University of Maryland

The Department of History, University of Maryland, invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the assistant professor rank in the history of technology. This appointment will enhance the department's undergraduate offerings in the history of technology; the university's programs in science, technology, and society (STS); and its honors Gemstone program on the social dimensions of technological innovation. The appointment will also augment the department's graduate level teaching and research in history of technology, business history, and material culture. Of particular interest are candidates whose primary research fields are outside of the United States and who focus on pre-industrial history. A firm commitment to undergraduate teaching and the capacity to carry out scholarly research and publication of the highest quality will be required. The University of Maryland is an AA/EOE and encourages applications from women and minorities.

Qualified candidates should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a brief (2-3 page) prècis of their research, and three letters of recommendation to the address below. For best consideration, applications should be received by October 15, 2001.

Prof. Robert Friedel
Department of History
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
phone: (301)405-4327
fax: (301)314-9399
email: rf27@umail.umd.edu