Mellon Assistant Professor in Russian and Eurasian History

Vanderbilt; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt University invites applications for a Mellon Assistant Professor in Russian and Eurasian History. This non-tenure-track position is a three-year term with a 2-2 teaching load, seeking candidates with innovative research agendas and broad teaching capabilities across Imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet history.

Faculty teach at all levels, participate in the A&S Core, and advise honors and undergraduate majors.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in history, awarded not more than four years before start date
• Evidence of teaching experience

Responsibilities

• Teach courses across the curriculum from introductory lectures to majors' seminars
• Participate in the A&S Core and advise honors students and undergraduate majors

Skills

Teaching experience

Education

Ph.D. in History

Job description

Vanderbilt University: College of Arts and Science: Humanities: History

Location

Open Date

Aug 24, 2026

Deadline

Dec 02, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

The department of history at Vanderbilt University seeks a Mellon Assistant Professor in Russian and Eurasian History. This non-tenure-track position is for a three-year term with a 2-2 teaching load. The department is especially interested in candidates who have innovative research agendas and whose teaching can cover broad dimensions of Imperial, Soviet, and or/post-Soviet history. All faculty in the History Department teach classes at all levels of the curriculum, from introductory lectures to majors' seminars, participate in the A&S college Core, and serve in an advisory capacity for honors students and undergraduate majors.

Qualifications

Applicants must have received their Ph.D. in history no more than four years prior to the start of the position and must have their degree in hand by August 15, 2027. Candidates must have evidence of teaching experience.

Vanderbilt University shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilitiesand prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors provide equal employment opportunitywithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.