Bulletin Seeks New Editor

The Bulletin for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies.

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Call for General Editor:  The Bulletin for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies welcomes applications for a General Editor to begin in the Winter or Spring of 2022. The BSPHS  is a peer-reviewed online journal. The journal embraces a cross-disciplinary approach, accepting works of historical content and/or historical relevance belonging to disciplines outside the field of History such as Literary Studies, Historical Sociology, Historical Anthropology, and Art History, among others. The main contents of the BSPHS are scholarly individual or co-authored articles, topical forum conversations, and book reviews, and are published in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. To experiment with the possibilities of digital academic publishing, we are also partnering with the Historias podcast (https://historiaspodcast.org) to publish audio interviews with authors featured in the journal, and piloting a resource sharing initiative through Zotero (https://www.zotero.org/bsphs) where authors can publish curated collections of print and web resources.

Volume 46, Issue 1 of the journal will appear in December 2021, and a special issue on New Directions in Iberian History (Vol. 46, Issue 2) is scheduled for Summer 2022. The outgoing General Editor, Andrea Davis, will see these projects to completion and be available to the incoming Editor as necessary.

The position is a two year, renewal appointment. The Editor works with an active editorial board, but will be responsible for the technicalities associated with online publishing, managing submissions, and running board meetings, which currently take place virtually. The General Editor must be a current member of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies (https://asphs.net/). Ideally, an incoming editor will have support from their home institution such as a designated workspace, course release, or student assistance.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest outlining the candidate’s editorial experience and vision to Miriam Shadis (shadis@ohio.edu), Karoline Cook (karoline.cook@rhul.ac.uk), Alejandra Osorio (aosorio@wellesley.edu), and Amanda Scott (als7146@psu.edu). Please include a CV addressing publication, editorial, and administrative experience if any. Experience with electronic publication is a particular desideratum. Please submit applications by November 1, 2021 for full consideration. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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BSPHS embraces a cross-disciplinary approach. We accept works of historical content and/or historical relevance belonging to disciplines outside the field of History such as Literary Studies, Historical Sociology, Historical Anthropology, Art History, etcetera. The main contents of the BSPHS are scholarly individual or coauthored articles, topical forum conversations, and book reviews. To experiment with the possibilities of digital academic publishing, we are also partnering with the Historias podcast (https://historiaspodcast.org/) to publish audio interviews with authors featured in the journal, and piloting a resource sharing initiative through Zotero (https://www.zotero.org/bsphs) where authors can publish curated collections of print and web resources.

Job Posting: Spanish or Latin American Studies at University of Reading

University of Reading Lecturer in Spanish or Latin American Studies The Department of Modern Languages and European Studies is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Spanish or Latin American Studies, whose role will be to undertake high-quality teaching and research in the areas of History or Cultural studies, teaching on the core Spanish-language degree programme, as well as to contribute to the administration and other activities of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Reading. The ability to contribute to the Department’s existing research strengths (notably colonial/ postcolonial studies; conflict studies; book and publishing history; history and culture of childhood) and/or to the teaching of the department-wide degree programme modules would be an advantage. You will have: completed PhD, expertise in, and a proven and substantial record of research publication in any area of Spanish or Latin American Studies (History or Cultural Studies), the ability to teach both Spanish language and areas of Spanish or Latin American post-1700 History or Cultural Studies at undergraduate and postgraduate levels; the ability to carry out administrative, the willingness to contribute fully to raising the profile of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Reading and more widely. Informal Contact: Dr Julia Waters: j.waters@reading.ac.uk Closes 8th of May 2016.

Job: Spanish or Latin America, UCL

Lecturer in Spanish and / or Latin American History required

Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, University College London

Salary £37,524 to £40, 716 per annum (Grade 7) and £41,844 to £49,362 per annum (Grade 8)

UCL invites applications for a Lectureship in Spanish and / or Latin American History. The successful candidate will be expected to take up the position on 1 September, 2016, or as soon as possible thereafter. The postholder will be expected to contribute to the Department’s and Faculty’s teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and to contribute to the running of the Department, the School and the University generally. The postholder will be encouraged to develop their individual research interests and to lead or participate in collaborative research projects. Applicants who have recently completed their PhDs as well as established scholars are equally welcome to apply.

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANK756/lecturer-in-spanish-and-or-latin-american-history/

Closing date: 13 May 2016

Spanish/LA-Related Job: FIU

Florida International University is advertising for a tenure-track job that includes: “emphasis in Atlantic Civilizations, but also interface with the Wolfsonian-FIU, The European and Eurasian Studies Program, and The Spanish & Mediterranean Studies Program in the Steven J. Green School for International and Public Affairs.”

Job Ad: Early Modern Europe esp. Central Europe or Iberia – Central Florida

Position Number: 32551
Department: History
Position/Rank: Assistant Professor, Tenure Track
Early Modern European History

The University of Central Florida is seeking applications for a nine-month tenure-track assistant professor position in early modern European history excluding specialists of Russia, France, and the United Kingdom beginning in August 2016. The successful candidate will be expected to teach regularly offered undergraduate and graduate courses in early modern European history, including courses on the Renaissance and Reformation.

UCF is a growing metropolitan university with an enrollment of over 60,000 that has maintained an atmosphere of personal instruction. The department offers a B.A. and M.A. in History and offers a public history component as part of its curriculum. The History Department takes pride in its reputation for quality instruction and publication. For more information see http://www.history.cah.ucf.edu.

Minimum Requirements:  A Ph.D. in History or a related field from an accredited institution is required at the time of hire.
Preferences: Candidates working in central European or Iberian history. Teaching experience at the university or college level; graduate-level training/experience in early modern European history broadly defined.

Applicants are required to apply online http://www.jobswithucf.com, position number 32551. In addition to the online application, please also submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and any other supporting material. The selected candidate will need to provide official transcripts.

Note: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be attached at that time. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents at a later date.

Please have three letters of reference sent to:
Attn: Dr. Amelia H. Lyons
Early Modern European History Search Committee Chair
University of Central Florida
History Department
12790 Aquarius Agora Dr.
Suite 551
Orlando, FL  32816-1350

To ensure full consideration, all materials listed above should be filed by Nov. 10, 2015 when review of applicants will begin. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Any questions should be directed to the chair of the Search Committee at Amelia.lyons@ucf.edu.

UCF is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, including minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities.  As a Florida public university, UCF makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.

Job Changes: Mills & Starr-Lebeau

Kenneth Mills has moved from Toronto to the University of Michigan.

And – very bittersweet for me – Gretchen Starr-LeBeau has moved from Kentucky to Principia College. 90% sweet because she can now work in the same town in which her family lives, 10% bitter, for selfish reasons, because I will no longer enjoy her friendship and wise counsel here on the 17th floor of Patterson Office Tower. She is already much missed by her old colleagues at Kentucky.

News from the Publishing World: Plant to U of Nebraska Press

As of August 31, Alisa Plant, who did so much to create a strong Iberian history shelf at LSU Press, will be leaving there to become Editor-in-Chief at the University of Nebraska Press. At UNP, she will resume her acquisitions in Iberian history and possibly some Latin American history as well. She will be starting at UNP in mid-September, 2015.

UC Santa Cruz Searches for Early Modern Iberia

From the AHA:

Early Modern Iberian Peninsula

Tenure-track Position

Santa Cruz, CA

The History Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a position in the history of early modern Iberian Peninsula and its empires, at the tenure-track assistant professor level. Research specialization may be focused in either Spain or Portugal or in one of their overseas colonies. Thematic interests may include, but are not limited to, empire, colonialism, gender, religion, science, and cultural history. For a full position description and to apply, visit https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00144. The position will remain open until filled, but not later than June 30, 2015. In order to be considered at the initial screening, the complete application (including letters of recommendation and other supporting documents) must be received by November 14, 2014. UCSC is an AA/V/ADA/Minority/EOE.

Application deadline: November 14, 2014

Web page: http://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00144
Web page: http://history.ucsc.edu
Web page: http://ucsc.edu
E-mail: historyrecruit@ucsc.edu

Samuel Garcia to Wesleyan

Congratulations to Samuel Garcia, a recent PhD from Yale, who is starting a 2-year Visiting Assistant Professor position at Wesleyan this summer.

1-Year at Claremont McKenna – Updated with the Correct Job Ad!

This job is not specified for early modern Spain, but it’s defined so that it excludes a lot of other people besides us:

Claremont McKenna College, History

Visiting Professor of European History

CMC Visiting Assistant Professor of History

The Department of History at Claremont McKenna College invites applications for a full-time non-tenure-track position at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor in European History before 1914 for the academic year 2014-2015. The successful candidate should be prepared to teach a survey of Early Modern European history and a course in the European history of gender for the fall semester, and two to three courses in European history before 1914 in the spring term. These may include colonial history, Atlantic history or some form of global or world history. Preference will be given to candidates working outside German and Russian history.

CMC history courses generally have fewer than twenty students per course and center on reading, writing, and discussion rather than lecture. We invite applicants specializing in British, European, or Atlantic World history;

Applicants should submit a CV; a cover letter; at least three letters of recommendation; a brief writing sample (e.g. published article or dissertation chapter); sample syllabi for an Early Modern European survey and a European history of gender seminar; a descriptive list of at least three proposed courses for the spring of 2015; and evidence of teaching effectiveness (preferably from multiple courses). Please submit electronic copies of all materials no later than August 1, 2014 to: https://webapps.cmc.edu/jobs/faculty/login.php

CMC is a highly selective and highly ranked liberal arts college. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges, which also include Pomona, Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd, and the Claremont Graduate University. Collectively, the Claremont Colleges constitute an academic community of 6,000 students and more than forty historians. The Colleges are located 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.

CMC hires and promotes individuals on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, or sexual orientation. Inquiries may be directed to the Director for Human Resources, 528 N. Mills Avenue, Claremont, California 91711-4015, (909) 621-8490.  Employment is contingent upon new employee providing documents verifying U.S. citizenship or, for international candidates, documents verifying legal permission to work in the United States.