Assistant Professor - African History

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $84,100.00 –$132,900.00 (9-month academic year salary).

However, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions 

Anticipated start: 07/01/2027 

POSITION DESCRIPTION 

The University of California at Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment at the level of assistant professor in the Department of History. 

The Department of History is one of the largest and most distinguished units in UC Berkeley's College of Letters and Science. The Department's faculty ranges across virtually all of the major geographical and chronological fields recognized by the discipline and includes experts in many areas of pivotal thematic significance. The position is defined as African History, which refers to the past of human societies on the African continent. All fields, areas, and periods of African History will be considered (political, economic, environmental, cultural, intellectual, social, diplomatic, transnational, the history of gender and sexuality, the history of borderlands, migration, and diaspora etc.). UC Berkeley values the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples, single parents, or those who may have taken time off for family reasons. 

For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit the Office for Faculty Equity and Welfare's website. 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Research Statement - See Ad For Details
• Teaching and Mentoring Statement - See Ad For Details
• Service Statement - Please discuss specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities. In describing your service, we are interested in your prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities that align with our School's public mission. This could include, for example, efforts to build an equitable, diverse, and interdisciplinary learning environment for all students, participating in professional organizations, serving on committees that advance the goals of the School or institution, or conducting outreach activities that remove barriers and support increased participation of individuals from all backgrounds.In your statement you could also discuss specific activities connected to the African continent. This could include relationships with African institutions and academic colleagues based in African countries, time spent working in Africa or on Africa-related issues, and any other engagements undertaken connected to Africa. 
• Teaching Evaluations
• Syllabi – See Ad For Details
• Published and/or Unpublished Scholarly Work - 1 - Candidates are invited to submit a copy of their dissertation, or published monograph based on the dissertation. For candidates who have not completed their Ph.D. please submit as much of the dissertation draft as possible. 
• Published and/or Unpublished Scholarly Work - 2 - See Ad For Details
• Authorization to Release Information Form - An institutional reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form. 

Reference requirements

• 3 letters of reference required

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