Position Information

Proposed Faculty Rank Assistant Professor

Department 00090 - History

City Salt Lake City, UT

Track Tenure Track

New Position to Begin July 1, 2025

Details

The Department of History at the University of Utah seeks to appoint a tenure-line Assistant Professor in the History of Early Modern Europe, 1450-1750 (including the British Isles, excluding Iberia, Russia, and Eastern Europe). Scholars pursuing transnational projects and those that connect Europe to the wider world are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to research and to research-informed teaching, contributing to upper-division courses on Early Modern Europe, a lower-division European History or World History survey, an undergraduate course in historical methodology, and graduate courses in areas of specialization.

PhD in hand by July 1, 2025 preferred. Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and writing sample no later than October 18, 2024. Those invited for first round interviews will be asked to provide names and email addresses of three references. In accordance with University of Utah policy, any offer of appointment is contingent upon final approval of the President and Board of Trustees of the University of Utah.

EEO/Non-Discrimination Information

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Special Instructions for Candidates

Open Date 08/08/2024

Close Date 10/18/2024

Open Until Filled No

Requisition Number PRN01250CF

Type Faculty