The Department of History at the University of Houston invites applications for the Arab-American Educational Foundation Professorship in Modern Arab History at the senior associate or full professor level. The chair will play an instrumental role in the development of Arabic Studies at UH and will be actively involved with the local community through facilitating community events. Candidates for the position should be working in the post 1798 time period. Applicants for this position should have native or near native proficiency in Arabic and English, and knowledge of another Middle Eastern language or European language. The research specialization is open, and we welcome a wide range of subfields within Modern Arab History.
Responsibilities will include teaching lower level undergraduate survey courses covering the field, upper division courses in the candidate’s area of specialization, and graduate courses in Arab history.
The successful candidate will have a distinguished record of publication and professional service commensurate with appointment to an endowed professorship. The teaching load is two courses per semester.
History Department Website: http://uh.edu/class/history
Application Procedures
To apply, please send a letter of application, CV, and three letters of recommendation to
Professor Thomas F. O`Brien
Chair, Modern Arab History Chair Search Committee
University of Houston
Department of History
524 Agnes Arnold Hall
Houston, Texas 77204-3003
The Search Committee will begin considering applications on January 1, 2015 and continue until the position is filled.