ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Madison
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Job Details
Job no: 99872-FA
Work type: Faculty-Full Time
Department:L&S/HISTORY/HISTORY
Location: Madison
Categories: Instructional
Summary: The Department of History at the UW-Madison invites applications for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) position in the History of Modern Germany (19th century to the present). The appointment will begin August 2020. Applicants must hold a doctorate in history or related field by the start of appointment and demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching and scholarly research.
The ideal candidate will actively engage in the intellectual life of our large history faculty with temporally, geographically, and methodologically diverse interests, as well as embrace departmental commitments to undergraduate and graduate education. The successful candidate will engage in significant ongoing research and publication and perform department, university and community services as appropriate for faculty rank.
The successful applicant will have the following expectations:
- Teach courses at all levels, including introductory courses, in the history of Germany and modern Europe, and to engage with the International Studies Major, the Center for European Studies, the George Mosse program, and other units as appropriate. Mentor students.
- Conduct scholarly research.
- Perform department, university and community services as appropriate for faculty rank.
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Ph.D. in History or related field by start of appointment.
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:Must demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching and scholarly research.
Additional Information:A criminal background check will be required prior to employment.
Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding applicants must be released upon request.
Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.
UW-Madison is seeking a diverse set of faculty candidates who will deepen our campus' interdisciplinary research strength in key areas of current and future research promise, as well as faculty candidates who will approach their work in a manner that advances our commitment to research excellence.
A483800-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/HISTORY/HISTORY
Work Type:Full Time: 100%
Appointment Type, Duration:Ongoing/Renewable
Anticipated Begin Date:AUGUST 17, 2020
Salary:Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)
Interested candidates should find the position announcement at jobs.wisc.edu (99872-FA), click on "Apply Now" and submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and a writing sample of roughly 35 pages. Candidates 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 full consideration, all materials must be received no later than midnight, Sunday, October 6, 2019. (Referees will have until October 20, 2019 to upload letters of reference.) Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
Leonora Neville
lneville@wisc.edu
608-263-1807
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. )
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN)
Employment Class:Faculty
Job Number:99872-FA
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://oed.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
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Applications Open: Aug 7 2019 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close:
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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.
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