Assistant Professor - Legal History, Nineteenth through Twenty-First Century

Clemson University
Assistant Professor - Legal History, Nineteenth through Twenty-First Century

Location: Clemson, South Carolina - Hardin Hall

Description

The Department of History at Clemson University invites applications for a tenure-track position in legal history from the nineteenth through the twenty-first century at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 16, 2024. The search is open to legal historians who focus on any geographical area. A J.D. is preferred but not required.

Clemson is an R-1 research institution and therefore applicants should have a strong record of scholarship or demonstrate promise of scholarship. Applicants moreover should be prepared to contribute to the History Department's new legal history emphasis area by teaching courses in legal history and advising undergraduate students interested in law-related fields. Applicants are also encouraged to demonstrate how their research and teaching interests fit into the department's new digital history Ph.D. program.

Qualifications

Ph.D. must be in-hand by August 1, 2024.

Application Instructions

Applicants should make electronic submission of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and an article-length writing sample to Prof. Lee B. Wilson, Legal History Search Chair, Dept. of History, Clemson University, by means of Interfolio link:

http://apply.interfolio.com/132170

The committee will conduct interviews via Zoom.

Applications received by October 15, 2023 will receive full consideration.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement



Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information. Clemson University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and encourages applications from minorities and women.

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