The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in collaboration with the Huntington Library, invites applications for the annual Eleanor Searle Visiting Professorship in the general field of history, with a preference for history of science and technology. The position is up to a full academic year (September 2014-June 2015). It is a half-time teaching position (one or two one-quarter courses depending on length of appointment) and half-time research position at the Huntington Library. Candidates should have demonstrated superb teaching and research skills. All applicants must currently hold a Ph.D. and a full-time, tenured or tenure-track appointment at another university.

 

Please apply by sending a statement detailing your intended research at the Huntington Library, a current CV, a recent sample of writing, and the names of three potential referees to ftise@hss.caltech.edu, or by mail to Chair, Eleanor Searle Search, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC 101-40, Pasadena, CA 91125.