Job description
Work type: University Tenure Line
Categories: School of Humanities & Sciences
Assistant Professor of History (South Asia)
The Department of History at Stanford University is seeking applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor in the area of modern history of South Asia with an emphasis on India in the 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to research and scholarly activities, the selected candidate will be expected to teach courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level with a demonstrated commitment to mentoring.
The ideal candidate will have an internationally recognized, robust, demonstrated record of scholarship, research, teaching on topics related to colonial state formation, social and economic history, global history, labor, policing, protest, historiography, pedagogy, decolonization, and postcolonial processes in modern India. They will have an extensive teaching and advising experience at both undergraduate and graduate level in the U.S. and global academic settings. They will work with at least two to three research languages of the Indian subcontinent. We particularly encourage applicants who are able to bring their work and interests into a wide conversation amongst both South Asia specialists and non-specialists across the university.
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent degree in History, conferred and in hand by appointment start date.
How to apply
Applicants must submit the following materials for full consideration:
- Cover letter addressing research and teaching interests
- Curriculum vitae
- Teaching statement
- Research statement
- One writing sample
- Three letters of recommendation
The salary range for this position is $108,000 – $127,000 for the academic year 2025-2026. Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the qualifications of the selected candidate, budget availability, and internal equity.
Further information about Stanford’s Department of History may be found at http://history.stanford.edu. Inquiries may be directed to Vivian Beebe Sana, Faculty Affairs & External Relations Officer, [email protected]. The application process will close on January 17, 2026.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching, and clinical missions.
Applications close: Pacific Standard Time
