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Harvard University Tenure-Track Professor in History of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Title Tenure-Track Professor in History of Technology
School Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department/Area History of Science
Position Description
Position Description:The Department of the History of Science seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in the history of technology. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1st, 2025. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching and advising at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Basic Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:Doctorate or terminal degree in History, History of Science, or related discipline required by the time the appointment begins.
Additional Qualifications
Additional Qualifications:Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching and advising is desired.
Special Instructions
Special Instructions:Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal (https://academicpositions.harvard.edu). Applications must be submitted no later than October 1, 2024.
Cover letter.
Curriculum Vitae.
Teaching/advising statement (describing teaching philosophy and practices as well as your approach to creating a learning environment in which students are encouraged to ask questions and share their ideas; draft syllabi may be included).
Research statement.
Service statement describing efforts to strengthen academic communities, e.g., the candidate’s department, institution, and/or professional societies.
Names and contact information of 3-5 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation on behalf of short-listed candidates. Three letters of recommendation are required for further consideration at that time. At least one letter must come from someone who has not served as the candidate’s undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.
Writing sample or copies of publications.
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Contact Information
Contact Information: Yaz Alfata, Search Committee, Department of the History of Science, yalfata@fas.harvard.edu
Contact Email yalfata@fas.harvard.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer
Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status.
Minimum Number of References Required 3
Maximum Number of References Allowed 5
Keywords
assistant, associate, faculty, instructor, tenure track
Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MA, Northeast, New England
history, technology
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