Assistant Professor in African History

The Department of History at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in New Brunswick invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor in African history to begin on 09/01/2025. A PhD in History or related field is required; candidates must have received their degree by the start of the appointment.

We welcome applications from scholars specializing in any region, time period, or thematic focus within the field of African history. We are particularly interested in applicants whose work complements one or more of the department's strengths, including Atlantic and Indian Ocean circuits of exchange; the global study of race, slavery, and abolition; and colonization and decolonization. We also encourage applications from scholars whose research and teaching interests intersect with the university's interdisciplinary initiatives in public history, health and medicine, law, the environment, and the study of women, gender, and sexuality. The successful applicant will teach History courses at a wide range of levels in the department's undergraduate program, Master's program in Global and Comparative History, and doctoral program.

Rutgers is located in New Jersey, a demographically diverse state. Our student body reflects this racial and ethnic diversity. We are interested in hiring faculty who can contribute to the diversity of our community through their research, teaching and/or service.

Applications must be submitted online and should include: a cover letter outlining the candidate's research and teaching, to be addressed to Professor Samantha Kelly, Search Committee Chair; a CV; the names and e-mail addresses (or dossier service emails) of three referees; and an article-length writing sample. All materials should be submitted by OCTOBER 15, 2024.

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, military service or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms or conditions of employment.

Doctoral Degree