Pocahontas and after: historical culture and transatlantic encounters, 1617-2017 (British Library)

Applications are invited for the BAAS Graduate Assistantship in American History at the University of New Hampshire, starting in August 2017 for two years. Candidates will normally be final-year undergraduates in American Studies and related fields and disciplines at a British university, but applications will also be accepted from recent graduates. Teaching Assistants receive a stipend, paid September-May. The stipend for M.A. students is approximately $14,800. Teaching Assistants do not pay tuition. They are responsible, however, for paying for two items:  1) Student fees (for Health Services, the Student Union, etc.), which are approximately $850 for full-time students; 2) Health insurance, which International students are normally required to purchase and which costs  approximately $1000.  Full details are at http://www.unh.edu/business-services/tuitgrad.html Full details are available at http://www.baas.ac.uk/the-new-hampshire-ta/ Applicants will be received by a BAAS panel, which will draw up a shortlist for an interview in early January. BAAS is committed to promoting best […]

Applications are invited for the BAAS Graduate Assistantship in American Studies at the University of Wyoming, starting in August 2017 for two years. Candidates will normally be final-year undergraduates in American Studies and related fields and disciplines at a British university, but applications will also be accepted from recent graduates. A BAAS Graduate Assistantship is awarded for two years of graduate study, assuming satisfactory progress toward the MA degree and adequate performance of GA duties.  During the two years the GA could expect to assist in the teaching of two courses (leading discussions, marking essay exams, etc.), conduct research in support of a faculty member’s project, and participate in grant-supported activities that would lead outside the university.  The GA could demand between 15-18 hours of work per week.  The Assistantship provides an income sufficient to cover living expenses, plus remission of tuition fees while the recipient of the award pursues […]

The UCL Institute of the Americas (UCL-IA) is seeking to appoint an exceptional scholar to take up the position of Teaching Fellow in African American Civil Rights. UCL-IA is a leading multidisciplinary specialist institution for the study of Latin America, the United States, the Caribbean and Canada. The post is available for 3 months approximately. The postholder will be required to carry out teaching, research facilitation, knowledge transfer and module administration within the Institute relating to the history of the African American Freedom Struggle and to teach on an undergraduate survey course on the making of the modern United States since 1920. Teaching will take place on Thursday and Fridays. Key Requirements The preferred candidate will have a PhD in US History with a focus on the African American freedom struggle. He/she will also have experience of teaching the African American freedom struggle and the ability to do so covering the period from Emancipation to the present, as well […]

The Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University seeks to appoint a Lecturer 7/8 in US Politics and International Relations. You are expected to have completed your PhD in an appropriate area, be research active and have excellent teaching abilities at both UG and PG levels and possess the relevant administrative skills.  Candidates whose teaching and research is interdisciplinary are particularly encouraged. In terms of teaching, you would be expected to contribute to departmental teaching in the area of US, Politics and International Relations and to develop new modules and possible joint degree schemes in their specialist area. You should base your application on the relevant job description and person specification. This is a fixed term post for 3 years. Informal enquiries may be made to the Head of Department, Dr Patrick Bishop, p.bishop@lancaster.ac.uk Apply at: https://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A1704

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in English Job Reference : 03519 Location : Clifton Campus Closing Date : 18/12/2016 Salary : Grade H/I (£32,004 - £46,924 p.a.) Department : College of Art Architecture Design and Humanities School/Section : School of Arts & Humanities Post Ref : M1092 Please note that this is a part time position and therefore the salary is pro rata The School of Arts and Humanities delivers inspiring and supportive undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and learning; provides doctoral supervision; collaborates and engages with local, national and international industries, professions and communities; and undertakes high quality research. The School of Arts and Humanities seeks to appoint a 0.5 Permanent Lecturer in English from 1 February 2017. Applications are sought from candidates specializing in the following: 19C and 20C American literature, postcolonial literatures, 20C and 21C English literature with a broad knowledge and understanding of the major subject areas within English Studies. You will be able to demonstrate experience […]

The US-UK Fulbright Commission in association with the British Association of American Studies are calling for applicants for the 2017 Study of the US Institutes for Scholars. Six Institutes funded by the US Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs will run in June 2017 at various universities across the US. Study of the US Institutes are six-week fully-funded intensive academic programmes with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign university faculty and other scholars the opportunity to deepen their understanding of US society, culture, and institutions. The ultimate goal is to strengthen curricula and to improve the quality of teaching about the US in academic institutions abroad. Institute themes for 2017 are: Institute on American Politics and Political Thought Institute on Contemporary American Literature Institute on Journalism and Media Institute on Religious Pluralism in the US Institute on US Culture and Society Institute on US Foreign […]

The 2017 Eccles Centre Fellowship Competition is now open! Eccles Centre Postgraduate Awards in North American Studies 2017 Five awards to be made to doctoral students normally resident in the UK, outside the M25, whose research, in any field of North American Studies, entails the use of the British Library collection. The Eccles Centre Postgraduate Fellows will be entitled to an award of £600 for travel and other expenses connected with the research visit to London. Eccles Centre European Postgraduate Awards in North American Studies 2017 Two awards to be made to a doctoral student normally resident outside the UK, in a European country that has membership in the European Association for American Studies, whose research, in any field of North American Studies, entails the use of the British Library collection. The Eccles Centre European Postgraduate Fellow will be entitled to an award of £800 for travel and other expenses connected […]