Job Description

Job Summary:
The Department of History and the Integrated Liberal Studies Program at the UW-Madison invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the history of the life sciences, with a tenure home in the Department of History beginning August 2024.

We are seeking candidates working on the history of the life sciences in areas outside the United States or Europe, on Indigenous or non-western knowledge systems, or on transimperial/transnational/global life science. Scholars working on South Asia or East Asia are especially encouraged to apply. The time period and specific field of study within the life sciences
is open, but applicants should have the capacity to teach survey courses in the history of science (mid-seventeenth century to present) and in the history of medicine.

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

Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will actively engage in the intellectual life of a History faculty with temporally, geographically, and methodological diverse interests; and the interdisciplinary faculty of the Integrated Liberal Studies Program, an academic unit centered on innovative undergraduate teaching and learning experiences in the liberal arts. The successful candidate will teach introductory surveys, upper-level undergraduate courses, and graduate seminars; mentor undergraduate and graduate students; engage in significant ongoing scholarly research and publication; and perform department, university, and community services as appropriate for faculty rank.

The successful candidate, as a member of the College of L&S, will proactively contribute to, support, and advance the college's commitment to diversity among all aspects of their teaching, research, and service.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:
Required
Ph.D. in History; History of Science, Technology, and Medicine; or related field by start of appointment.

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