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Assistant Professorship in Nineteenth-Century US Immigration and Labor History
Description
The History Department at Boston College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Nineteenth-Century US Immigration and Labor history. The area of specialization is open, but there is some preference for a scholar of the Irish diaspora, including in the US, who would contribute to the university鈥檚 Irish Studies program.聽
Candidates should demonstrate an active research agenda and evidence of excellence in teaching. The successful candidate will teach four courses a year. These will be a mix of survey courses suitable for the university undergraduate core curriculum, undergraduate electives, and graduate courses. 聽
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Qualifications
Candidates should have received a Ph.D. in history or related discipline by 31 August 2025.
Application Instructions
Applicants for this position should submit a cover letter; a聽curriculum vitae; an article-length writing sample; and three letters of recommendation. Please address cover letters to the Chair of the Search Committee, History Department, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, but submit all materials through Interfolio.
To receive full consideration, applicants should submit these materials via Interfolio () by 15 October 2024.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process and requires all its employees to be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university that strives to integrate research excellence with a foundational commitment to formative liberal arts education. The university is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.聽To learn more about how 情色空间 supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university, please visit the .