15 faculty liberal arts history jobs found in Cambridge, MA

Title Weatherhead Initiative on Global History Fellow School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Position Description The Weatherhead Initiative on Global History (WIGH), a Research Cluster on Global Transformations, at Harvard University identifies and supports outstanding scholars whose work responds to the growing interest in the encompassing study of global history. We seek to organize a community of scholars interested in the systematic scrutiny of developments that have unfolded across national, regional, and continental boundaries and who propose to analyze the interconnections—cultural, economic, ecological, political and demographic—among world societies. We encourage applicants from all over the world, and especially from outside Europe and North America, hoping to create a global conversation on global history. WIGH Fellows are appointed for one...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow in the Study of Historical Psychology in Latin Texts School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Human Evolutionary Biology Position Description We seek a postdoctoral fellow with research experience in computational approaches to language and literature to work on a cross-institutional project on the study of historical psychology in Latin texts. This is a one-year full-time position beginning in Spring 2023 and potentially renewable for one additional year. Besides regular meetings with the project PI, Joe Henrich (Harvard University; Culture, Cognition, and Coevolution Lab), and co-PI, Jonathan Schulz (George Mason University), the position will entail close collaboration with the Quantitative Criticism Lab, co-directed by Joseph Dexter (Harvard University) and Pramit Chaudhuri (University of Texas at Austin). The aim of the project is to develop computational methods for the study of diachronic...

Title Lecturers on History and Literature School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Committee on Degrees in History and Literature Position Description The Committee on Degrees in History and Literature seeks applications for multiple Lecturer positions. The program’s hiring needs include: American Studies and Ethnic Studies, especially Black, Native American and/or Indigenous Studies; world histories and literatures (including Latin American and/or European Studies), with a particular focus on colonization and diaspora. Especially encouraged to apply are candidates whose work focuses on race or ethnicity, candidates whose work is comparative or transnational in scope, and those who can teach a range of geographic areas and historical periods.   The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2023. Lecturers will be responsible for designing and executing interdisciplinary tutorial programs for...

Title Senior Professorship in Urban Policy and City Governance School Harvard Kennedy School Department/Area   Position Description The Harvard Kennedy School invites applications for a chaired professorship in the field of urban policy and city governance. The School anticipates making a tenured appointment at the rank of full Professor, but will also consider applications from senior practitioners for an untenured Professor of Practice appointment. The professor is expected to provide intellectual leadership for the school’s city-related activities and be affiliated with the University’s new Bloomberg Center for Cities. The field of the search is broadly defined to attract accomplished scholars whose research has implications for the residents of cities, including urban policy and politics, urban social policy, urban economics, city management and governance, state and local government, and housing,...

Title Lecturer on Comparative Literature School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Comparative Literature Position Description This is a one-year appointment, potentially renewable for another two years. The appointment is expected to begin on January 1, 2024. Teaching duties will include three courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, together with advising students in the department’s undergraduate and graduate secondary concentrations in Translation Studies. Basic Qualifications Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Translation Studies or in Comparative Literature with a primary focus on translation. We seek candidates who are doing innovative work in translation studies, and who are able to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the history, theory, and practice of translation. Applicants must be able to demonstrate substantial work with original-language materials in at least...

Title Lecturer on Comparative Literature School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Comparative Literature Position Description This is a one-year appointment, potentially renewable for another two years. The appointment is expected to begin on January 1, 2024. Teaching duties will include three courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, together with advising students in the department’s undergraduate and graduate secondary concentrations in Translation Studies. Basic Qualifications Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Translation Studies or in Comparative Literature with a primary focus on translation. We seek candidates who are doing innovative work in translation studies, and who are able to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the history, theory, and practice of translation. Applicants must be able to demonstrate substantial work with original-language materials in at least three...

Title 2023-24 Hou Family Predoctoral Fellowship in Taiwan Studies School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Position Description The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 competition for the Hou Family Fellowships in Taiwan Studies. The Hou Family Fellowships in Taiwan Studies sponsors  one Predoctoral Fellow  who is an advanced PhD candidate in the humanities or social sciences to come to the Fairbank Center to pursue Taiwan-focused research for six to twelve months between August 1, 2023, and July 31, 2024. Residence for the full academic year is encouraged. The Hou Family Predoctoral Fellow will have the opportunity to engage with the Fairbank Center’s interdisciplinary community of scholars and will have access to Harvard’s world-class libraries and other resources. In addition to maintaining...

Title 2023-24 Hou Family Postdoctoral Fellowship in Taiwan Studies School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Position Description The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 competition for the Hou Family Fellowships in Taiwan Studies. The Hou Family Fellowships in Taiwan Studies sponsors  one Postdoctoral Fellow  who recently graduated or is currently teaching to come to the Fairbank Center to pursue Taiwan-focused research in humanities and social sciences for six to twelve months between August 1, 2023, and July 31, 2024. Residence for the full academic year is encouraged. The Hou Family Postdoctoral Fellow will have the opportunity to engage with the Fairbank Center’s interdisciplinary community of scholars and will have access to Harvard’s world-class libraries and other resources. In addition to...

Title Work + Social Inequality Research Fellow Opportunity School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Sociology Position Description Professors David Pedulla and Daniel Schneider (Department of Sociology and Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University) are recruiting  one  full-time predoctoral research fellow to start in summer 2023. The fellow will support and collaborate on multiple survey and experimental projects related to work and social inequality, assist with data cleaning and analysis, and contribute to research reports and papers. The successful applicant will receive mentoring from faculty and have access to a broad range of activities at Harvard. This opportunity is likely to provide experience that will be particularly relevant for individuals interested in pursuing a PhD in Sociology, Psychology, Economics, or Public Policy. This position is based in the Department of Sociology at Harvard...

Title Lecturer in Native American and/or Indigenous Studies School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Committee on Degrees in History and Literature and the Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights Position Description The Committee on Degrees in History and Literature and the Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights seek applications for a jointly appointed Lecturer in Native American and/or Indigenous Studies. Especially encouraged to apply are candidates whose work foregrounds interdisciplinary methodologies (including Indigenous methods), and whose teaching can engage arts, literatures, media, and other elements of past and present cultural production across multiple geographic areas and historical periods. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2023 and will carry a 2:2 teaching load, with senior thesis advising counting as one course per year. Lecturers will be responsible for designing and...

Title 2023-24 College Fellows (in multiple areas) School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area College Fellows Program Position Description Please visit  https://facultyresources.fas.harvard.edu/how-apply  for a list of open College Fellow positions. The College Fellows Program ( https://facultyresources.fas.harvard.edu/college-fellows-program ) at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences identifies exceptional scholars who have recently completed their doctoral work and have demonstrated excellence in teaching. College Fellows teach within an area of specialization while given ample time to pursue their own research. The program provides College Fellows with mentoring on both pedagogy and career development. College Fellowships are one-year positions with the possibility of renewal for one additional year. In 2023, they are expected to begin starting July 1. College Fellows will receive a salary and benefits....

Title Postdoctoral Fellow in the Study of Historical Psychology in Latin Texts School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Human Evolutionary Biology Position Description We seek a postdoctoral fellow with research experience in computational approaches to language and literature to work on a cross-institutional project on the study of historical psychology in Latin texts. This is a one-year full-time position beginning in Spring 2023 and potentially renewable for one additional year. Besides regular meetings with the project PI, Joe Henrich (Harvard University; Culture, Cognition, and Coevolution Lab), and co-PI, Jonathan Schulz (George Mason University), the position will entail close collaboration with the Quantitative Criticism Lab, co-directed by Joseph Dexter (Harvard University) and Pramit Chaudhuri (University of Texas at Austin). The aim of the project is to develop computational methods for the study of...

Title Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Philosophy Position Description The Department of Philosophy seeks applications for a postdoctoral fellow in Philosophy. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1st, 2023. The postdoctoral fellow will be responsible for teaching the equivalent of two undergraduate courses and advising an undergraduate senior thesis per year, with 50 percent of the appointment reserved for the postdoctoral fellow’s own research. At least one course will be in the history of philosophy broadly construed to include all traditions from ancient times through the 19th century. The postdoctoral fellow will also be expected to play an active role in the Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop. The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal for up to three years in total, dependent on...

Title Professor of International Affairs School Harvard Kennedy School Department/Area   Position Description The Harvard Kennedy School invites applications for a tenured appointment in the field of International Affairs, at the rank of full Professor.  We seek a scholar who will provide wide-ranging intellectual leadership in this area and whose work offers powerful and original ways to illuminate and explain key aspects of contemporary world affairs, including relations among the major powers.  Candidates should have an outstanding record of scholarly publications, the ability and desire to participate in public discussions on global politics and foreign policy, the capacity to teach effectively in a professional degree program and to work in a diverse intellectual and social environment.  The position is open to any discipline, including but not limited to political science, history, or law. A doctoral...