Clark University, History

Assistant Professor, Early American History

The Department of History at Clark University seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor of early American history to begin fall 2024. The successful candidate will have an additional specialization in Native American history, Indigenous history, or Latin American history. Candidates must have PhD in hand no later than August 2024.

We seek a historian with the ability to teach courses at all levels of our undergraduate curriculum including introductory courses in early American history and more specialized courses for advanced undergraduates in early American history and Native American history, Indigenous history, or Latin American History. In addition, applicants should anticipate contributing to the training of MA students in the department’s accelerated degree program and Ph.D. students in Holocaust and Genocide history.

The successful candidate will complement existing departmental strengths in African American history, Women’s and Gender history, the Atlantic World, and British Empire and be prepared to teach courses that scaffold interdisciplinary programs; possible connections include Africana Studies, Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies, Genocide and Human Rights, Latin American and Latino Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies.

The university’s commitment to recruitment and retention of talented, diverse scholars includes a 1-1 teaching load in the first year and priority participation in robust mentorship programs offered by both Clark University and the New England Board of Higher Education’s North Star Collective.

For full consideration go to:  http://clarku.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=164868

to submit a letter of application, C.V., summary of research interests, statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of reference no later than September 30, 2023.

Inquiries regarding the position should be directed to Professor Amy Richter, Chair, Early American History Search Committee at EarlyAmericanHist@clarku.edu. Applicants’ statements should detail how their scholarship and teaching will support the success of students from different and underrepresented racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds and further Clark’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Candidates may also choose to submit a separate diversity statement.

Clark University embraces equal opportunity as a core value: we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. This commitment applies to every aspect of education, services, and employment policies and practices at Clark. Our commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. All positions at Clark share in the responsibility for building a community that values diversity and the uniqueness of others by exhibiting integrity and respect in interacting with all members of the Clark community to create an atmosphere of fairness and belonging. We strongly encourage members from historically underrepresented communities, inclusive of all women, to apply.