Categoria: Opportunities
09/09/19 – RIAS Short Fellowship
15/08/2019 – Grants: 25th AISNA Conference – 8 BORSE PER GIOVANI STUDIOSI
In occasione della 25th AISNA Biennial Conference – Gate(d) Ways. Enclosured, Breaches and Mobilities Across U.S. Boundaries and Beyond, Ragusa, 26-28 settembre 2019 – il Graduate Forum dell’AISNA bandisce, grazie al sostegno del Public Affairs Office dell’Ambasciata USA in Italia, 6
borse rivolte a giovani studiosi/e che siano iscritti/e o abbiano completato un dottorato di ricerca, o abbiano terminato la laurea magistrale e/o un master. In aggiunta l’AISNA finanzia con fondi propri 2 ulteriori borse. Leggi tutto “15/08/2019 – Grants: 25th AISNA Conference – 8 BORSE PER GIOVANI STUDIOSI”
until filled – archival editor, Van Buren papers; and visiting professor in Tennessee
What, when & where
The Papers of Martin Van Buren seeks an assistant editor for a Jul 2019-June 2020 appointment, with the possibility of extended employment dependent on grant funding. The position will require the editor to catalog, transcribe, annotate, and/or proofread documents for the project, which is producing digital and print editions of approximately 13,000 known Van Buren documents.
The position will require the editor to catalog, transcribe, annotate, and/or proofread documents for the project, which will produce digital and print editions of approximately 13,000 known Van Buren documents.
Candidate must possess:
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
- Proficiency in reading and comprehending nineteenth-century handwriting
- Experience with documentary editing and/or a research specialty in U.S. politics between 1800 and 1865 will be considered a plus
Deadline & how to apply
The successful hire will be required to be in residence at the project office in Cumberland University’s Vise Library.
Please upload your cover letter, resume, and 3 references.
What, when & where
Applications are sought for a visiting assistant professor of history. The successful candidate will teach five courses, specifically World Civilization I, World Civilization II, History of the United States I, and/or History of the United States II, in both the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters. Courses may be taught on campus and/or at dual enrollment sites in area high schools. These courses are options for the fulfillment of the History component of Cumberland University’s General Education Core, and in the History major. These survey courses should provide students with a rigorous introduction to major historical themes, as well as to college-level writing, thinking, and analysis.
Deadline & how to apply
An electronic version of your cover letter, curriculum vitae, philosophy of teaching, unofficial graduate transcripts, and 5 references is required.
Other info, Links & conditions
- Ability to navigate instructional technology and software.
- Demonstrated inter- and intrapersonal skills, especially in engaging with traditional and non-traditional university students.
- Evidence of high level of personal agency and initiative.
- Demonstrated organizational skills.
Preferred: Completed doctorate degree in History. A Master’s degree in history or a related field (with 18 completed graduate hours in history) may be accepted.
What, when & where
Applications are sought for adjunct instructors of History to teach HIS 191, 192, 201, and/or 202 in the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters. Courses may be taught on campus and/or at dual enrollment sites in area high schools. These courses are options for the fulfillment of the History component of Cumberland University’s General Education Core, and in the History major. These survey courses should provide students with a rigorous introduction to major historical themes, as well as to college-level writing, thinking, and analysis.
- Ability to navigate instructional technology and software.
- Demonstrated inter- and intrapersonal skills, especially in engaging with traditional and non-traditional university students.
- Evidence of high level of personal agency and initiative.
- Demonstrated organizational skills.
Deadline & how to apply
An electronic version of your cover letter, curriculum vitae, philosophy of teaching, unofficial graduate transcripts, and five references is required.
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30/06/2019 – CFG: Premi Agostino Lombardo e Caterina Gullì 2019
Premio Agostino Lombardo
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15/07/19 – CUNY (US). Professorship in African American Studies or Black Studies
Until filled – University of Redlands, CA. Assistant professor in Chicanx /Latinx literatures and cultures
What, when & where
The English Department at the University of Redlands seeks to hire a visiting assistant professor in Chicanx /Latinx literatures and cultures, with strength in media and visual studies, for the 2019-2020 year. This coming fall we’ll begin searching for a tenure-track assistant professor in this field, but in the meantime, we hope to hire a visitor to teach classes that include Chicanx literature, film and literature, and, ideally, introductory classes in other American literatures. We will consider both candidates who have completed the PhD and those who are near completion (assuming that a year of full-time teaching would not interfere with their ability to complete their work).
Deadline & how to apply
Please send a brief letter of application and current CV to Dr. Priya Jha (Priya_jha@redlands.edu) and Dr. Claudia Ingram (Claudia_ingram@redlands.edu) as soon as possible.
Other info, Links & conditions
The English Department at the University of Redlands also seeks to hire adjunct instructors for the academic year 2019-2020 (including a one-month May term) to teach a variety of introductory-level literature courses, possibly writing-intensive, in areas such as: World Literature, Literature of the Americas, Fiction, Poetry and Cultural Studies. Please ask any interested candidates to
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