Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Modern U.S. History

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Job description

The Department of History, Columbia University, invites applications for an assistant professor specializing in the political, intellectual, and/or economic history of the United States in the late 19th and/or 20th century.

Teaching responsibilities will include graduate and undergraduate courses and involvement in Columbia’s Core Curriculum.

The successful applicant will show evidence of innovative scholarship and experience with teaching and advising and have the Ph. D. in hand by 1 July 2027.

Applications received by December 1, 2026 will receive full consideration.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Qualifications

PhD required at the time of appointment.

How to apply

All applications must be made through Columbia University’s Academic Search and Recruiting (ASR) system. Please upload the following required materials:

  • Cover letter explaining research and teaching interests and plans for future research
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Contact information for three referees (who may be asked to upload letters to the ASR/Interfolio system at a later stage in the search process, after candidates are shortlisted)

For further information, please contact Ramy Andil at [email protected].

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment.

For more than 250 years, Columbia has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world. At the core of our wide range of academic inquiry is the commitment to attract and engage the best minds in pursuit of greater human understanding, pioneering new discoveries and service to society.