Positions Available

Nineteenth-Century Studies. The College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University is pleased to announce a reconfiguration of its internationally renowned Victorian Studies Program as a Nineteenth-Century Studies Center.

We are seeking a distinguished senior scholar of nineteenth-century culture to serve as founding director, jointly appointed by both the English and the History Departments. Please send a letter of interest, a CV, and names of three referees to Andrew H. Miller, Co-Chair, 19th Century Studies Search, Department of English, Indiana University, 442 Ballantine Hall, 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-7103.  Review of applications will start November 1, 2007, and continue until the position is filled.

Indiana University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas.  We are especially interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of candidates, including women, members of racial and ethnic minorities, and disabled individuals.

Africa. Tenure-track. The Department of History at Indiana University, Bloomington seeks to appoint an outstanding scholar/teacher in African history.  Research fields and regional specializations are open. The anticipated starting date will be the fall of 2008. Please send a letter of application, c.v., a writing sample consisting of an article or dissertation chapter, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to the African History Search Committee, Department of History, Indiana University, Ballantine Hall 742, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405-7103. Review of applications will start October 1, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will occur at the African Studies Association annual meetings in New York City (October 18-21, 2007).  Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to excellence through diversity.

Native American History (tenure track assistant professorship): The Department of History and American Studies Program at Indiana University, Bloomington, seek to hire a scholar of Native American history. The successful candidate's research and teaching focus should be exclusively within the U.S. context or within a comparative framework involving the U.S. and other areas, such as Canada or Mexico. Additionally, the candidate's work should speak to both the disciplinary conventions of History and the interdisciplinary traditions of American Studies.  The scholar is expected to participate in the Native American Studies Ph.D. minor that American Studies hopes to launch next year.  The anticipated starting date will be the fall of 2008.  Please send a letter of application, c.v., and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to the Native American History Search Committee, Department of History, Indiana University, Ballantine Hall 742, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405-7103.  Review of applications will start November 1, 2007, and continue until the position is filled.  Indiana University is an Equal-Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to excellence through diversity.

World History (open rank): The Department of History at Indiana University, Bloomington, seeks to hire a scholar whose teaching and research interests will provide direction and leadership for our World History field. The successful candidate should have a demonstrated reputation as a scholar of a thematic area, such as migration, trade patterns, colonialism, imperialism, economic development, global business, environment, or technology.  The candidate will be expected to teach World History courses at the undergraduate level and to participate in efforts to build and maintain a World History minor at the PhD level.  The anticipated starting date will be the fall of 2008. Please send a letter of application, c.v., and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to the World History Search Committee, Department of History, Indiana University, Ballantine Hall 742, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405-7103.  Review of applications will start November 1, 2007, and continue until the position is filled.  Indiana University is an Equal-Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to excellence through diversity.