Assistant Professor
Required Qualifications
Ph.D. (in hand or expected by August 2018) in late antique or medieval history, medieval
studies, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to teach a range of undergraduate lectures and seminars in late antique and/or
medieval history; research and teaching interests that relate and can contribute to
one or more of the History Department's graduate program thematic clusters (Global
connections, empire, capitalism; Health, science, environment; Race, citizenship,
migration; Religion, gender, cultural identity; States, nations, political cultures).
Responsibilities & Requirements
The Department of History at Stony Brook University invites applications for a tenure-track
assistant professor of late antique or medieval history. Our search encompasses all
fields and areas of medieval European, Mediterranean, and /or Near Eastern history,
ca. 200-1400 CE. Preferred qualifications: ability to teach a range of undergraduate
lectures and seminars in late antique and/or medieval history; research and teaching
interests that relate and can contribute to one or more of our graduate program thematic
clusters (Global connections, empire, capitalism; Health, science, environment; Race,
citizenship, migration; Religion, gender, cultural identity; States, nations, political
cultures). We also welcome interdisciplinary candidates whose historical work addresses
social, cultural, economic, and/or political processes; who engage with material and/or
visual cultures; and/or who can participate in Stony Brook's Center for the Study
of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations.
Special Notes
This is a tenure track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime
provisions of the FLSA. Internal and external search to occur simultaneously. Anticipated Start Date: August 2018.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order,
is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide
his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time
as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.
If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the
Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.
Application Procedure
Those interested in this position should submit a State Employment Application, cover letter, resume/CV, three letters of reference, a writing sample, and teaching
and research statement by clicking Apply.
To receive consideration, applications must be received no later than December 1,
2017. We will begin reviewing files on December 1, with first-round Skype interviews
planned for January 2018, and campus visits in February 2018. Inquiries may be directed
to Sara Lipton: sara.lipton@stonybrook.edu.
Apply
| Sara Lipton |
| Search Committee Chair |
| Department of History |
| Stony Brook University, SBS 3rd Floor |
| Stony Brook 11794-4348 |
| Email: sara.lipton@stonybrook.edu |
Campus Description
Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is
located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre
campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than
13,500 faculty and staff. SBU is a comprehensive research-intensive university and
a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which includes
34 public universities among its 62 members. SBU consists of 12 schools and colleges
and a teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art healthcare in the Long Island
region. SBU also manages and performs joint research with Brookhaven National Laboratory,
the only Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast, and shares doctoral programs
with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a world-renowned molecular biology institute.
Home to the Emerson String Quartet, the Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton, New
York, the Humanities Institute, and the Southampton Arts Program, and with endeavors
that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park
in Madagascar, SBU sustains an international reputation that cuts across the arts,
humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
| Official Job Title: |
Assistant Professor |
| REF#: |
F-9823-17-09 |
| Campus: |
Stony Brook West Campus |
| Department: |
History |
| Salary: |
Commensurate with Experience |
| Posting Start Date: |
09/28/2017 |
| Posting End Date: |
12/01/2017 |
Applications for this position must be received, as specified in the Application Procedure
Section, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 12/01/2017, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Special Notes Section.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of
an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion,
sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
age, disability, genetic information,veteran status and all other protected classes
under federal or state laws.
If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the university
office of institutional diversity and equity at (631)632-6280.
| Job Category: Faculty and Librarian |
Posting Date: 09/28/2017
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