Job Details

Assistant Professor Global History of Technology Department of History

Position overview

Position title: Assistant Professor

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $80,800.00 - $128,700.00 (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: 07/01/2026

Application Window

Open date: August 28, 2025

Next review date: Friday, Oct 10, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Oct 10, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The University of California at Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment at the level of assistant professor in the Department of History.

The Department of History is one of the largest and most distinguished units in UC Berkeleys College of Letters and Science. The Departments 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 history.berkeley.edu/about.

The position is defined as Global History of Technology as it relates to the History of technological artifacts and infrastructures through a global and transnational lens. All fields, areas, and periods of the History of Technology will be considered.

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:

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
• 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 Schools 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.
• Teaching Evaluations Should you find it challenging to provide teaching evaluations, kindly submit a memo clarifying the reason for the unavailability.
• Syllabi Candidates are invited to submit up to three syllabi.
• Published and/or Unpublished Scholarly Work 1 Candidates are invited to submit up to three representative publications or research outputs. These could encompass a dissertation (or portions thereof), a book or manuscript, and/or peer-reviewed articles or book chapters.
• Published and/or Unpublished Scholarly Work 2 Candidates are invited to submit up to three representative publications or research outputs. These could encompass a dissertation (or portions thereof), a book or manuscript, and/or peer-reviewed articles or book chapters. (Optional)
• Published and/or Unpublished Scholarly Work 3 Candidates are invited to submit up to three representative publications or research outputs. These could encompass a dissertation (or portions thereof), a book or manuscript, and/or peer-reviewed articles or book chapters. (Optional)
• Authorization to Release Information Form A 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 authorization release of information form.

Reference requirements

• 3 letters of reference required

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About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with policies on governance, and University of California Academic Personnel policy. These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the UCOP policies on anti-discrimination and related materials. More information is available in our misconduct disclosure policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy. Potential referees are urged to review the confidentiality policy prior to submitting letters.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, or discrimination. As part of faculty recruitments, applicants must complete and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete. More information is available on the misconduct disclosure policy.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed misconduct.

• Misconduct means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicants previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination.
• Links to policy documents: policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH; policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination; policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination; apm-035.pdf

Job location

Berkeley, CA

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