"Assistant Professor - Historian of Modern Continental Europe"

Assistant Professor - Historian of Modern Continental Europe

Location: Stony Brook, New York

Open Date: Sep 05, 2025

Deadline: Nov 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

The History Department at Stony Brook University seeks an Assistant Professor of Modern Continental Europe in the World, post-1800 (excluding Russia, Germany, Eastern Europe, in which we have strong representation). Preferred candidates will attend to Europe's connections and interactions with and impact upon other regions, especially Africa, the Middle East, and/or Asia, and the global community. We particularly encourage scholars with interests in transnational, multiethnic, or borderlands histories and critical imperial studies to apply. The selected candidate will contribute to the History graduate program's thematic clusters, and will have the ability to teach survey courses, more specialized seminars as well as graduate courses, on various topics related to Modern Europe's often ponderous interventions attempting to craft world orders far beyond their borders. The incumbent will also have opportunities for affiliation and collaboration with interdisciplinary Stony Brook programs, institutes and centers aligned with their interest, such as The Humanities Institute of Stony Brook (HISB); Center for Changing Systems of Power; and The Institute for Globalization Studies.

Qualifications

Required qualifications: PhD (or foreign equivalent) in History, or a related field from an accredited institution. The selected candidate should have their degree in hand by July 1, 2026. Expertise in relevant languages and archival research experience in relevant regions.

Preferred qualifications: Experience focusing on Europe's connections and interactions with and impact upon other regions, especially Africa, the Middle East, and/or Asia, and the global community. Ability to teach undergraduate surveys and seminars as well as graduate courses.

Application Instructions

To apply, visit http://apply.interfolio.com/172679.

A completed initial application will include:

1. Letter of interest
2. CV, including teaching experience
3. Writing sample (chapter or journal article of 25-40 pages)
4. List of three references with e-mail contact information

Only references of shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates will be expected to provide a research statement and teaching statement with sample syllabus, and possibly other materials.

The Department expects to conduct remote interviews with shortlisted candidates and then host finalists on campus in early 2026.

Review of applications will begin on November 1, but additional applications will be accepted until November 15, 2025.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Professor Kathleen Wilson, Kathleen.Wilson@stonybrook.edu.

Campus Description: Stony Brook University is an R1 research institution located on the north shore of Long Island (60 miles east of New York City) and is a flagship campus of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The vibrant student body is one of the most diverse found at any research institution throughout the United States. Stony Brook University is also one of the best schools in the nation for promoting economic and social mobility.

The University embraces its mission to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality, and its rankings reflect that mission. Stony Brook University is the #1 public university in New York, #26 among public universities according to U.S. News and World Report 2024 Best Colleges. SBU is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, composed of the top 62 research institutions in North America. As Long Island's largest single site employer, Stony Brook has nearly 15,000 full- and part-time employees, including more than 2,800 faculty and nearly 26,000 students - 17,600 undergraduate students and 8,300 graduate students - and offers more than 200 majors, minors and combined-degree programs. Located approximately 60 miles east of Manhattan on Long Island's beautiful North Shore, Stony Brook is situated on 1,454 wooded acres, encompassing 13 schools and colleges; a Research and Development Park; world-class athletics facilities, including an 8,300-seat stadium and a 4,000-seat arena; and Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island's premier academic medical center. Also part of the University is a teaching and research campus in Southampton, New York, which offers graduate arts programs and is the site of the Marine Sciences Center. In addition, Stony Brook has a role in running, and performs joint research with, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the only Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast. Home to the Emerson String Quartet, the Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton, NY, and the Humanities Institute, with endeavors that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, Stony Brook sustains an international reputation that includes the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

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Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.