DIRECTOR, PUBLIC HISTORY PROJECT - NEW START DATE 04/01/2019
- Employer
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
- Salary
- Negotiable
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- Arts & Humanities, History & Classics
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
JOB NO.: 96456-AS
Work Type: Staff-Full Time
Department: L&S/HISTORY/HISTORY
Location: Madison
Categories: Extension, Outreach, Public Engagement, Instructional, Library, Museum, Arts, Other
Employment Class: Academic Staff-Terminal
Position Vacancy ID: 96456-AS
Working Title: Director, Public History Project
Official Title: RESEARCHER(E05DN) or ASSOC RESEARCHER(E05FN) or ASST RESEARCHER(E05LN)
FTE: 100%
Anticipated Begin Date: JANUARY 02, 2019
Term: This position will end on JUNE 30, 2021.
Advertised Salary:
Minimum Negotiable, Depending on Qualifications
Degree and Area of Specialization:
A Master's in History is required. A Ph.D. in history or closely related field is preferred.
Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:
The successful candidate for this academic staff position will have training and experience in oral and archival research, especially working alongside graduate and undergraduate students; a demonstrated interest in and knowledge of issues concerning racial and social justice; teaching experience; and a background of working with an array of marginalized communities including but not limited to people of color, LGBTQ people, disabled people, immigrants, and religious minorities. The successful candidate will also demonstrate facility in project management, including budget and personnel oversight. The Director will work with an advisory committee composed of faculty, staff, students, and community members, so evidence of good interpersonal communication and collaborative skills is essential.
License or certificate:
Position Summary:
The Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in association with the Office of the Chancellor seeks an innovative and creative scholar and public historian who will create and sustain a new Public History Project on campus.
Additional Information:
UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
There is a possibility this position can be extended or become renewable if there is a need for an ongoing appointment
Contact:
Brenda Plummer
bplummer@wisc.edu
608-263-1845
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Instructions to applicants:
Interested candidates should find the position announcement at jobs.wisc.edu (PVL 96456), click on "Apply Now" and submit a letter of application describing the following: training and experience in oral and archival research; experience working alongside graduate and undergraduate students; interest in and knowledge of issues concerning racial and social justice; teaching experience; a background of working with an array of marginalized communities including but not limited to people of color, LGBTQ people, disabled people, immigrants, and religious minorities; experience in project management, including budget and personnel oversight.
You will also be required to submit a curriculum vita and a writing sample of roughly 35 pages. You will be asked to provide contact information for three references; they will each receive an electronic link through which they can upload a signed letter of reference.
If the writing sample forms part of a larger book manuscript or dissertation, please include an abstract and table of contents or a statement of how the writing sample fits in with the larger project.
For questions on the position contact: Professor Brenda Plummer 608-263-1845 or bplummer@wisc.edu
For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than midnight,
Friday, December 21, 2018.
Additional Link: Full Position Details
NOTE: A Period of Evaluation will be Required
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.
Advertised: Nov 2 2018 Central Daylight Time
Application Close: Dec 1 2018 11:55 PM Central Standard Time
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Organization
In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. A public, land-grant institution, UW–Madison offers a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities, and many of its programs are hailed as world leaders in instruction, research and public service. Spanning 935 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, the campus is located in the city of Madison.
The university trace
s its roots to a clause in the Wisconsin Constitution, which decreed that the state should have a prominent public university. In 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in a Madison school building on February 5, 1849.
From those humble beginnings, the university has grown into a large, diverse community, with about 40,000 students enrolled each year. These students represent every state in the nation, as well as countries from around the globe, making for a truly international population.
UW–Madison is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 comprehensive universities, 13 freshman-sophomore transfer colleges and an extension service. One of two doctorate-granting universities in the system, UW–Madison’s specific mission is to provide “a learning environment in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve an
d transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that will help insure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all.”
The university achieves these ends through innovative programs of research, teaching and public service. Throughout its history, UW–Madison has sought to bring the power of learning into the daily lives of its students through innovations such as residential learning communities and service-learning opportunities. Students also participate freely in research, which has led to life-improving inventions ranging from more fuel-efficient engines to cutting-edge genetic therapies.
The Wisconsin Idea
Students, faculty and staff are motivated by a tradition known as the “Wisconsin Idea,” first started by UW President Charles Van Hise in 1904, when he declared that he would “never be content until the beneficent influence of the university [is] available to every home in the state.” The Wisconsin Idea permeates the university’s work and helps forge close working relationships among university faculty and students, and the state’s industries and government.
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