How to Apply

Please attach a cover letter and CV when applying.
 

Summary

The Department of History in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan invites applications for a Lecturer I position to teach one course in the Fall 2023 semester: History 239: World Before 1492. This represents a 33.33% appointment. 

Course Description

This course looks at how the world was connected and divided by extensive systems of material exchange, cross-cultural interaction, and political integration before European “voyages of discovery,” initiated in 1492. In pursuit of comparisons and connections, students in this class crisscross the regions, societies and cultures into which the world’s pre-modern history is usually divided. By practicing history on a large scale, particular questions and problems come to the fore such as why major social and technological transformations, such as agriculture or writing arose multiple times in different areas and periods and how human groups in various regions formed states, empires, and other social collectives. This course will also consider the ebb and flow of cross-cultural interactions, such as migration, trade, and imperialism, and the rise of universal religions, and how local societies responded to these larger world-historical trends. This course will also consider whether the causes and consequences always the same and the role of broad climatic and ecological changes systems of interaction.
 

Required Qualifications*

Successful applicants must have a PhD in History with a specialization in Ottoman or eastern Mediterranean history.
 

Desired Qualifications*

Additional requirements include demonstrated successful teaching experience and enthusiasm for teaching undergraduate students. 
 

Union Affiliation

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Lecturers Employee Organization, AFL-CIO, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  Deadline for applications is February 10.
 

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

U-M COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

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