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Updated: Thursday, October 02, 2008 at 05:23 PM [ET]
EMPLOYERS
JOB LISTINGS
Organization of American Historians
The Organization of American Historians (OAH) is seeking candidates for the position of Executive Director for a five-year renewable term. The Executive Director provides leadership for the day-to-day operations of the OAH executive office, supervises the staff, and oversees the budget, projects, and activities of the OAH, including the annual meeting. The successful candidate should have a record of active scholarly pursuits; commitment to mobilize and communicate with historians of widely different interests and to represent their concerns in national, regional, and local settings; a sensitivity to the interests of the organization’s diverse constituencies; a vision of how the organization’s web presence and digital opportunities can be enhanced; experience with development and marketing strategies; and a sound understanding of non-profit organization finances. Applicants should send letters of application and c.v. to Pete Daniel, co-chair, OAH Executive Director Search, at <dirsearch at oah dot org> and have three letters of recommendation sent to the same address. The search will remain open until an appointment is made, but review of files will commence on November 15, 2008. The Organization of American Historians is an AA/EEO employer. Women and minority applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. [Top]
Drury University
The Department of History, Political Science, and Geography at Drury University invites applications for a new tenure-track professorship in Latin American/United States history, beginning August 2009. Open rank. The department is seeking broadly trained candidates to teach the U.S. history surveys as well as upper level courses in Latin American and/or U.S. History. All relevant periods and specializations will be considered. Desirable fields might include Atlantic World, Borderlands, Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, or Latino/Latina Studies. Candidates will be expected to teach in the university's interdisciplinary core curriculum, particularly Alpha Seminar. Teaching load: 3/4. Qualifications: Ph.D. in history required by August 2009; strong teaching and research agenda expected. Salary and rank commensurate with experience. Please send a cover letter, c.v., three letters of reference, transcripts, sample syllabi, and evidence of teaching excellence to Dr. Greg Renoff, Chair of the History Search Committee, Drury University, 900 North Benton Avenue, Springfield, Missouri 65802. Review of applications begins immediately; final deadline November 14, 2008. Interviews will be conducted at the AHA. Drury University (http://www.drury.edu) is a comprehensive liberal arts university with a strong curriculum in global studies. Drury University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing campus diversity. [Top]
Haverford College
United States. Haverford College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in 20th-U.S. history to begin fall of 2009. Preference will be given to those candidates whose research focuses on questions of race and race relations in the United States. Applicants must demonstrate strong potential for achievement in scholarship and teaching. The successful candidate will offer courses at all levels of the History department's curriculum and advise senior theses. PhD in hand or expected by September 2009. As an AA/EOE, Haverford College especially welcomes applications from women and minority candidates. Applicants should submit electronically a letter of application including a list of possible courses, c.v., and a writing sample to hc-historysearch@haverford.edu Three letters of recommendation should be mailed to Merleen Macdonald, Search Administrative Assistant, Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041. Questions should be directed to Chair of the 20th C. U.S. History Search, Associate Professor Graciela Michelotti, Department of Spanish, Haverford College (gmichelo@haverford.edu). For full consideration, applications must be completed by October 30, 2008. [Top]
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
The Department of Anthropology, History and Social Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The Program in the History of Health Sciences, in the Department of Anthropology, History and Social Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship from candidates with research interests in the history of alternative medicine. The fellow will be expected to make use of the California Homeopathic Institutions Records, a rich archival collection held at UCSF, during the term of the fellowship. In addition to dedicated time for research and writing, the position also offers possibilities for limited graduate-level teaching. Applicants must hold the Ph.D. in history, preferably in the history of medicine or science. The position is for two years and offers a competitive salary and health benefits. Inquiries should include a C.V., a brief research proposal, writing samples, and three letters of recommendation from scholars familiar with the applicant's work. The application deadline is 15 January 2009; the fellowship can begin as early as 1 July 2009 and no later than 1 September 2009. Contact Info: Professor Elizabeth Watkins c/o Kimberly Bissell; History of Health Sciences Program; Department of Anthropology, History and Social Medicine; University of California, San Francisco; 3333 California St., Suite 485; San Francisco, CA 94143-0850; Email: bissellk@dahsm.ucsf.edu; Website: http://www.dahsm.medschool.ucsf.edu/. [Top]
Westminster College
Westminster College seeks applications for a full-time, tenure-track, Assistant Professor of 19th and 20th Century political, economic, and /or social U.S. History, beginning August 2009. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in one or more of the following: African-American history, Women's History/Studies, Asian History. Ph.D. required with strong commitment to undergraduate teaching/advising, mentoring senior thesis students, and continued scholarly development. Teaching load is 4-courses per semester and typically involves survey courses, upper level courses, as well as courses supporting Westminster's general education program. Salary competitive. For details on either position logon to: http://www.westminster-mo.edu/explore/offices/business/hr/jobs/Pages/FacultyPositions.aspx Review of Applications will begin in early November. Send letter of application, c.v., transcripts, and three letters of recommendation by November 5, 2008 to: Professor Sam Goodfellow, Department of History, Westminster College, 501 Westminster Avenue, Fulton, MO 65251-1299. EOE. [Top]
University of California, BerkeleyPending budgetary approval, the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks applicants for a full time, tenure-track position at the assistant professor rank in Comparative Ethnic Studies (Search #1304). We define Comparative Ethnic Studies broadly as work on more than one distinct ethno-racial group; work on intersections and/or co-constitution among race, gender, sexuality, and class; and work that theorizes race or ethnicity both particularly and generally. The candidate should focus on one or more of those areas. A substantive focus on either the US or international/transnational communities and linkages is appropriate. Field of doctorate is open (including interdisciplinary fields). The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications are due by December 1, 2008, for a start date of July 1, 2009. Candidates should send letter of application, CV, and three letters of recommendation (please refer outside referees to the University policy on confidentiality found at http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html and one writing sample or publication. On line applications are strongly encouraged. http://ls-ourunit.berkeley.edu:80/sReg.php?i=201. Prof. Nelson Maldonado-Torres, Chair, Ethnic Studies Search Committee, University of California at Berkeley, 506 Barrows Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2570.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The United States in the Modern World. The Department of History at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) seeks to fill a tenure-track position in the field of twentieth-century United States' relations with or position in the wider world. Specific interests might include the history of imperialism, colonialism and post-colonialism, foreign policy and diplomacy, human rights and international institutions, Cold War history, environmental history, globalization, migration, or transnational social movements. Successful candidates will demonstrate multi-national archival and at least bi-lingual expertise. Specialists in area studies and allied fields are particularly encouraged to apply. Expertise in Asia preferred, but candidates with expertise in Middle East, Latin America, and other regions outside of Europe will also be considered. This is a tenure-track position, contingent on funding, with appointment anticipated at the assistant professor level, to beg in in fall 2009. The Ph.D. is required; teaching experience is preferred. For full consideration send application letter, C.V. and three letters of recommendation by November 15, 2008 to Professor Marjoleine Kars, Department of History, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250. UMBC is an AA/EOE and encourages applications from minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities. [Top]
University of Michigan
The Department of History and the Program in American Culture at the University of Michigan seek qualified applicants for a tenure-track university-year (9-month) position to begin September 2009 in North American Religious History. The specialization is open, but the departments are seeking to supplement--not to duplicate--existing strengths that lie in early American religion in the Atlantic colonies and states. We seek applicants, in other words, from any specialties that fall outside the area traditionally conceived of as colonial and revolutionary America. We are interested in transnational approaches, interdisciplinary concerns, and/or work at the intersections of gender, race and class, giving North America the broadest of definitions. Applications should be sent to Chair, North American Religious History Search Committee, c/o Connie Hamlin, Department of History, The University of Michigan, 435 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003, or by email to chamlin@umich.edu. Candidates should furnish a placement dossier that includes a writing sample, at least three letters of recommendation, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, evidence of teaching excellence, and a statement of current and future research plans. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2008, with plans to conduct interviews at the American Historical Association annual meeting in January 2009, and will continue until an appointment is made. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of Michigan is supportive of the needs of dual career couples and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. [Top]
University of Washington in Seattle
The Department of History at the University of Washington in Seattle seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin on September 16, 2009 in the field of the U.S. in the World, pending budgetary approval. We invite candidates with research interests ranging over any period of US history that include such areas as empire and race, the politics and culture of diplomacy and war, transnational histories of immigration, the environment, and global flows of capital and labor among other topics. We expect the successful candidate to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in his or her area of specialization as well as U.S. survey courses as the need arises. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service. Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, and three letters of recommendation to Prof. Vicente L. Rafael, US Search Committee, Dept. of History, Smith Hall 315C, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3560. Ph.D. required, and expected before date of appointment. We will begin reviewing applications on November 14, 2008. Inquiries may be directed to histmain@u.washington.edu. The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. [Top]
Jeanne and Dan Valente Center
The Jeanne and Dan Valente Center for the a four-year private university in greater Boston is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for its 2009-2010 postdoctoral fellowship. The Center seeks postdoctoral students from any discipline in the arts and sciences who are working within the broad theme identified below. The fellowship will allow emerging scholars to complete work on a project related to the Center's annual theme and to engage in intellectual exchange with Bentley faculty and students. The 2009-10 theme, "Behaving Ourselves: Motivation and Agency Across the Disciplines," is described in detail at the Valente Center's website, http://www.bentley.edu/arts-sciences-center/index.cfm, as is the application process. The Valente Center encourages interdisciplinary projects and work that connects the arts and sciences to business disciplines. Candidates must have PhD in hand by June 30, 2009 and may not have received their doctoral degree earlier than September 2006. The postdoctoral fellow will receive a total stipend of $40,000 for the nine-month residency as well as office space and borrowing privileges at Bentley and research libraries in the Boston area, as needed. The fellow will be expected to meet regularly with Bentley faculty fellows, present her/his work in a working seminar series, and substantively contribute to the intellectual life of the college. A c.v., project title and one-page abstract, a 10-page project description, an article-length writing sample, a brief description of teaching interests, and two letters of recommendation should be submitted no later than December 1, 2008. [Top]
Brown University
Early American History. Assistant Professor, tenure track. The Department of History of Brown University seeks applications from scholars and teachers in the field of 17th and 18th century North American history. Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, and three letters of recommendation to Karl Jacoby, Chair, Search Committee in Early American History, Department of History, Box N, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912. The Department will begin reviewing applications on December 1, 2008. AA/EOE. [Top]
Institute for Children and Poverty
United States Historian, Institute for Children and Poverty. The Institute for Children and Poverty (ICP) is an independent nonprofit research organization based in New York City. ICP works to provide timely analysis and recommendations that will enhance public policies and programs affecting poor or homeless children and their families. Specifically, ICP examines the condition of extreme poverty in the U.S., and its effect on educational attainment, employment and income, domestic and family violence, child welfare and foster care, and family homelessness and low-income housing. For more information visit our Web site at http://www.icpny.org. ICP seeks an experienced researcher to assist with a book-length investigation of the history of family homelessness in the United States. Qualifications and Requirements: Ph.D. in United States History or M.A. with a minimum of five years research experience; Demonstrated experience with primary and secondary source collection and analysis; Demonstrated experience with historical writing, including the ability to synthesize and communicate complex issues to a variety of audiences; Some travel required. The ideal candidate would also have one or more of the following qualifications: Knowledge of the history and current challenges faced by poor or homeless families; Knowledge of the ongoing and emerging efforts of policymakers and lawmakers to address family poverty issues. Starting salary is commensurate with experience and salary history. ICP provides excellent benefits. To apply, please send cover letter, resume and a brief writing sample to employment@icpny.org. Indicate the position's title in the subject line of your email. Please no phone calls. [Top]
Hunter College [1]
African American History. The Department of History at Hunter College of the City University of New York invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in African American history with an anticipated starting date of September 1, 2009. A Ph.D. in history is required at the time of appointment. In addition to teaching courses in the specialty, the appointee should have a demonstrated commitment to regularly teaching the U.S. history survey. Salary range: $38,801 - $67,092, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Send letter of application, C.V., with three letters of reference to Barbara Welter, Chair, African American History Search Committee, Department of History, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065 or send email to: history.search@hunter.cuny.edu; please include "African American history search" in the subject line. [Top]
Hunter College [2]
Assistant Professor, United States History. The Department of History at Hunter College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in United States history effective September 1, 2009. This position is being offered as part of the City University of New York United States history Initiative. The candidate should have a commitment to the regular teaching of the U.S. history survey, with a specialization in the history of Latinas/os in the United States; preferred areas of scholarship are Puerto Rico and the Caribbean migration/immigration. A Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment. Salary is competitive with teaching experience and publications. Send letter of application, C.V., with three letters of reference to Barbara Welter, Chair, Department of History, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065 or send email to: history.search@hunter.cuny.edu. Women and members of traditionally disadvantaged populations are especially encouraged to apply. [Top]
The University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in U.S. Latino/a History at its Greater Hartford campus beginning fall 2009. The position will be a joint appointment between the Institute of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies and the History Department, the tenure home of the appointment. Teaching will include introductory and specialized courses in Latina/o History as well as other courses in both programs. Requirements: Ph.D. in History required by time of appointment. Applicants should demonstrate excellence in research and teaching, and a desire to work within an interdisciplinary program. Preference is for candidates who can teach modern Latin American history and who have an interest in participating in the American and/or Urban and Community Studies programs. Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, a syllabus for a Latino/a history course, and a writing sample to Professor Shirley A. Roe, Latino/a History Search, Department of History, U-2103, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT 06269. Screening will begin on October 10th and continue until the position is filled. The University of Connecticut actively solicits applications from minorities, women, and people with disabilities. For further information see http://www.history.uconn.edu, http://web.uconn.edu/prls, and http://www.hartford.uconn.edu. [Top]
Colby College
Faculty Fellow, Nineteenth-century American history. Colby College invites applications for a one-year replacement position for the 2009-2010 academic year, beginning September 1, 2008. Four course teaching load, to include a two-semester sequence covering American women's history from pre-colonial times to the end of the 20th century, and two other courses in the successful applicant's area of expertise. Ph. D. in hand by September 1, 2009; significant teaching experience strongly preferred. Send letter of application, c. v., and three letters of reference to committee chair Professor Elizabeth D. Leonard, Department of History, Colby College, 5322 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME 04901. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Interviews will be conducted at the American Historical Association's annual meeting in January 2009 in New York City. Colby is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and strongly encourages applications and nominations of persons of color, women, and members of other under-represented groups. For more information about the College, please visit the Colby Web site: www.colby.edu. [Top]
Utah Valley University
The Department of History and Political Science at Utah Valley University (UVU) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Early American History (16th - 18th centuries), beginning August 2009, and pending budget approval. Ph.D. preferred. The successful candidate should be willing to teach courses in other areas that meet departmental program needs. According to the University's Faculty Workload Policy, Teaching is a faculty member's primary responsibility ... supported by professional activities, scholarship, public, and community service. The department trains students for graduate school, for employment, and for professional and civic engagement. Located in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains and just 30 miles south of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, UVU is near the heart of Utah's ski country, historic sites, and national parks and other recreation areas. Please apply online at www.uvu.jobs and submit a letter of application, a C.V., a writing sample, teaching evaluations, and three letters of recommendation by November 10, 2008. Documents that cannot be submitted electronically may be sent to Human Resources MS 184, Utah Valley University, 800 W. University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058. Direct questions to (801) 863-8207 or HREmployment@uvu.jobs. UVU is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity/ Equal Access Employer. [Top]
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for the chair of the Department of History effective July 1, 2009. The twelve-month, tenured position is open to applicants at the senior level. Salary is competitive. Candidates must possess (1) a doctoral degree in history or an appropriate related field; (2) a distinguished record of scholarship; (3) credentials and experience appropriate for a senior associate or full professor at UNC Charlotte; (4) demonstrated ability to provide academic leadership for a highly visible, research-oriented, and productive department. Previous administrative experience is highly desirable. The selected candidate should have the ability to work with interdisciplinary programs and centers, to develop existing graduate programs, to seek external funding, and to perpetuate the University's outreach mission. Candidates apply online at http://www.uncc.edu with a letter of interest, curriculum vita, and the names of three referees. Screening of applications will begin October 1, and will continue until the position is filled. for more information, please contact the chair of the serch committee, Professor John David Smith, at jdsmith4@uncc.edu. UNC Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities. Selected candidate is subject to a criminal background check Statistics: UNC Charlotte, the fourth largest of the 16 institutions within the UNC system and the only doctoral-granting institution in a dynamic urban region of 1.8 million people, offers unparalleled educational opportunities to approximately 20,000 students (see http://www.uncc.edu). [Top]
Institute for Children and Poverty
Assistant Director - Institute for Children and Poverty. The Institute for Children and Poverty (ICP) is an independent nonprofit research organization based in New York City. ICP works to provide timely analysis and recommendations that will enhance public policies and programs affecting poor or homeless children and their families. ICP seeks an experienced researcher to implement a research agenda that documents the complexity of family homelessness and the impact homelessness has on children. The Assistant Director will lead a small staff in their exploration of the relationship between family homelessness and educational attainment, employment and income, domestic and family violence, child welfare and foster care, and low-income housing. Requirements: Ph.D. with a minimum of three years experience preferred; or Master’s degree with a minimum of five years experience; Demonstrated experience with the development and implementation of research projects involving primary and secondary data collection and analysis; Demonstrated experience in qualitative and quantitative analyses of public policies; Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to synthesize and communicate complex issues to a variety of audiences; Experience supervising and mentoring staff; Willingness to travel. Preferred Skills: Knowledge of SPSS and/or GIS; Knowledge of the history and current challenges faced by poor or homeless families; Knowledge of the efforts of policymakers and lawmakers to address family poverty issues; Knowledge of state fiscal issues, including state and local budgetary and entitlement issues affecting children and families living in poverty; Demonstrated ability to establish and/or maintain collaborative relationships with other research and public policy organizations. Starting salary is commensurate with experience and salary history. ICP provides excellent benefits. To apply, please send cover letter, resume and a brief writing sample to employment@icpny.org. Indicate the position’s title in the subject line of your email. For more information visit: http://www.icpny.org. [Top]
National Park Service
Historian, National Park Service (GS-13 $82,961.00 - 107,854.00). This position is located in the Park History Division, Cultural Resources Program, of the National Park Service. The incumbent provides and coordinates a wide range of professional support to park and partnership programs, and serves as the principal coordinator and contact for institutions and professional organizations with which the park history program has cooperative agreements. The incumbent also writes and edits scholarly manuscripts and reviews for publication by the National Park Service in its periodicals and publications series. Additional information is available at www.usajobs.gov under position NPSWASO-HQ-08-110. Deadline for applications is August 29, 2008.. [Top]
Trinity College
The Department of History and the American Studies Program at Trinity College in Hartford invites application for a joint-appointment assistant professorship beginning July 2009. We seek a cultural historian with research and teaching interests that fall chronologically between 1800 and 1920, and are especially interested in candidates with sub specialties in transnational history, the era of Civil War and Reconstruction, or environmental studies, and whose interests incorporate questions of race, class, and gender. Please send cover letter, curriculum vitae, course syllabi, and letters of reference to Nancy Rossi, administrative assistant, American Studies Program, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford CT 06106. Trinity College is an AA/EEO employer and welcomes applications from women and minority candidates. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. [Top]
University of Iowa
The Department of American Studies at the University of Iowa invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship with a specialization in Latino/a cultures to begin August 2009. We are interested in all research areas within Latino/a cultures, but with priority to the following areas that correspond with the Department's unique strength in the arts and in issues of identity: music and performance; film; photography; painting; popular culture; religion; sexuality. We are seeking an interdisciplinary scholar who can also teach methods and approaches to Latino/a studies and courses that address American racial and ethnic diversity more broadly. PhD required in American Studies or comparable interdisciplinary training; degree must be awarded by August 2009. Fluency in Spanish required. Interdisciplinary teaching experience desirable. Candidates must submit applications online at http://jobs.uiowa.edu/. Screening of applications begins September 15, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Attachments to the online application should include cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three letters of reference. Materials to be sent directly to the department (Professor John Raeburn, Search Committee Chair, American Studies Department, 210 Jefferson Building, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242) include a writing sample of 25 pages or so, graduate school transcript(s), and letters of reference. Refer to requisition number 55750. The Department and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are strongly committed to gender and ethnic diversity; the strategic plans of the University, College and Department reflect this commitment. Women and members of underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply. The University of Iowa is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.[Top]
Shepherd University
Shepherd University invites applications for a tenure track assistant professorship in 20th-century US history to begin Fall 2009. PhD required. Teaching assignment to include US and modern world civilization surveys. Ability to teach in at least one non-US field highly desirable. Applications, accompanied by c.v., transcripts, and at least 3 letters of reference, due by November 15, 2008. Apply on-line at http://jobs.shepherd.edu. Mail supporting materials to Dr. Anders Henriksson, Dept of History, Shepherd University, PO Box 5000, Shepherdstown, WV 25443. AA/EOE [Top]
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Visiting Scholars Program 2009-2010. Postmark deadline: October 17, 2008. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an international learned society located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, invites application for its 2009-2010 scholar-in-residence program. Preference will be given to untenured junior faculty, but qualified post-doctoral scholars are also urged to apply. The Academy seeks proposals that relate to its research areas: Science and Global Security, Social Policy & American Institutions, Humanities & Culture, and Education. Projects that address American cultural, social, or political issues from the founding period to the present are welcome, as are studies that examine developments in public policy. Candidates should consider the relationship of their work to archival, library, and other intellectual resources in the Boston area. Terms of Award: Up to $40,000 for post-doctoral scholars; up to $60,000 for junior faculty (not to exceed one half of salary). Visiting Scholars are expected to participate in conferences, seminars, and events at the Academy while advancing their independent research. For further information, or to download guidelines and an application form, please visit www.amacad.org, or contact the Visiting Scholars Program, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 136 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. [Top]
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is seeking candidates from the field of history for faculty positions in its Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) unit. We will consider candidates at all levels whose research interests and experience include history of public policy, economic history, political history, international history, legal history, or environmental history. Candidates may come directly from history Ph.D. programs or from the faculties of other universities. All applicants should have outstanding educational records and a demonstrated potential for conducting outstanding research. The School is particularly interested in applicants with interdisciplinary interests and strong records of, or a potential for, excellence in teaching. Candidates with background in economics and/or public policy are especially encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will, at the outset, teach a required first-year MBA course on the economic, political, and social environment of global business. Starting salaries will be highly competitive. Applications must be received no later than November 21, 2008, and should include a curriculum vitae, a description of research-in-progress, a brief writing sample (paper or chapter), a statement of teaching interests and, if applicable, teaching experience. In addition, the School requires three letters of recommendation, which should be sent directly to the School by the referees. Applicants must submit these materials electronically (preferably in pdf form) by November 21 to facultyrecruiting@hbs.edu. Please note your interest in the BGIE unit in the subject line of your email. If you have any questions please contact us at facultyrecruiting@hbs.edu. If there are materials that can only be sent in hard copy, please send them to Faculty Administration, attn: BGIE Unit, Harvard Business School, Morgan Hall T25, Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02163. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. [Top]
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