The University of Vermont’s Department of History in The College of Arts & Sciences invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track member in Global Environmental History, at the rank of Assistant Professor. Period and area of specialization are open. Candidates should hold a PhD in history or be an advanced ABD in History. Opportunities to participate in a range of interdisciplinary programs exist at the University of Vermont, depending on the successful candidate’s research and teaching interests. The position will start in Fall of 2024. The successful candidate will possess an ability to develop a vigorous research agenda and to publish in peer-reviewed journals and author historical monographs. The successful applicant may also pursue other forms of scholarship including digital scholarship and public history projects. Engaging classroom practices that excite and inspire students in the study of history, as well as the ability to teach courses at the introductory (including the Global Environmental History survey) and advanced undergraduate and graduate levels, are also expected.

Our institution is an educationally purposeful community seeking to prepare students to be accountable leaders in a diverse and changing world. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and/or service. The College of Arts & Sciences has a strong commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence; more information can be found at www.uvm.edu/cas. The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category legally protected by federal or state law.

Candidates are asked to apply online at www.uvmjobs.com. Candidates will be asked to submit the following: a c.v.; the names and emails of three referees (who will be contacted for their letters electronically); a letter of interest that outlines the candidate’s teaching and research interests and experience, including a statement on how the candidate plans to contribute to inclusive excellence at UVM. Candidates will be asked to submit writing samples and sample course syllabi following an initial review of applications. The review of applications will begin on October 13, 2023. For more information on the position, please visit: https://www.uvmjobs.com/postings/64811 where candidates may view the full job ad and apply for the position.

PhD in history or be an advanced ABD in History.

About University of Vermont

Established in 1791, the University of Vermont is consistently ranked as one of the top public universities in the United States. Our academic programs combine faculty-student relationships frequently found in a small liberal arts college with the resources of a land-grant research institution. In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), students experience the connectedness and accessibility of a small liberal arts college within a high caliber public research institution. The Department of History at the University of Vermont consists of twenty-two full-time faculty members working in a variety of fields. Each is an outstanding teacher-scholar with excellent national and international reputations as researchers. Geographic coverage in the department is expansive with faculty possessing expertise in U.S., Canadian, European, Asian, African, Latin American, and Middle Eastern history. Methodologically, our faculty work in a variety of areas including legal history, the history of slavery, the history of the Holocaust, colonialism and decolonization, gender and sexuality, the history of ideas, religion, visual and material culture, and the history of fashion. Support for faculty rese...arch comes in the form of institutional professional development funds as well as substantial departmental gift accounts. Our students receive excellent training in the discipline with a required course in historical methodology and a senior capstone experience. The department also expects students to learn about the diversity of the human experience and requires broad exposure to the history of different global regions. Research and opportunities for independent study are important to the student experience and an active internship program at the departmental and college level exists. The department is a supportive and inclusive environment that privileges academic excellence. In addition to offering the B.A. and M.A. degrees in history, the department also houses the Program in Historic Preservation, which offers an M.S. degree.

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