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Job Opportunities
Assistant Professor, Department of History
Department of History, Social Sciences Division
Position Type: Faculty
Salary Range: $90,000 - $130,000
Chicago, IL
Aug 15, 2025
Description
The Department of History at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in the history of the United States during the long nineteenth century to start on or after July 1, 2026. We welcome applications from candidates who either are ABD or hold a recent PhD and particularly encourage applications from scholars whose work explores transnational perspectives on these histories.
Qualifications
Candidates must have earned the PhD degree in a relevant field prior to the start of the appointment.
Application Instructions
Applicants must apply online at the University of Chicago’s Interfolio website at apply.interfolio.com/172213 and include: 1) a cover letter; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a research statement; 4) a teaching statement; 5) a writing sample of no more than 30 pages; and 6) three letters of reference.
Consideration of applications will begin on October 1, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled or the search is closed.
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Part-Time Lecturer, Department of History
Department of History, Social Sciences Division
Position Type: Faculty
Salary Range: $26,650
Chicago, IL
Aug 5, 2025
Description
The University of Chicago, Division of the Social Sciences seeks a part time lecturer in the Department of History for a one-year, non-renewable term beginning on or after September 20, 2025. Responsibilities include serving as a preceptor for the BA thesis seminar sequence (three courses across our three-quarter academic year). This position will be part of the SEIU bargaining unit.
Qualifications
Applicants must hold a PhD in History, or in a closely related field. Prior teaching and advising experience is required, with previous experience supporting independent student research preferred.
Application Instructions
Applicants must submit their materials through the University of Chicago’s Interfolio site at apply.interfolio.com/171555 and upload the following: 1) Cover Letter - Letter of application that briefly summarizes your qualifications and interest in the position, 2) Curriculum Vitae, 3) One representative writing sample - a sample of either a published piece from a book, edited volume, journal, or, if unpublished, a work or section of no more than 10,000 words, 4) a teaching statement that addresses experience supporting independent student research, 5) syllabi of courses previously taught, and 6) two letters of recommendation.
Review of applications will begin on September 5, 2025 and continue until the position is filled or the search is closed.
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