HomeProfessorship in the history of the anthropocene
Professorship in the history of the anthropocene
Professur für die Geschichte des Anthropozäns
Published on Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Abstract
We invite applications from scholars with documented research interests in the domains of environmental history, the history of knowledge, or science/technology history, and with a focus on the 19th to the 21st centuries. The professor will have to develop innovative teaching and research at the Department of History in the domain of the History of the Anthropocene, with a concentration in, for example, climate, plants, animals, energy, resources or environment.
Announcement
Professorship
The University of Zurich invites applications for a professorship in the history of the anthropocene (open rank)
The position should be filled by 1 February 2022. Depending on qualifications, the appointee will be hired as full/associate professor or as assistant professor with tenure track.
We invite applications from scholars with documented research interests in the domains of environmental history, the history of knowledge, or science/technology history, and with a focus on the 19th to the 21st centuries. The professor will have to develop innovative teaching and research at the Department of History in the domain of the History of the Anthropocene, with a concentration in, for example, climate, plants, animals, energy, resources or environment.
Requirements
Junior applicants should have submitted their doctoral dissertation, while applicants to a senior position should moreover demonstrate substantial additional research or a second book in the domain of the History of the Anthropocene. Teaching experience is expected from all applicants. The University of Zurich is an equal opportunities employer and in particular strives to increase the percentage of women in leading positions. Therefore, qualified female researchers are encouraged to apply.
Teaching languages are English and German. Non-German speaking candidates are expected to acquire a professional knowledge of German within the first three years of appointment.
Application guidelines
The closing date for applications is 15 April 2020.
Details on the application procedure are available on www.phil.uzh.ch/jobs.html.
For further information please contact Prof. Simon Teuscher, Head of the Department of History (simon.teuscher@hist.uzh.ch).
Subjects
- History (Main category)
- Periods > Modern > Nineteenth century
- Periods > Modern > Twentieth century
- Periods > Modern > Twenty-first century
Places
- Karl Schmid-Strasse 4
Zurich, Switzerland (8006)
Date(s)
- Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Attached files
Contact(s)
- Edith Darnay
courriel : sek [at] hist [dot] uzh [dot] ch
Reference Urls
Information source
- Simon Teuscher
courriel : simon [dot] teuscher [at] hist [dot] uzh [dot] ch
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.
To cite this announcement
« Professorship in the history of the anthropocene », Scholarship, prize and job offer, Calenda, Published on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, https://calenda.org/762244
