Description: Harvard University’s Department of the History of Science seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in the history of technology. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1st, 2025. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching and advising at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Deadline: Applications must be submitted no later than October 1, 2024.

Application Requirements: Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/13861.

  • Cover letter.
  • Curriculum Vitae.
  • Teaching/advising statement (describing teaching philosophy and practices as well as their approach to creating a learning environment in which students are encouraged to ask questions and share their ideas; draft syllabi may be included).
  • Research statement.
  • Service statement describing efforts to strengthen academic communities, e.g., the candidate’s department, institution, and/or professional societies.
  • Names and contact information of 3-5 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation on behalf of short-listed candidates. Three letters of recommendation are required for further consideration at that time. At least one letter must come from someone who has not served as the candidate’s undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.
  • Writing sample or copies of publications.

Contact Information: Yaz Alfata, Search Committee, Department of the History of Science, yalfata@fas.harvard.edu.