confidential letters of recommendation can be sent to [mailto:wakejobs@wfu.edu wakejobs@wfu.edu]
 * All materials must be received no later than November 1, 2011. Initial interviews will take place in Chicago at the AHA in January of 2012. Complete details and to apply, go to http://bit.ly/jO2MzE or call 336-758-4700 EOE/AA.
 * Does anyone know what happened to Theresa Ventura, who was hired for this same position at Wake in 2009?
 * She moved elsewhere.
 * Where did she move to? A quick move?
 * Concordia. I think it was to be with her partner.

Westminster College

 * Tenure-track assistant professor in 20th century United States foreign relations or international relations
 * Review begins November 4, 2011