"Modern Japanese History - Tenured Associate or Full Professor"

The Department of History at the University of Michigan invites applications for the Alice Freeman Palmer Professorship for a tenured Associate or Full Professor of Modern Japanese History. This is a university-year appointment with an expected start date of August 25, 2026.

We invite applications from scholars of history of modern Japan from bakumatsu/late nineteenth century to the present. The normal teaching load for research-active faculty in LSA is four courses per academic year. Under current practice, the teaching load for research-active faculty in the History Department is two courses in the fall and two courses in winter. Areas of teaching responsibility include introductory, upper division, and graduate classes.

The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in history or a related field. Applicants must demonstrate evidence of excellence in research, teaching, and service. Employment will require both a successful criminal background check and an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. Candidates will be required to submit a self-disclosure form as well as an authorization to release information form, and must meet all degree requirements prior to the start date of the position.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be received by November 1, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. For any questions, please contact Teresa Stokes at hist.executiveassistant@umich.edu.

Qualified persons should submit all application materials via this Interfolio link: https://apply.interfolio.com/171760

Please include the following components (each submitted as a separate PDF file):

Cover letter including descriptions of your current and future research, as well as your teaching experience and philosophy. Please address your letter to Professor Hitomi Tonomura, Chair, Search Committee.

Curriculum Vitae

Teaching Statement

Research Statement

Service Statement

Publication(s)

**Please indicate any unpublished work you DO NOT want sent to external reviewers should you be chosen as the top candidate.

Teaching Evaluations

List of 3 Possible External Reviewers (**We will not contact them without permission and not unless you have been chosen as the top candidate.)

In order of preference

Name, Title, Email, Bio/Justification

Confirmation: Upon receipt of your application you can expect an email acknowledgement from Interfolio.

The University of Michigan is supportive of the needs of dual career couples and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.