The Yale University Department of History intends to make a tenure-track assistant professor appointment, to begin July 1, 2014, focusing on modern Middle East history. Applications are invited from historians with strong potential for achievement in scholarship, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and intellectual leadership. We welcome applications from historians already holding teaching positions, as well as from recent PhDs and those who expect their PhD by the time of appointment. Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Submit letter of application, C.V., statement of research and teaching interests, a chapter-length writing sample, and three letters of reference at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2740. The review of applications will begin September 15, 2013.