The Department of History and Geography in the College of Liberal Arts, the University of Texas at Arlington, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of History specializing in the Ancient or Medieval Mediterranean World with expertise in Digital Humanities.

Required qualifications:

• -Ph.D. in History or related field by Sept. 1, 2025

• -Geographical focus on the Mediterranean World, including North Africa, the Middle East, and/or Europe

• -Demonstrated effectives in, or a strong preparation for, teaching courses in Ancient and Medieval History

• -Demonstrated expertise in theories and tools of Digital Humanities

Preferred qualifications:

• -Willingness to contribute to the Department's current public-facing digital history projects or to develop new ones.

• -Expertise in video game designed or a willingness to help support a current university initiative in the filed.

• -Demonstrated track record of securing grants or other outside funding and the ability to contribute to departmental and college strengths.

Required Documents:

• -Curriculum Vitae

• -Cover Letter outlining your research agenda, Digital Humanities training and projects, and teaching philosophy and interests

• -Writing sample such as a dissertation chapter, journal article, or book chapter

• -Contact information for 3 references.

Review of applications will begin 1 November 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.

Questions may be addressed to Dr. Paul Conrad, search committee chair, at [email protected].

The Department of History and Geography (https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/liberal-arts/departments/history) offers three bachelor’s degree plans, a minor in Geography, and numerous other minor options at the undergraduate level; at the graduate level, the Department offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in History, as well as a graduate certificate in Archival Administration. Along with offering core-compliant courses in geography and US history to students from across the University, we have about 300 majors and 60 graduate students. Our award-winning faculty offer courses in a rich array of specialties with particular strengths in the digital humanities, in the history of gender, race, slavery, and labor, in cultural history, in transnational history, and in the history of science and technology. The College of Liberal Arts is the largest in the University with twelve departments in the liberal arts, fine arts, humanities, and social sciences. It also houses the Disability Studies Program and the Gender, Women, and Sexuality Program, both of which offer minors and lively public-facing programming. 

For more information about UTA, please visit: http://www.uta.edu/uta

Application deadline: 1 November 2024

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