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University of Wisconsin - Madison - Professor of History

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Job Category: Faculty

Employment Type: Regular

Job Profile: Professor

Job Summary

The Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking outstanding candidates for an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) position in the history of U.S. political economy from the Civil War to the present. The successful candidate will hold the John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Chair in the History of American Politics, Institutions, and Political Economy. In this role, they will advance the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science by valuing, prioritizing, and actualizing evidence-based and student-centered teaching and mentoring.

The Rowe Chair will contribute to an environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community.

As the Rowe Chair, they should be able to offer undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in political economy since the Civil War; mentor undergraduate and graduate students in the methods, theories, and sources of the field; and have the capacity to teach undergraduate introductory courses that cover the broader sweep of U.S./American history from early America up until the present day.

They will also be expected to provide service to the program, department, college, university, and professional community nationally and/or internationally.

Department

College of Letters and Science, Department of History

Key Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate will conduct innovative research that analyzes the relationship between politics, the state, and economic institutions. Their scholarship may examine the intersections of government with economic, business, labor, or legal history; the history of political-economic thought; and/or U.S. political economy from transnational or global perspectives. As the Rowe Chair, they should be able to offer undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in political economy since the Civil War;

mentor undergraduate and graduate students in the methods, theories, and sources of the field; and have the capacity to teach undergraduate introductory courses that cover the broader sweep of U.S./American history from early America up until the present day.

They will also be expected to provide service to the program, department, college, university, and professional community nationally and/or internationally.

Required Qualifications

Candidates should demonstrate evidence of creativity and excellence in scholarly research and teaching. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate fostering or the ability to foster a teaching, learning, mentoring, departmental, and a research environment where all can thrive.

Education

PhD in History or similar required by start of appointment.

How to Apply

Apply online at Jobs at UW ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) under Job Requisition JR. Applications must be received through UW‑Madison's online application system. Applications submitted outside of this system will not be considered. Click the Apply Now button to start the application process.

Applicants should submit the following:

a letter of application
a writing sample of roughly 35 pages. If the writing sample forms part of a larger book manuscript or dissertation, please include an abstract and table of contents or a statement of how the writing sample fits in with the larger project.
a teaching and mentoring statement (maximum 3 pages)
name and contact information for three referees

For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than 11:59pm on August 24, 2026. Applicants who move forward in the…