Assistant Professor – African History - Department of History

Assistant Professor – African History
- Department of History Position overview

Position title: Assistant Professor

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $84,100.00 –$ (9-month academic year salary). However, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions

Anticipated start: 07/01/2027

Open date: August 27, 2026

Next review date: Sunday, Sep 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Sunday, Sep 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

The University of California at Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment at the level of assistant professor in the Department of History.

The Department of History is one of the largest and most distinguished units in UC Berkeley's College of Letters and Science. The Department's faculty ranges across virtually all of the major geographical and chronological fields recognized by the discipline and includes experts in many areas of pivotal thematic significance.

To learn more about the department, please visit our department website.

The position is defined as African History, which refers to the past of human societies on the African continent. All fields, areas, and periods of African History will be considered (political, economic, environmental, cultural, intellectual, social, diplomatic, transnational, the history of gender and sexuality, the history of borderlands, migration, and diaspora etc.).

UC Berkeley values the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples, single parents, or those who may have taken time off for family reasons. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit the Office for Faculty Equity and Welfare's website.

PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Ph.D. or equivalent international degree is preferred by date of hire.

• Curriculum Vitae
  - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Research Statement
  - Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research.
• Teaching and Mentoring Statement
  - Please discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Please also discuss your mentoring experiences and approach. This can include, for example, past efforts and future plans to support the success of all students, and to foster an inclusive research environment that removes barriers and promotes equitable access and advancement of the research program.
• Service Statement
  - Please discuss specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities. In describing your service, we are interested in your prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities that align with our School's public mission. This could include, for example, efforts to build an equitable, diverse, and interdisciplinary learning environment for all students, participating in professional organizations, serving on committees that advance the goals of the School or institution, or conducting outreach activities that remove barriers and support increased participation of individuals from all backgrounds.
  
  In your statement you could also discuss specific activities connected to the African continent. This could include relationships with African institutions and academic colleagues based in African countries, time spent working in Africa or on Africa-related issues, and any other engagements undertaken connected to Africa.
• Teaching Evaluations
  - Should you find it challenging to provide teaching evaluations, kindly submit a memo clarifying the reason for the unavailability.
• Syllabi
  - Candidates are invited to submit up to three syllabi for courses in History, whether they are merely proposed or have been taught by the…