History 2008-2009

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Introduction


 * If you are applying for academic jobs in history during the 2008-2009 school year, this wiki is for you. Since history departments do not always do a good job of notifying applicants about the status of their search, this wiki allows job applicants to share their updates with each other.  Through this collaborative effort, job searchers can provide the latest news on the dates and status of phone interviews, conference interviews, campus visits, job offers, and acceptance of job offers.  As we work together, we can help keep search committees more honest.  If you are unsure whether a search committee has acted inappropriately, review the AHA guidelines and standards that are linked below.
 * Our goal is to list below all known open searches, by regional and topical specialization. Please check the below job listing web sites frequently and add new searches as they appear on the Internet.  Try to match, as closely as possible, each job with one or more of the below categories.  In some instances, an open search may need to be listed in more than spot below.  Consider adding a link to the job announcement so that other users can find the job description quickly.  Please start each new sub-entry with a "star."  When adding news about a search, finish your note with the date in parentheses. This keeps entries easy to read and makes development over time more clear. Thanks!
 * Salary data is taken from the AAUP Faculty Salary Survey. Calculations for history are based on the fact that, in 2007-2008, the average assistant professor of history at a private institution earned 90.7 percent of what the average assistant professor at the same institution earned.  Similarly, the average assistant professor of history at a public institution earned 84.1 percent of what the average assistant professor at the same institution earned.  See "Barely Keeping Up?" by Robert B. Townsend for more details.
 * For some idea of the teaching load at these institutions, the student/faculty ratio from the Petersons.com web site is included.
 * As a measurement of student quality, median SAT scores are included. These were calculated from data available at the CollegeBoard.com web site.  The writing portion of the SAT score was excluded from this calculation and converted ACT scores were included.

Job Listings

 * AHA web site (must be AHA member)
 * H-Net
 * Chronicle of Higher Education
 * OAH
 * HigherEdJobs.com
 * InsideHigherEd.com
 * Higher-Ed.org
 * jobs.ac.uk (Major site for British jobs)

AHA Guidelines for Job Market

 * Click here for guidelines and standards on hiring, interviews, job offers, etc.

Status of Job Searches

 * I don't mean to be a pain, but do we really want a few thousand jobs on this one page? (As it is, the page is 38KB long, which is already longer than suggested.) Breaking it down in the AHA categories would make sense, though I have no idea how to do it.


 * I agree, and I think others do, too. Are we really locked into this page?  Someone already started a wiki for North American fields, using the old format.  Can't the North American folks just stick with that?  Anyone with me? Here's the link:


 * I agree as well - thanks for providing the link.


 * The problem (last year) with the old wiki page was that it was much harder to restore once the deleting began. I've started a sub-page for all Americanist-oriented jobs.  Please move anything I missed (I'm getting bored doing this...)

Atlantic History

 * State University of New York - Buffalo
 * application deadline is 15 Nov 2008


 * Emporia State University- Emporia, KS
 * application deadline is 1 Nov 2008

Business or Economic History

 * Harvard Business School
 * application deadline is 21 Nov 2008


 * University of California - San Diego
 * application deadline is 29 Oct 2008


 * University of Texas - San Antonio
 * application deadline is 1 Oct 2008

Diplomatic/International History

 * Naval War College
 * application deadline is 1 Oct 2008


 * Ohio University
 * application deadline is 15 Nov 2008


 * University of British Columbia
 * application deadline is 1 Oct 2008


 * Wake Forest University
 * Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
 * application deadline is 1 Nov 2008
 * average salary for assistant professors in 2007-2008 was $57,900
 * assistant professor of history should earn at least $52,522 annually
 * student/faculty ratio - 10:1
 * median SAT score: 1295 to 1325

Environmental History

 * Amherst College
 * application deadline is 21 Nov 2008


 * University of Colorado - Boulder
 * application deadline is 1 Dec 2008
 * average salary for assistant professors in 2007-2008 was $72,300
 * assistant professor of history should earn at least $60,824 annually
 * student/faculty ratio - 16:1
 * median SAT score: 1125 to 1170


 * University of Denver
 * application deadline is 7 Nov 2008

History and Education

 * Brigham Young University
 * Location: Provo, Utah
 * application deadline is 15 Sept 2008
 * student/faculty ratio - 21:1
 * median SAT score: 1235 to 1240


 * The College of New Jersey
 * application deadline is 1 Nov 2008


 * State University of New York - Cortland
 * application deadline is 14 Nov 2008
 * average salary for assistant professors in 2007-2008 was $48,500
 * assistant professor of history should earn at least $40,789 annually
 * student/faculty ratio - 15:1
 * median SAT score: 1065

History of Gender or Sexuality

 * Williams College
 * application deadline is 10 Nov 2008

History of Journalism/Mass Communication

 * University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
 * position in School of Journalism and Mass Communication
 * application deadline is 1 Dec 2008

History of Medicine or Health

 * Princeton University
 * application deadline is 15 Oct 2008


 * Yale University
 * application deadline is 15 Oct 2008


 * Santa Clara University
 * application deadline is 14 November 2008

History of Science or Technology

 * Missouri University of Science and Technology
 * application deadline is 1 Dec 2008

Location: Tokyo, Japan
 * Waseda University
 * application deadline is 19 Sept 2008


 * University of Alabama-Huntsville
 * Deadline: 15 November 2008
 * Hi all, Search Committee Member here. We will use this site to keep applicants informed of the progress of the search, particularly as deadlines approach and anxiety levels rise. Right now our plan is to conduct video or phone interviews prior the AHA. We do this so that the entire department can get to know those who make the first cut. A smaller group of faculty will travel to New York and meet again with candidates. I can't say I'll check this page on a daily basis, but if you have any questions, please feel free to post them and I'll answer those that I can.

Labor History

 * University of Colorado - Boulder
 * application deadline is 1 Dec 2008
 * average salary for assistant professors in 2007-2008 was $72,300
 * assistant professor of history should earn at least $60,824 annually
 * student/faculty ratio - 16:1
 * median SAT score: 1125 to 1170


 * University of California - San Diego
 * application deadline is 29 Oct 2008

Legal History

 * New Jersey Institute of Technology
 * application deadline is 15 Nov 2008


 * University of Maryland
 * application deadline is 20 Oct 2008
 * seeking Associate Professor

Military History

 * Naval War College
 * application deadline is 1 Oct 2008


 * Ohio University
 * application deadline is 15 Nov 2008


 * University of Wisconsin-Madison
 * application deadline is 31 Oct 2008

Oral History

 * University of Southern California
 * application deadline is unknown

Political History

 * Harvard Business School
 * application deadline is 21 Nov 2008


 * UNC Wilmington
 * Location: Wilmington, North Carolina
 * application deadline is 30 Nov 2008
 * average salary for assistant professors in 2007-2008 was $60,500
 * assistant professor of history should earn at least $50,881 annually
 * student/faculty ratio - 17:1
 * median SAT score: 1090 to 1155