Assistant or Associate Professor – Mediterranean and its Hinterlands, 500-1500 CE – Department of History
Position overview
Position title: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor
Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $84,100.00 – $154,600.00(9-month academic year salary). However, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions
Anticipated start: 07/01/2027
Application Window
Open date: September 10, 2026
Next review date: Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position description
The University of California at Berkeley invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor in the Department of History.
The Department of History is one of the largest and most distinguished units in UC Berkeley’s College of Letters and Science. The Department’s faculty ranges across virtually all of the major geographical and chronological fields recognized by the discipline and includes experts in many areas of pivotal thematic significance.
To learn more about the department, please visit our https://history.berkeley.edu/about.
The position is defined as the History of the Mediterranean and its Hinterlands, 500–1500 CE. All subfields within the history of the Mediterranean in this period will be considered. Work that explores connectedness and interactions between the Mediterranean and its hinterlands, whether to the south (Africa), east (Asia), north (Europe), or west (Iberia and the Atlantic world) is of particular interest.
The normal teaching load is currently three courses per year, two of which should be lectures.
The Department of History is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.
Preferred qualifications
Ph.D. or equivalent international degree is preferred by date of hire.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter – The cover letter should inform the committee about the candidate’s research, teaching experience and methods, and service (whether to their department, university, or field), as relevant to career stage.
Research Statement – Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research.
Teaching and Mentoring Statement – Please discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Please also discuss your mentoring experiences and approach. This can include, for example, past efforts and future plans to support the success of all students, and to foster an inclusive research environment that removes barriers and promotes equitable access and advancement of the research program.
Service Statement – Please discuss specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities. In describing your service, we are interested in your prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities that align with our School’s public mission. This could include, for example, efforts to build an equitable, diverse, and interdisciplinary learning environment for all students, participating in professional organizations, serving on committees that advance the goals of the School or institution, or conducting outreach activities that remove barriers and support increased participation of individuals from all backgrounds.
Published and/or Unpublished Scholarly Work – Three samples of scholarly work, totaling not more than 100 pages. These may be dissertation chapters (whether submitted or still in draft form), chapters of a book or book manuscript, journal articles, stand-alone chapters written as part of an edited volume, or any combination of the above.
Authorization to Release Information Form – An institutional reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the https://apo.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/authorization_release_of_information_form.pdf
Reference requirements
– 3 required (contact information only)
The candidate will be asked to provide the names and email addresses of three persons who can address the candidate’s research, teaching experience, and qualities as a colleague. Letters may be solicited from referees directly by the search committee only at a later date. All letters of reference will be treated as confidential in accordance with University of California policy and California state law.
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05501
Help contact: mailto:history-ap@berkeley.edu
