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The UCLA Department of History invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in early modern western European history, 1500-1800. The department welcomes candidates considering any theme or methodological approach within these geographical and chronological parameters, and it particularly values conceptually innovative research.

All candidates must have completed their PhD in history or related field by May 30, 2025. The appointment will begin on July 1, 2025. The deadline for receiving applications and required documents is November 1, 2024 . Applications will be reviewed immediately thereafter.

The department welcomes candidates whose experience in teaching or research has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply online to upload their information for this position at https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09743. This position is subject to final administrative approval.

Documents should include a letter of application that provides statements on teaching and research; curriculum vitae; 2 sample syllabi; one writing sample of not more than 10,000 words; an authorization to release information form required by the University of California; and three letters of recommendation.

A statement addressing the applicant’s past and/or potential contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion is also required. Please visit the UCLA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion website for Sample Guidance for Candidates on the Statement of Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:  https://equity.ucla.edu/faculty-search-process-original/resources-on-contributions-to-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-edi/.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/historic-academic-salary-scales/index.html
The on-scale salary range for this position is between $78,200-$101,400. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, bullying and other demeaning behavior, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UCLA conducts targeted employment reference checks for finalists to whom departments or other hiring units would like to extend formal offers of appointment into Academic Senate faculty positions. The targeted employment reference checks involve contacting the finalists’ current and prior places of employment to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University’s Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UCLA requires all applicants for Academic Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” into RECRUIT as part of their application. If the applicant does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e., those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer) considered for Academic Senate faculty positions will be subject to targeted employment reference checks.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/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, age or protected veteran status.

For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.

For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.