University of Pittsburgh

Assistant Professor, Central Europe/Germany

Central Europe/Germany. The Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh seeks applicants for a tenure-stream faculty position at the Assistant Professor level beginning fall 2011, pending budgetary approval. Ph.D. should be completed by August 1, 2010. We seek a specialist in Central European history with a preference for Germany in a European or global context. We invite applications from candidates working on any time period. We welcome applicants eager to participate in our dynamic program of graduate teaching and research, which is built around cross-regional thematic collaboration. We encourage applicants to demonstrate how their research and teaching will contribute to one or more of our thematic fields: Atlantic History; Empires in World History; Gender, Ethnicity, Race, Religion; and Texts and Contexts (see our website, http://www.history.pitt.edu/graduate/index.php). The appointee will join a department committed to excellence in teaching as well as research in a university with great strength in international and area studies. Send letter of application, summary of dissertation or book, CV, graduate transcript(s), and three letters of recommendation to Chair, Central European Search Committee, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Applications must be postmarked by October 15, 2010. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer. Women and members of minority groups under-represented in academia are especially encouraged to apply.