Job Details
Category: Faculty
Department: Department of History, Harpur College
Locations: Binghamton, NY
Posted: Sep 8, 2026
Closes: Open Until Filled
Type: Full-time
Ref. No.: 856
Position ID: 204571
About Binghamton University
Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by our mission, outstanding academics, facilities, and community life - promotes extraordinary student success, research, and service; Binghamton University is where our students, faculty and staff thrive.
Working at Binghamton University is more than about having a great job - it is about having the opportunity to flourish in an exciting, engaging environment. Our faculty and staff appreciate Binghamton's collegial and inclusive culture and its commitment to excellence, education, innovation, and civic engagement. Our diverse campus community contributes to our success.
Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty who value cutting-edge, and community-engaged research, teaching and service, exceptional staff, and ultramodern facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000+ students. Our high-achieving student body represents diverse experiences from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration, and community service.
Job Description
The History Department at Binghamton University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of African History. While the period and regional specialization area are open, the department will prioritize applications from scholars working on West, Central, Northeast, or Southern Africa. We are especially interested in historians whose research profiles complement our existing course offerings and resonate with departmental strengths:
- histories of medicine, health, and environment
- gender history
- borderlands and transregional history
The hire would teach a range of courses including survey courses on the history of Africa, upper-level and graduate courses in the area of specialty, and, as appropriate, participate in the rotation of colleagues teaching our global history sequence. This position will be housed in the History Department, and the candidate will have the opportunity to work with colleagues in other departments and programs on campus, such as Africana Studies, Anthropology, and Global Public Health.
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- PhD in History or related field by August 16, 2027
- Primary field of expertise in African History
Preferred Qualifications:
- Field of regional specialization in Western, Central, Northeast or Southern Africa
- Research touches on the history of science, technology, medicine, and environment; gender history; history of borderlands; OR transregional history
- College or university-level teaching experience
- Willing to mentor graduate students in African history
- Proficient in at least one language other than English
Please be advised that H1B visa sponsorship may not be available for this position.
Additional Information
Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the ADA Coordinator by completing the following Request Form.
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Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2017.
Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.
Application Instructions
All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=204571
Please submit:
- Cover Letter
- CV
- An article-length sample of academic writing
- Name and contact information for three recommenders (who may be contacted as the search progresses)
Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled.
Organization
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History
Binghamton University opened its doors as Triple Cities College in 1946, to serve the needs of local veterans returning from service in World War II. Originally located in Endicott, N.Y., five miles west of the present campus, the fledgling school was a branch of Syracuse University.
Four years later, the college was incorporated into the State University of New York (SUNY) and renamed Harpur College in honor of Robert Harpur, a Colonial teacher, patriot and pioneer who helped settle the area west of Binghamton.
In 1961, the campus moved across the Susquehanna River to Vestal. Growing enrollment and a reputation for excellence soon led to the selection of Harpur College as one of four doctorate-granting University Centers in the SUNY system.
In 1965, the campus was formally designated the State University of New York at Binghamton, and in 1992, Binghamton University was adopted as our informal name.
Mission Statement
Binghamton University is a premier public university dedicated to enriching the lives of people in the region, state, nation and world through discovery and education and to being enriched by partnerships with those communities.
Vision Statement
Binghamton as an institution is dedicated to higher education, one that combines an international reputation for graduate education, research, scholarship and creative endeavor with the best undergraduate programs available at any public university.
We are an academically selective community that shares ideas across departments, disciplines and borders. We encourage faculty, students and staff to ask unexpected questions, foster open dialog and develop innovative solutions to important problems.
