Job Information - Global Position - Middle East / North Africa
Global
The Department of History at Virginia Tech invites applications for a tenure track, assistant professor position in global history beginning in August, 2008, pending final administrative approval. The department is looking for a candidate whose research and teaching examine transnational forces or the intersections between cultures and religions. Field of specialization and chronological period are open, but priority will be given to applicants demonstrating an interest and training in comparative and theoretical approaches to racial/ethnic/national identities in a global context.
Required qualifications include a Ph.D. at time of appointment and an ability to teach survey courses in world history and undergraduate and graduate courses on thematic and comparative topics in area of specialization. Applicants should demonstrate how their scholarship and teaching could contribute to the History Department’s concentrations in
- 1) Identity Formation,
- 2) Knowledge Production and Transmission, and/or
- 3) Science, Technology, and the Environment.
Applicants must apply for this position on-line at http://www.jobs.vt.edu (refer to posting 071030) and attach a letter of application, C.V., and a writing sample (less than 40 pages).
They must also submit at least three letters of recommendation to:
Global Search, Dept. of History, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Review of applications will begin November 30, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.
The History Department anticipates conducting initial interviews at the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association.
For additional information, contact:
Prof. Robert Stephens (rosteph1@vt.edu), chair, Global Search,
Dept. of History, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Individuals with disabilities desiring accommodation in the application process should notify Professor Stephens by November 26: phone: (540) 231-8366, fax: (540) 231-8724, TTY/PC: (800) 828-1120.
For information about the Virginia Tech Dual Career Assistance Program, see the website: http://www.hr.vt.edu/employment/dualcareer/
Virginia Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution
Middle East / North Africa
The Department of History at Virginia Tech invites applications for a tenure track, assistant professor position in Middle Eastern/North African history beginning in August, 2008, pending final administrative approval. Field of specialization and chronological period are open.
Required qualifications include a Ph.D. at time of appointment and an ability to teach survey courses in world history, upper-level undergraduate courses in Middle Eastern and/or North African history, and graduate courses on thematic and comparative topics. Applicants should demonstrate how their scholarship and teaching could contribute to the History Department’s concentrations in
- 1) Identity Formation,
- 2) Knowledge Production and Transmission, and/or
- 3) Science, Technology, and the Environment.
Applicants must apply for this position on-line at http://www.jobs.vt.edu (refer to posting 071027) and attach a letter of application, C.V., and a writing sample (less than 40 pages).
They must also submit at least three letters of recommendation to:
Middle East Search, Dept. of History, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Review of applications will begin October 29, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. The History Department anticipates conducting initial interviews at the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association in November.
For additional information, contact:
Prof. E. Thomas Ewing (etewing@vt.edu), chair, Middle East/Africa Search,
Dept. of History, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Individuals with disabilities desiring accommodation in the application process should notify Professor Ewing by October 29:
phone: (540) 231-8366, fax: (540) 231-8724, TTY/PC: (800) 828-1120.
For information about the Virginia Tech Dual Career Assistance Program, see the website: http://www.hr.vt.edu/employment/dualcareer/
Virginia Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution