Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, U.S. Cultural History and Cultural Studies

LocationNew Haven, CT Open DateJul 31, 2026 DescriptionThe American Studies Program at Yale University is looking to hire a full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty member available at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels, in U.S. Cultural History and Cultural Studies with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. We seek to hire a colleague whose scholarship examines the nineteenth- and/or twentieth-century cultural history of the United States, nationally and transnationally. While we will consider applications from any subfield, we are especially interested in applicants whose work focuses on: labor histories; disability history and disability studies; environmental studies and environmental history; or the historical study of colonialisms and empires. We are especially interested in applications from colleagues with a Ph.D. in American Studies or another appropriate interdisciplinary field who has an active record of undergraduate and graduate teaching, advising, and program-building in an American Studies department, as well as demonstrated experience in and commitment to the public humanities.The teaching expectation is normally four courses per academic year, plus service to the program, including teaching in an undergraduate core course and advising graduate students. QualificationsThe appointee must hold a PhD or equivalent degree or have completed all requirements for the PhD in American Studies or another appropriate interdisciplinary field by June 2027. Application InstructionsTo ensure full consideration, applicants should submit an application via Interfolio https://apply.interfolio.com/188467 that includes a cover letter, CV, and research statement (2 single-spaced pages) by October 15, 2026.Candidates seeking an appointment without tenure should also arrange to have the names and contact information of three (3) contact references submitted via Interfolio from whom the committee will collect reference letters at a later stage. Candidates seeking a tenured appointment may opt to provide names of references on their curriculum vitae.Contact Nikki Strong, Chair's Assistant, at nikki.strong@yale.edu with any questions. Equal Employment Opportunity StatementThe University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.Additionally, in accordance with this Policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions; race; color; national or ethnic origin; religion; age; disability; protected veteran status, or other protected classes as set forth in federal and Connecticut law. Professional Conduct Review for New Faculty HiresThe final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment. Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers.