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Assistant Professor, Modern France (19th or 20th century)

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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location
Madison, Wisconsin

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The Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a full-time, tenure-track, assistant professor of history of Modern France (19th or 20th century). Thematic field and geographical specialization open. The successful applicant will have a PhD in History or equivalent (by the job start date) and will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Modern European history and to work closely with the Center for European Studies. We are especially interested in candidates with a PhD in History (or equivalent) whose research and teaching examine the relationship of their region or specialization to the wider world.

The ideal candidates will actively engage in the intellectual life of our large history faculty with temporally, geographically, and methodologically diverse interests, and also embrace departmental commitments to undergraduate and graduate education. The successful candidates will engage in significant ongoing research and publication and perform department, university, and professional service as well as public outreach as appropriate for faculty rank. The Department of History is committed to increasing diversity in the campus community. Candidates are encouraged to identify and articulate in their cover letter and/or teaching statement how they would build on their prior experiences to help create a climate of inclusivity. The successful candidate will teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, engage in scholarly research, and participate in University and professional service.

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 traces 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 and 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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