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Description
The department of history at Vanderbilt University seeks a Mellon Assistant Professor in Russian and Eurasian History. This non-tenure-track position is for a three-year term with a 2-2 teaching load. The department is especially interested in candidates who have innovative research agendas and whose teaching can cover broad dimensions of Imperial, Soviet, and or/post-Soviet history. All faculty in the History Department teach classes at all levels of the curriculum, from introductory lectures to majors' seminars, participate in the A&S college Core, and serve in an advisory capacity for honors students and undergraduate majors.
Qualifications
Applicants must have received their Ph.D. in history no more than four years prior to the start of the position and must have their degree in hand by August 15, 2027. Candidates must have evidence of teaching experience.
Application Instructions
Applications are accepted via Interfolio. To be considered, please submit the following materials: cover letter, curriculum vitae, one writing sample, three letters of reference, a teaching statement, one sample syllabus, and teaching evaluations for all available courses (at least two sets of teaching evaluations), Review of application files will begin December 1, 2026.
Worksite address
nashville, TN, 37247, US
Who can apply
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