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Cassius Marcellus Clay Postdoctoral Associate, Twentieth-century U.S. Political History
The Yale University Department of History invites applications for the Cassius Marcellus Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship. This two-year fellowship supports research in twentieth-century U.S. political history. The fellow will be affiliated with the Workshop in Modern U.S. History. The fellow is expected to participate in its activities, and in History Department activities, and to teach one course in the second year of the fellowship. Compensation is commensurate with education and experience and will include Yale’s benefits package and a research budget. Start date August 1, 2024.
 
PhD requirements must be completed by the beginning of the appointment and the PhD must have been awarded after spring 2020.  Cover letter, CV, a chapter-length writing sample, a one-page proposal for a course, including illustrative readings, and three letters of reference should be submitted to http://apply.interfolio.com/139756 . Review of applications will begin March 1, 2024.  Please contact Ms. Denise Scott, Senior Administrative Assistant at denise.scott@yale.edu with questions.
 
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.

Cassius Marcellus Clay Postdoctoral Associate, History of the American West or US Mexican Borderlands
The Yale University Department of History invites applications for the Cassius Marcellus Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship. This two-year fellowship supports research in U.S. history with a specialization in the history of the American West or the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. Scholars with interests in Texas, and/or in public history, are especially encouraged to apply. The fellow will be affiliated with the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders, and with the Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration. The fellow is expected to participate in their activities, and in History Department activities, and to teach one course in the second year of the fellowship.
 
Compensation is commensurate with education and experience and will include Yale’s benefits package and a research budget. Start date August 1, 2024. PhD requirements must be completed by the beginning of the appointment and the PhD must have been awarded after spring 2020. Cover letter, CV, a chapter-length writing sample, a one-page proposal for a course, including illustrative readings, and three letters of reference should be submitted to  http://apply.interfolio.com/139758. Review of applications will begin March 1, 2024.  Please contact Ms. Denise Scott, Senior Administrative Assistant at denise.scott@yale.edu with questions.
 
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.

 
Associate/Full Professor, 20th Century African American History
The Yale University Departments of African American Studies and History intend to make a tenured Associate/Full Professor appointment in twentieth-century African American History with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2024. Applications are welcome from scholars at the level of associate or full professor who have demonstrated exceptional scholarship. The successful candidate will also be expected to teach courses in African American History.
 
Applicants, who must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, should submit a letter of application, C.V., statements of research and teaching interests, and a chapter length writing sample prepared for anonymous reading at https://apply.interfolio.com/129125. Additional materials will be requested at a later stage.
 
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.
 
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2023 and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. Please contact Dana Lee, Senior Administrative Assistant, at dana.lee@yale.edu with any questions.

Assistant Professor, History of the Nineteenth-Century Middle East
The Yale University Department of History seeks to make a tenure-track assistant professor appointment in the history of the nineteenth-century Middle East. We encourage applications from scholars working in any area of the Middle East, including the Persianate world, excluding Egypt. Applicants must have expertise in, and be able to teach, the long nineteenth century in the modern Middle East including knowledge of the relevant languages and societies.
 
We welcome applications from historians who already hold teaching positions, as well as recent PhD’s and those who expect their PhD or equivalent degree by the time of appointment. 
 
All applicants should submit a letter of application, C.V., statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and a chapter length writing sample prepared for anonymous reading via Interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/128468. Letters of reference are not required at this initial stage but will be requested later. 
 
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.
 
For questions, please contact Caryn Carson, Senior Administrative Assistant, at Caryn.carson@yale.edu. The review of applications will begin October 1, 2023. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2024.

Assistant Professor, Global Sephardi/Mizrahi History (1492 to 2000)
The Yale University Department of History and Program in Jewish Studies intend to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor in Global Sephardi/Mizrahi History (1492 to 2000). Applicants must have expertise in, and be able to teach, the long durée of Sephardi/Mizrahi History including command of the relevant languages and knowledge of the surrounding societies. We welcome applications from historians who already hold teaching positions, as well as recent PhD’s and those who expect their PhD or equivalent degree by the time of appointment.
 
All applicants should submit an application via http://apply.interfolio.com/127502. They should submit a cover letter, C.V., statement of research and a statement of teaching interests, and a chapter length writing sample prepared for anonymous reading. Letters of reference are not required at this initial stage but will be requested later. 
 
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.
 
Please contact Ms. Denise Scott, Senior Administrative Assistant at denise.scott@yale.edu with any questions. The review of applications will begin October 1, 2023. The anticipated start date for this position is July 2024.