University of Durham, Department of History
Lecturer in US History
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | United Kingdom |
Position: | Lecturer |
Department of History
Lecturer in US History
Salary (£) 31,342 - £37,394 per annum
The Department of History at Durham University (UK) is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in the History of the United States. This is a permanent post (subject to probation) and will commence on 1 September 2016. The department is particularly interested in candidates with research interests in the history of the United States between the mid-eighteenth and the late nineteenth centuries.
The History Department at Durham is widely recognized as a leading centre of historical research and teaching, and consistently features in the top three UK History departments in league tables. The successful applicant will be expected to teach and collaborate in modules on US history at undergraduate and postgraduate level and to undertake research with high standards of international significance.
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Full details, including materials to be submitted and application procedures, may be found at www.dur.ac.uk/jobs. The search committee will hold informal discussions with applicants and prospective applicants at the AHA conference in January. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2016, but candidates interested in meeting with the search committee in Atlanta should submit details via the Durham University online application system by 15 December 2015. For further details of this process and other informal enquiries contact s.j.c.taylor@durham.ac.uk. Interviews are likely to take place in late February in the UK. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in the University.
Reference Number: 4943 Closing Date 31 January 2016
Further details of the post are available on our website (http://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs/) |
Website: | http://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs/ |
Primary Category: | American History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 10/23/2015 |
Closing Date | 01/31/2016 |