The School of History

 

The School of History at the Faculty of Humanities in Moscow and the Department of History at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities in Saint Petersburg of the Higher School of Economics, Russia invite applications for full-time, tenure-track positions of Assistant Professor in history and related fields.

 

·         ‘History of 20th century arts’ for the HSE in Moscow;

·         ‘ US Modern History’ and ‘Historical Geography’ for the HSE campus in Saint Petersburg.

 

Knowledge of Russian is not required as teaching and research are both conducted in English.

 

The HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university. Over the past twenty years, the HSE has become one of Russia's largest universities in the fields of economics, social sciences and humanities, and has earned the reputation of a national leader in higher education. One of its unique features has been its direct involvement in socioeconomic reforms in Russia, which has allowed HSE to develop as a “project and research university” where education, fundamental and applied research, and "think tank" activities are combined for the comprehensive development of society. Committed to high-quality research, HSE now has a considerable number of international research laboratories, led by eminent professors from all over the world; more such laboratories were opened in 2016.

 

Candidates must hold a recentPh.D. in history or related fields, or to be in receipt of the PhD before the starting date of the contract. The successful candidate is expected to conduct high-quality research publishable in reputable peer-reviewed journals with research support provided by the University. The appointments will be made for three years in the first instance, starting in September 2017, with reviews of teaching and research during the third year.

 

The salary is competitive, indexed to inflation annually, and subject to a 13% flat income tax. The university offers health insurance (free of charge), language assistance, and other social benefits; travel support and other research assistance are generous. Since we have heavy emphasis placed on high quality research, the teaching load of newly hired faculty is relatively low and service is minimal.

 

Please provide a  CV, a statement of research interest, a recent research paper and at least  2 letters of reference  via online application form.