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Job Announcements
Workshops and Mock Interviews
Career Advising and Placement Services
The Dossier
Recent Academic Appointments
Placement
The University of Chicago is justly called the teacher of teachers, because of the number of Chicago graduates who go on to teach and conduct research at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. Together with the support you will receive from your dissertation director during your academic job search, there are several services to help you find an appointment as a professional historian and teacher.
Job Announcements
To receive e-mails of job and workshop announcements you may subscribe yourself to: https://listhost.uchicago.edu/mailman/listinfo/historyjobs.
Paper copies of job announcements received by the department (adjunct openings, postdoctoral fellowships, and tenure-track appointments) are kept in the History Department office room 332 of the Social Sciences Building. The Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network is available on-line, or you can browse the paper copy in the History office, SSRB 330. Also, a good, annotated bibliography of reference books related to job hunting is available through the Career Advising and Placement Service Office (CAPS).
Workshops and Mock Interviews
In late spring or early autumn, History’s Teaching, Fellowships, and Placement Committee offers a workshop on the academic job search for students who are currently on the job market or anticipate being on the market in a year’s time. The workshop covers such issues as elements of an application and a dossier; tenure-track versus postdoctoral positions; making the short list; interviewing; and campus visits.
In late November or early December, students who will be interviewing at the American Historical Association’s annual meeting or other conferences can participate in Mock Interviews with members of the History Department faculty. Contact the History Department office to schedule an interview.
After the American Historical Association's January convention, the committee meets to discuss on-campus job talks with students who interviewed at AHA.
Throughout the year, the History Graduate Student Association offers bi-monthly professionalization workshops on issues important to historians, such as teaching, publishing, etc... you may benefit from presenting your on-campus job talk at a social sciences graduate workshop.
Career Advising and Placement Services
CAPS offers autumn quarter workshops, sample cover letters, curricula vitæ, and resumes to download, and a list of useful publications for graduate students seeking both academic and non-academic positions. You can also make an appointment with a CAPS counselor who specializes in career opportunities outside academia for master’s and doctoral degree students in the social sciences. An extensive career library and reference librarian is also available at CAPS office. CAPS is located in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street, or telephone the office at 773/702-7040.
The Dossier
The University of Chicago has contracted with Interfolio, Inc. to maintain credentials files, sometimes known as the dossier, for students seeking jobs or fellowships. A confidential credentials file allows each of your recommenders to write one letter which is stored and may be used repeatedly for any period of time. You may also elect to keep copies of transcripts, teaching evaluations, or sample syllabi in your file. You select which materials in the file to send with each fellowship or job application. Letters and other materials can be updated as you progress through your graduate studies. You can consult with your dissertation director or placement committee for advice on preparing the dossier.
Recent Academic Appointments
Eighty percent of History students who graduated in the past six years have accepted academic positions (postdoctoral fellowships, visiting appointments, or tenure-track faculty); fourteen percent of our graduates work outside academia, and six percent of graduates are actively seeking a position.
Below are academic placements for students and recent graduates in the past two years:
2009
ABD
Erin Glade, Middle East/Islamic
Committee: Holly Shissler (chair)
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, Visiting Instructor of International Studies
Ronan Steinberg, Modern Europe
Committee: Jan Goldstein (Chair), Michael Geyer, William Sewell
Michigan State, Visiting Assistant Professor
RECENT ALUMNI
Thomas Adams, US 1900-pres. (Ph.D. 2009)
Committee: George Chauncey (Chair), Amy Dru Stanley, Mae Ngai, William Sewell
Tulane University, Andrew Mellon Post-Doc in the Humanities and History
Alan Barenberg, Russian (Ph.D. 2007)
Committee: Sheila Fitzpatrick (Chair), Richard Hellie, Michael Geyer
Texas Tech. University
Edward Cohn, Russian History (Ph.D. 2007)
Committee: Sheila Fitzpatrick (Chair), Richard Hellie, Ronald Suny, Jan Goldstein
Grinnell College
John Deak, Modern Europe (Ph.D. 2009)
Committee: John Boyer (Chair), Michael Geyer, Jan Goldstein
University of Notre Dame
Tolga Esmer, Middle East/Islamic (Ph.D. 2009)
Committee: Holly Shissler (Chair), Cornell Fleischer, Victor Friedman
Central European University, Budapest, Middle Eastern History
Clifford Godart, East Asia, Japan (Ph.D. 2009)
Committee: James Ketelaar (Chair), Robert Richards, Susan Burns
Cambridge University, England, Post-doctoral fellow
Suzy Kim, East Asia Korea (Ph.D. 2005)
Committee: Bruce Cumings (Chair), William Sewell, Friedrich Katz, Kyong-Hee Choi
Emerson College, Boston, MA
Lisa Moses Leff, Intellectual Modern Europe (Ph.D. 2000)
Committee: Jan Goldstein (Chair), Leora Auslander, William Sewell
American University, Washington, D.C., Associate Professor
Mie Nakachi, Russian, East Asia Japan (Ph.D. 2008)
Committee: Sheila Fitzpatrick (Chair), James Ketelaar, Normal Field
Hokkaido University
Kyunghwan Oh, Modern Europe (Ph.D. 2007)
Committee: Jan Goldstein (Chair), Leora Auslander, Michael Geyer
Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea
Michael Raley, Early Modern Europe (Ph.D. 2007)
Committee: Constantin Fasolt, Tamar Herzog, Richard Helmholz, John Van Engen
Wake Forest University, Visiting Assistant Professor of History
Timothy Stewart-Winter, US 1900-pres .(Ph.D. 2009)
Committee: George Chauncey (Chair), Amy Dru Stanley, William Sewell
Yale University, Visiting Lecturer in Women’s Gender& Sexuality Studies and American Studies
Red Vaughan Tremmel, US 1900-pres. (Ph.D. 2008)
Committee: George Chauncey (Chair), Amy Dru Stanley, Lauren Berlant
Tulane Univesrity, Visiting Assistant Professor
Mikael Wolfe, Latin America (Ph.D. 2009)
Committee: Emilio Kouri (Chair), Claudio Lomnitz, Dain Borges, Christopher Boyer
University of California, San Diego, CA, Center for US-Mexican Studies Post-Doc
2008
ABD
Pablo Ben, Latin American History
Committee: Dain Borges (co-chair), George Chauncey (co-chair), José Moya
University of Northern IowaMichael Brillman, British History
Committee: Emmet Larkin (chair), Ralph Austen, Susanne Hoeber Rudolph, Lloyd Rudolph
University of MaryRoman Hoyos, United States History
Committee: William Novak (chair), Kathleen Conzen, Amy Stanley, Daniel Hamilton
Duke Law School, Visiting Asst ProfessorCecilia (Miranda) Johnson, International History
Committee: Dipesh Chakrabarty (chair), William Novak, Jessica Cattelino, Bain Attwood
Society of Fellows at the University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Postdoctoral FellowshipAlexander (Ari) Joskowicz, Modern European History
Committee: Paul Mendes-Flohr (co-chair), Michael Geyer (co-chair), Leora Auslander, Bernard Wasserstein
University of MississippiSusan Longfield Karr, Early Modern European History
Committee: Constantin Fasolt (chair), Tamar Herzog, Michael Geyer, William Novak, James Hankins
Max Weber Programme and the Department of History and Civilization. European University Institute, Florence, Italy, Postdoctoral FellowshipJonathan Levy, United States History
Committee: Amy Stanley (co-chair), Thomas Holt (co-chair), Kathleen Conzen, William Sewell
Princeton UniversityMatthew Lindsay, United States History
Committee: Amy Stanley (chair), Thomas Holt, William Novak
Harvard Law School, Climenko FellowRebekah Mergenthal, United States History
Committee: Kathleen Conzen (chair), Julie Saville, Claudio Lomnitz
Pacific Lutheran UniversityMie Nakachi, Russian History
Committee: Sheila Fitzpatrick (chair), Richard Hellie, Susan Gal, David Ransel
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University, Postdoctoral FellowshipArissa Oh, United States History
Committee: Mae Ngai (chair), Thomas Holt, Leora Auslander
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Asian American Studies Postdoctoral FellowshipAndrew Oppenheimer, Modern European History
Committee: Michael Geyer (chair), John Boyer, Andreas Glaeser
Mount Holyoke College, Visiting Asst ProfLeonidas Pittos, Byzantine History
Committee: Walter Kaegi (chair), Rachel Fulton, Margaret Mitchell
Wayne State University, LecturerStephen Porter, United States History
Committee: William Novak (chair), Mae Ngai, Michael Geyer
University of CincinnatiSarah Potter, United States History
Committee: George Chauncey (chair), Amy Stanley, James Sparrow
University of MemphisGautham Rao, United States History
Committee: William Novak (chair), Kathleen Conzen, Amy Stanley, Richard John
Library Company of Philadelphia (One-year postdoc in the Program in Early American Economy and Society)Kimberley Reilly, United States History
Committee: Amy Stanley (chair), Christine Stansell, Kathleen Conzen
Harvard University College Lecturer in History and LiteratureAnn Schneider, Latin American History
Committee: Dain Borges (chair), Emilio Kouri, Michael Geyer
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Visiting Asst ProfessorAndrew Sloin, Modern Jewish History/ Jewish Studies Joint Degree
Committee: Leora Auslander (co-chair), Richard Hellie (co-chair), Sheila Fitzpatrick, Moishe Postone, Bernard Wasserstein
Earlham College (Richmond, IN), Visiting Asst ProfessorTara (Red) Vaughan Tremmel, United States History
Committee: George Chauncey (chair), Amy Stanley, Lauren Berlant
Evergreen College, Visiting Asst ProfessorJames Vaughn, British History
Committee: Steven Pincus (chair), Ralph Austen, Adrian Johns, Robert Brenner, P.J. Marshall
University of Texas at AustinMikael Wolfe, Latin American History
Committee: Emilio Kouri (chair), Claudio Lomnitz, Dain Borges, Christopher Boyer
The Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Notre Dame, Postdoctoral Fellowship
RECENT ALUMNI
Marie Baxter, Early Modern European History, 2008
Committee: Constantin Fasolt (chair), Michael Geyer, Robert Bireley
Albion College, Visiting Asst ProfessorAlan Barenberg, Russian History, 2007
Committee: Sheila Fitzpatrick (chair), Richard Hellie, Ronald Suny, Michael Geyer
Columbus State University, Visiting Asst ProfessorAnnika Culver, Japanese History, 2007
Committee: James Ketelaar (chair), Norma Field, James Lastra
University of North Carolina at PembrokeNaomi Davidson, Modern European History, 2007
Committee: Leora Auslander (chair), Katherine Taylor, Michael Geyer
University of OttawaThomas Grischany, Modern European History, 2007
Committee: John Boyer (chair), Michael Geyer, Evan Bukey
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Visiting Asst ProfCameron Hawkins, Ancient History, 2006
Committee: Richard Saller (chair), Walter Scheidel, Jonathan Hall, Campbell Gray
University of ChicagoViren Murthy, Chinese History, 2007
Committee: Prasenjit Duara (chair), Guy Alitto, William Sewell
University of OttawaMatthew Perry, Ancient History, 2007
Committee: Richard Saller (chair), Jonathan Hall, David Wray, Campbell Gray
John Jay College, The City University of New YorkChristian Raffensperger, Russian History, 2006
Committee: Richard Hellie (chair), Walter Kaegi, Sheila Fitzpatrick
Wittenberg UniversityIbrahim (Kaya) Sahin, Middle Eastern History, 2007
Committee: Cornell Fleischer (chair), Robert Dankoff, Constantin Fasolt, Fred Donner
Tulane UniversityStephen Sawyer, Modern European History , 2008
Committee: Jan Goldstein (chair), William Sewell, William Novak, Pierre Rosanvallon
American University of Paris