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AFRICAN HISTORY
1) African and Diaspora Studies/African-American and Caribbean
History (focus on African heritage)--Tulane U. (LA)
2) African History--Williams College (MA)
AMERICAN HISTORY
3) U.S. and Editorial Position--U. of Central Florida
4) American--U. of Pittsburgh (Johnstown)
5) American--Bloomsburg University (PA)
6) American History and Religion--U. of Dayton (OH)
7) African-American--College of William and Mary (VA)
8) African-American--Swarthmore College (PA)
9) Early American--Gettysburg College (PA)
10) 20th Century U.S.--Mississippi State U.
11) U.S.--Texas A&M U. (Corpus Christi)
12) American Indian--U. of Wisconsin (Madison)
13) 20th Century U.S.--Union College (NY)
14) African-American--U. of Texas (Austin)
15) U.S.--Whittier College (CA)
16) American--Penn State (Hazleton)
AMERICAN STUDIES
17) American Studies--Georgia Tech
18) American Studies--U. of Vermont
19) Latina/o Studies--Rutgers U. (NJ)
20) Speech Communications--U. of Georgia
21) American Studies--U. of Oklahoma
22) African-American Studies--U. of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
ASIAN HISTORY
23) Asian--U. of Central Florida
24) Asian--Rutgers U. (Camden)
25) Chinese History and Humanities--Reed College (OR)
26) South Asian--Western Michigan University
27) Chinese--Williams College (MA)
28) Modern Asia--Mississippi State U.
29) Asian--Northern Arizona U.
COMPUTERS AND HUMANITIES
30) Educational Tech Services--Penn State U.
EUROPEAN/RUSSIAN HISTORY
31) Europe--Whittier College (CA)
32) Romanian Studies--Georgetown U. (Washington, D.C.)
33) Medieval Europe--Villanova U. (PA)
34) Europe 1300-1500--U. of Texas (Austin)
35) Imperial Russia--U. of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
36) Central Europe--Mount Holyoke College (MA)
37) Central Europe/Russian--Gettysburg College (PA)
38) Europe 1300-1700--Indiana U. of Pennsylvania (PA)
39) Early Modern Europe--Haverford College (PA)
40) Endowed Chair--College of the Holy Cross (MA)
41) Medieval Europe--College of William and Mary (VA)
42) Britain--Winthrop College (SC)
43) Scandinavia--Luther College (Iowa)
44) 2 British--Clemson U. (SC)
GENERAL OPEN-FIELD POSITIONS
45) History of Science--U. of Alaska (Fairbanks)
46) History--Osaka U. of Foreign Studies (Japan)
47) History--Hillsdale College (MI)
48) History--U. of New Brunswick (Canada)
49) Chair--Georgia Southern U.
50) History--Glendale CC (CA)
51) History--Urbana U. (OH)
LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
52) Latin American--Columbia U. (NY)
53) Latin American--Winthrop U. (SC)
54) Latin American--Western Michigan U.
55) Latin American--Alleghany Coll (PA)
56) Latin American--U. of Massachusetts
MIDDLE EASTERN/ISLAMIC HISTORY
57) Modern Middle Eastern/North African--Villanova U. (PA)
WOMEN'S HISTORY
58) European Women/Gender--U. of Illinois
59) Women's Studies--Washington U. (St. Louis)
PROFESSIONAL NON-TEACHING POSITIONS
60) Preservation Planning--College of Charleston (SC)
61) Director of Programs--AASLH (TN)
62) Manager--Memorial U. (Canada)
63) Historian--Library of Virginia
64) Director of Distance Education--U. of Minnesota
FELLOWSHIPS
65) Fellowship--National Humanities Center (NC)
66) Fellowship--College of William and Mary (VA)
67) Fellowship--Missouri Historical Society
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33) Position: History
Institution: Villanova University
Location: Pennsylvania
History: Medieval European History, Villanova University,
Villanova, Pennsylvania. Tenure-track entry-level assistant
professor of Medieval history, starting late August 1996.
Ph.D. required at time position commences. Salary in
mid-thirties. Candidates will typically teach three courses
per semester. These courses will include one or more of
Villanova's interdisciplinary core humanities seminars to
1650, a one semester survey of Medieval history, and
undergraduate or Master's level electives in Medieval history.
Main Field/Research Specialty: High Middle Ages, Continental
Europe. Desirable Secondary Field: Renaissance/Reformation or
Early Modern Europe. The department seeks candidates with the
potential for superior teaching and scholarship. Send
transcript, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation,
and a dissertation prospectus or abstract to Professor
Christopher Haas, Chairperson, Medieval History Search
Committee, Department of History, Villanova University,
Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085-1699. Candidates interviewed by
appointment at American Historical Association meeting in
Atlanta in January 1996. Villanova sponsors an annual
international Patristic, Medieval, and Renaissance Conference
and shelters an active Augustinian Historical Institute.
Villanova University is an Affirmative Action, Equal
Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse faculty:
women and minority candidates are especially encouraged to
apply. Candidates should be strongly committed to
undergraduate teaching and should be sensitive to Villanova's
goals and mission as an independent Roman Catholic University
founded by the Augustinian Order. Application postmark
deadline: November 20, 1995.
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34) Position: History
Institution: University of Texas at Austin
Location: Texas
History: Europe, 1300-1500. Assistant professor, tenure-track
position, to begin September 1, 1996. Field of specialization
open, but a teaching field in the Renaissance is required.
Teaching responsibilities include graduate and undergraduate
courses. All requirements for the Ph.D. must be completed
prior to August 20, 1996. Please send a letter of application;
curriculum vitae, and at least three letters of recommendation
by December 1, 1995, to Professor Brian P. Levack, Chair,
European Search Committee, Department of History, The
University of Texas at Austin, Texas 78712-1163. AA/EOE.
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38) Position: History
Institution: Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania
Location: Pennsylvania
History: European History (1300-1700). College of Humanities
and Social Sciences. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
invites applications for a tenure track position in the
History Department at the Assistant Professor level to begin
the Fall Semester of 1996. Qualifications: Requirements
include dissertation or extensive coursework in European
History, 1300-1700, with successful dissertation defense
before September 1996. Special attention will be given to
candidates with expertise in topics, regions or methodologies
we do not already emphasize. Applicants must provide evidence
of achievement or potential in both teaching and scholarship.
Duties: Candidates should be prepared to teach undergraduate
and graduate courses in their specialties and sections of a
one semester liberal studies course on Western Civilization in
its world context since 1700. this position involves a twelve
hour teaching load but no more than three (and more commonly
two) preparations per semester. Send letter of application,
curriculum vitae, and supporting material to Gary Bailey,
History Department, IUP, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705. Be sure
we receive at least three letters of reference. All
application materials must be received by December 1, 1995.
IUP is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
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39) Position: Early Modern Europe
Institution: Haverford College
Location: Pennsylvania
Haverford College is currently seeking candidates for
tenure-track faculty positions beginning September 1996, in
the following departments:
HISTORY: The department seeks a tenure-track faculty at the
assistant professorial level. The field is early modern
Europe. All region and fields within the appropriate time
frame (1500-1800) will be considered. We have a particular
interest in candidates working on the histories of science,
gender, empire or religion. Send letter, C.V., statement of
teaching and research interests, graduate school transcripts
and three letters of reference. Apply by November 1, 1995 to
Professor Harvey Glickman, Chair of the History Search
Committee, Haverford College, Haverford, PA 19041-1392.
Applicants should either have the Ph.D. or reasonably expect
to have completed it by September 1996.
Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
Employer.
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40) Position: Endowed Chair
Institution: College of the Holy Cross
Location: Massachusetts
The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts
invites applications and nominations for the newly established
Eleanor Howard O'Leary Chair in Modern European Studies. The
objective of the Chair is to enhance awareness of the multiple
forces of integration operating in Europe today. The Chair is
concerned with historical antecedents to contemporary
movements for European unity and with evolving relationships
between the United States and Europe. Candidates should
command senior rank and have an outstanding record of teaching
and scholarship together with an interest in developing
innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of
European integration. The Chair involves a reduced teaching
load.
The College of the Holy Cross is a coeducational liberal arts
college with an undergraduate enrollment of twenty-six hundred
students.
The Search Committee will begin its review of candidates
November 15, 1995. Nominations should include a brief summary
of the candidate's qualifications. Applicants are asked to
supply a vita and at least three current letters of
recommendation. Nominations and inquiries may be addressed to:
William A. Green
Brooks Professor of the Humanities
Department of History, Box 92A
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts 01610
The College of the Holy Cross is an Equal Opportunity,
Affirmative Action Employer.
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41) Position: Medieval Europe
Institution: College of William and Mary
Location: Virginia
Medieval Europe. Tenure-track position at assistant rank, beginning
August 1996. Any specialization or time period with preference for
continental medieval history. Teaching will include rotation of
upper-level medieval courses, survey of European history and freshman
seminars. All requirements for Ph.D. must be completed by August
1996; teaching experience and evidence of scholarly potential
preferred. Review of credentials will begin in mid-November and
continue until position is filled. Send letter of application, c.v.,
and three letters of recommendation to Judith Ewell, Chair,
Department of History, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
23187-8795. The College of William and Mry is an AA/EOE. Members of
underrepresented groups (including people of color, persons with
disabilities, Vietnam veterans and women) are encouraged to apply.
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42) Position: British History
Institution: Winthrop University
Location: South Carolina
Winthrop University seeks applications for a
tenure-track assistant professor with a specialty
in British history and the ability to teach African
history and world history surveys. The appointment
begins on August 15, 1996. Applicants must have a
Ph.D. in history and have teaching experience at
the college level. ABDs will be considered for
appointment as instructor. Send letters of
application, a curriculum vita, and three current
letters of recommendation by January 15, 1996, to
Michael L. Kennedy, Chair, Dept. of History,
Winthrop Univ., Rock Hill, SC, 29733. Winthrop
is an AA/EOE.
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44) Positions: 2 British History
Institution: Clemson University
Location: South Carolina
British History. The history department of Clemson University has a
one-semester instructor position for spring semester 1996 in British
history. Teaching load is nine hours: two sections of British history survey
since 1688 and one section of Western civilization since 1648. Applicants
should be at least ABD. Send letter of application, cv, and three letters of
recommendation to Prof. Steven Marks, Chair, British History Screening
Committee, History Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1507.
Women and minorities encouraged to apply. AA/EOE.
Modern British history. The history department of Clemson University has a
tenure-track position, assistant professor rank, beginning fall 1996,
subject to availability of funds. Applicants must have Ph.D. in hand by time
of appointment. Prefer political/cultural, nineteenth or twentieth century.
Must be able to teach two-course survey of British history and Western
civilization, and graduate courses as needed. Send letter of application,
cv, three letters of recommendation, and a sample of scholarly writing to
Prof. Steven Marks, Chair, British History Screening Committee, History
Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1507. Applications
received by December 8, 1995 will receive full consideration. Women and
minorities encouraged to apply. AA/EOE.
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47) Position: History
Institution: Hillsdale College
Location: Michigan
Hillsdale College announces two expansion positions, tenure-track, beginning
Fall 1996. Rank: Assistant Professor. Salary: competitive. Teaching
load: 12 contact hours. Ph.D required. Hillsdale College is a small (1200
students), fiercely independent college of liberal arts, committed to the
Western tradition and informed by Judeo-Christian religion. It is dedicated
to excellence in teaching undergraduate students. One position is for a
Europeanist strongly interested in ancient history, and the other is for an
Americanist primarily interested in the early or middle period of American
history. Successful candidates, however, will be generalists who are
enthusiastic about teaching freshman courses as well as courses in their main
areas of interest. The department will implement in the Fall, 1996 semester
a unique two-semester course in The Western Heritage/The American Heritage,
required of all freshmen. Applicants should be aware that half their
teaching loads will consist of two sections of this course each semester.
Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, transcripts, and at
least three letters of recommendation to Dr. Thomas H. Conner, Chair,
Department of History and Political Science, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale,
Michigan 49242. Application deadline is January 15, 1996. Some interviews
will be conducted at the AHA meeting. EOE.
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48) Position: History
Institution: University of New Brunswick
Location: Canada
The Department of History at the University of New Brunswick
in Fredericton invites applications for a probationary (tenure-
track) position in art history / history of visual culture,
effective July 1, 1996. The appointment will be made at the
assistant professor level. Applicants should have completed the
Ph.D. and show promise of excellence in teaching and scholarly
research. All research specialties within the field will be
considered. The successful applicant will be expected to develop
and teach a broad range of primarily undergraduate courses
directed to majors and honours students in history, to students
pursuing the B.A. minor in fine arts, and to students from other
faculties and departments. Application, curriculum vitae,
information on the applicant's teaching experience and
approaches, and three confidential letters of reference should be
sent to Prof. Steven Turner, Chair, Department of History,
University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, N.B.,
E3B 5A3. Further information about the position may be obtained
by writing to the same address. The deadline for receipt of
applications is January 15, 1996. In accordance with Canadian
immigration regulations this advertisement is directed to
Canadian citizens and permanent residents. The University of New
Brunswick is committed to the principle of equal opportunity.
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49) Position: Chair, Department of History
Institution: Georgia Southern University
Location: Georgia
Georgia Southern University, a unit of the University System
of Georgia, is the largest and most comprehensive center of
higher education in the southern half of Georgia and is third
in student population among the state's universities. Founded
in 1906, the institution became a regional university on July
1, 1990. The 601-acre campus is located in Statesboro, a
community of approximately 25,000 residents, 50 miles inland
from historic Savannah and 200 miles southeast of Atlanta. The
University's fall enrollment of approximately 14,000 students
represents nearly every U.S. state and more than 60 nations.
Enrollment has more than doubled since 1986. Accredited by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Georgia Southern
offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 150
majors in liberal arts and sciences and professional studies.
Many degree programs have also earned special national
accreditation.
The chair of the Department of History is a tenure-track
position. Ph.D. required by the starting date, July 1, 1996.
Field of specialization open. Salary dependent upon
qualifications. Candidates must demonstrate excellence in
teaching, research and publication, and general professional
activity. The successful candidate must also qualify for the
rank of associate or full professor within the department. One
to three years of prior administrative experience is highly
desirable. Primary responsibilities will include
administrative and leadership duties associated with chairing
a department of 26 active teacher-scholars who contribute
significantly to the institution's core curriculum. The
Department of History at Georgia Southern offers both BA and
MA degrees. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae,
unofficial transcripts, copies of teaching evaluations and
publications, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr.
Nancy Shumaker, Chair, History Department Chair Search
Committee, Foreign Language and Culture Center, Landrum Box
8106, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
30460-8106. Initial screening of selected applicants will
occur at the conference of the American Historical Association
in Atlanta, Georgia from January 4 to 7, 1996; candidates
should indicate in their cover letters whether they will be
available for these initial meetings. (Attendance is not
required for candidates to receive serious consideration for
this position).
Postmark deadline: January 3, 1996. The names of applicants
and nominees, resumes and other general non-evaluative
information are subject to public inspection under the Georgia
Open Records Act. Georgia Southern is an Equal Opportunity,
Affirmative Action Institution. Persons who need
accommodation(s) in the application process under the
Americans with Disabilities Act should notify the search
chair.
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50) Position: History
Institution: Glendale CC
Location: California
Glendale Community College District is now accepting
applications for the following tenure-track positions:
History instructor - Job # 22508
Annual salary range is $30,268 to 45,901
Final filing date for all positions: November 13, 1995
Qualified applicants are invited to apply by providing: the
official District application form, Resume, Transcripts, and 3
letters of reference. For further information, please contact:
Glendale Community College District
Office of Human Resources, 1500 North Verdugo Road,
Glendale, CA 91208-2894
(818) 240-1000, Ext. 5171, 5173, 5174, 5170.
EOE
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58) Position: History
Institution: U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location: Illinois
History: European Women's/Gender History, 1500-1800. The
Department of History, University of Illinois, invites
applications for a tenure-track position in European
Women's/Gender History, 1500-1800, at the rank of Assistant
Professor to begin August 1996. Completed Ph.D. required;
publication and teaching experience preferred. Salary
competitive. Send curriculum vitae, transcripts, teaching
materials, and three letters of recommendation to Search
Committee Chair, Diane Koenker, Department of History,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 309 Gregory Hall,
810 South Wright Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801; Phone: (217)
333-1155; Fax: (217) 333-2297. Please indicate whether you
expect to be at the AHA convention. All applications received
by December 11, 1995 will receive full consideration. The
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an AA/EOE.
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