Assistant Professor

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College of Arts & Sciences

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Status:

Exempt

The Department of History at American University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in the History of Science, Technology, and Society (STS) in the United States, beginning August 1, 2027. Candidates whose research areas include public health and medicine, environmental history, labor and automation, or information/data/knowledge regimes are particularly encouraged to apply. We welcome the ability to teach the period before 1900 and/or expertise in African American or Indigenous History as well as building connections to public-facing institutions. We are especially interested in candidates who can address how science and technology have shaped governance, economic systems, inequality, marginalized populations, and civic life. In addition to scholarship and teaching, responsibilities will include participation in department, school and university activities.

The annual salary range is $95,000-100,000. Applicants should have a PhD or an anticipated PhD completion by August 1, 2027. Full review of applications will begin September 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled, subject to on-going budgetary approval. Include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy including proposed courses, and recent teaching evaluations (when possible). Please arrange three letters of recommendation to be directly submitted through the job application portal: after the candidate submits the application, Workday will prompt the applicant to provide contact information about their letter writers. Please contact the search committee chair Gautham Rao ([email protected]) with any questions.

American University is a private Carnegie R1 institution within easy reach of the many centers of government, business, research, and the arts located within the nation’s capital. For more information about American University, visit www.american.edu. Learn more about the Department of History at
https://www.american.edu/cas/history/.

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