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- 09/30/2026 Job Institution University of Memphis Institution Type College / University Department Department of History Location Tennessee, United States Position Assistant Professor Pending final budgetary approval, the Department of History at The University of Memphis, seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Public History beginning in August 2027.
A Ph.D. in History is required upon appointment. Candidates may specialize in any practice of public history, including but not limited to archival work, cultural resources management, digital history, film and media production, historic preservation, local history, museum exhibition and curation, oral history, and site interpretation. We welcome applications from historians of any time period or geographic area. We seek candidates who will develop connections with Memphis-area institutions. The University of Memphis is a Carnegie R1 institution. The College of Arts and Sciences offers competitive faculty workloads that recognize demonstrated research productivity while balancing research, teaching, and service responsibilities in accordance with College workload policy. Please refer to the CAS Faculty Teaching/Workload Guidelines for additional information. The teaching responsibilities for this position will normally include one survey-level course per semester that satisfies the university's General Education requirement in History. Candidates should also expect to offer upper-level courses and graduate seminars that train students in the practices of public history. Initial review of applications will begin November 1, 2026, and may continue until the position is filled. Candidates who are called for an interview must notify the Department of Human Resources in writing of any reasonable accommodations needed prior to the date of the interview. The application process is online at https://ibqajb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1 Choose "Faculty," then "Assistant Professor Public History Tenure Track." All applicants will be expected to have at hand, ready for immediate upload:
- -Letter of application
- -C.V.
- -Writing sample or detailed description of a public history project, accompanied by any relevant documentation
- -Academic transcript
- -Statement of teaching philosophy and sample syllabus
- -Contact information (including email addresses) for three professional references Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.
S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Contact Information Please contact search committee chair Susan Eva O'Donovan with any questions at odonovan@memphis.
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