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Event: GroundTruth Institute Art-Science Incubator
Date: September 23 at 7:00 PM EDT The Art-Science Incubator will feature presentations from art-science collaborators Dana Fritz/Rose-Marie Muzika, Eric Zeigler (works with Aaron Ellison), and Christine Fitzgerald/Aleksandra Nastic. Following the presentations, participants will have the opportunity to engage with the presenters during a live Q&A and then join facilitated breakout sessions to meet others with complementary interests and explore potential collaborations. We’ll close with a group reflection and conversation about future opportunities to grow this interdisciplinary community. www.groundtruthinstitute.org/gatherings |
Two Visiting Assistant Professorships, Environmental Policy and Culture Program The Environmental Policy and Culture Program (EPC) at Northwestern University invites applications for two (2) full-time, three-year visiting assistant professorships, to begin September 1, 2027. EPC is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program with over 100 majors and minors, focusing on social scientific and humanistic approaches to environmental subjects. These positions are open in terms of period and geographic focus, but we are especially interested in interdisciplinary approaches to environmental decision-making and storytelling; policy and governance at local, national, and international scales; environmental economics; and environmental philosophy. We are also interested in professional or applied knowledge and experience in the fields of legal studies, philosophy, economics, and geography. The VAPs will each teach five courses a year, at least three of which should be distinct classes (some classes could be taught twice in the same year). The VAPs will also be encouraged to take part in the life of the program, including attending program events, mentoring students, and other forms of community building. The positions come with access to significant course development funding and we encourage candidates to think creatively about guest speakers, classroom technology, student experiences outside of the classroom, and other course enhancements. Candidates should have received a PhD in a humanities or social science field or have equivalent professional experience by the position start date and have significant experience teaching at the college level. To apply please provide a cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement, evidence of teaching experience, and the names and email addresses of two references using Northwestern's Faculty Recruiting Portal. More information and link to portal can be found on EPC’s website: https://epc.northwestern.edu/about/news/2026/visiting-assistant-professor-positions.html In order to receive full consideration, applications must be received by October 30, 2026. Questions can be directed to Keith Woodhouse (keith.woodhouse@northwestern.edu) Northwestern University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against qualified individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, marital status, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class. We actively seek to encourage individuals from all diverse backgrounds to apply. For more information, please see the University’s Policy on Institutional Equity. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. Additional information on the accommodations process is available at northwestern.edu/equal-opportunity-access/accommodation/disability.html.
Assistant or Associate Professor – Mediterranean and its Hinterlands, 500-1500 CE Department of History position at University of California Berkeley The job is located in Berkeley, CA 94720. The application deadline is 10/14/2026. A link for more information on the job posting is https://apptrkr.com/9817425.
Assistant Teaching Professor in Histories of the Environment, Science, and Technology at WPI Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Humanities and Arts Department invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor in Histories of the Environment, Science, and Technology (non-tenure track) for the 2027-2028 academic year, beginning in August 2027. We invite scholars who deploy transregional, international, comparative, and/or global perspectives and methods, whose work may focus predominantly on any region of the world (except the United States). We are particularly interested in environmental history scholars with a demonstrated record of teaching who can contribute to the department’s existing thematic strength in histories of science, technology, and medicine. Desirable secondary strengths include the ability to extend departmental course offerings in any of the following: race and ethnic studies; gender, sexuality, and women’s studies; the Global South; or European imperial and postcolonial histories. Full details are in the announcement where applications are submitted: Assistant Teaching Professor in Histories of the Environment, Science, and Technology Application review will begin on October 12, 2026, and continue until filled. Salary: $78,000 - $82,000. Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity. This is not a one-year position, although the first contract is for one year. It is renewable and continuing position. While not eligible for tenure, it does offer a path to secure continuing contracts. 
UC Davis Research Travel Grants The UC Davis Library is currently accepting applications for the 2027 cycle for our research travel grant program. The program offers travel grants in the amount of $2,500 to support use of our collections in Archives and Special Collections and/or our Food and Wine collections. Our collections represent the breadth, diversity, and focus of research and instruction offered at UC Davis, with an emphasis on agriculture, agriculture technology, California history, experimental theater, food and drink, as well as the University Archives. To find out more about our collections, please visit our website. Grant monies are to be used for costs such as, but not limited to, travel, accommodations and incidentals associated with research and publication. Our next application cycle will have an application deadline of October 1, 2026, with applicants to be notified by December 1. Further information about the research travel grant program can be found on the website. Archives and Special Collections 100 NW Quad Davis, CA 95616-5292 www.library.ucdavis.edu/specol
Guggenheim Fellowships We’re pleased to announce that the application for 2027 Guggenheim Fellowships is now open. Please help us get the word out! The Guggenheim Fellowship supports exceptional, mid-career individuals who have made notable contributions to more than 50 fields across the arts, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and interdisciplinary areas. Those who receive 2027 Guggenheim Fellowships will be part of our 102nd class, continuing a legacy of extraordinary achievement. For more information, including an instructional video and a link to our application guide, visit us at GF.org.
"We Want More History" Historian friends and colleagues: We are writing to share an exciting initiative of a group of historians, librarians, and park advocates to organize “We Want Mor History”. We want to celebrate a national day of celebrating histories as a means to strengthen civic health, build community trust, foster democratic dialogue, and showcase the essential role of history in public life. Celebrated on September 26, 2026 in your communities we invite you to participate in the days advocacy for more history. “We Want More History” is a purely volunteer effort to coordinate a day of programming focused on the many and diverse histories of our places. To find out more see our website https://www.wewantmorehistory.org We are an informal community of historians alongside those from the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, Urban Library Council, the Association for Rural & Small Libraries, and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) . Partnering with us is the Association for State and Local History, Association for the Study of African American Life and History, National Council on Public History, Explore Kentucky, Dumbarton Oaks, and Gilder Lehrman Center at Yale with more joining us as we build. We Want More History is a coordinated national day of programming to underscore the essential role of history in public life. It responds to growing efforts to narrow or politicize historical interpretation by activating trusted public institutions where people already gather to learn, reflect, and engage. The project is designed to be visible, participatory, and replicable, creating a shared national moment while strengthening long-term relationships between libraries, historians, educators, land managers, and community partners. Timed to align with America 250-era programming, it ensures that national commemorations reflect the full, complex story of the people and places that make up the United States. To support your participation, we have created a toolkit for historians and for hosts. They are on our website and can be used and adapted for any historian and any host. We are here to support any and all who want to participate.
Open-Rank Faculty Position in U.S. Cultural History and Cultural Studies at Yale The American Studies Program at Yale University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty position in U.S. Cultural History and Cultural Studies. The appointment is open at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. The program seeks a scholar whose work examines the nineteenth- and/or twentieth-century cultural history of the United States, nationally and transnationally. Applications are welcome from any subfield, with particular interest in labor histories; disability history and disability studies; environmental studies and environmental history; and the historical study of colonialisms and empires. The appointee must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, or have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. in American Studies or another appropriate interdisciplinary field, by June 2027. To ensure full consideration, applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and two-page, single-spaced research statement by October 15, 2026. Full details and application instructions are available through Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/188467 Questions may be directed to Nikki Strong, Chair’s Assistant, at nikki.strong@yale.edu.
Call for Applications: Consortium Fellowships The Consortium for History of Science, Technology & Medicine invites applications for fellowship opportunities in the history of science, technology or medicine, broadly construed. Fellows enjoy access to the archives and collections of Consortium member institutions as well as seminars and other programs dedicated to promoting scholarship. Research Fellowships
We're expanding our network of environmental historians and historical geographers. At IHC Consulting Services Inc., we're continuing to grow our network of independent consultants for applied research projects involving environmental history, historical geography, Indigenous rights and treaty-related research, environmental assessments, litigation support, and cultural heritage. We're looking to connect with PhD and ABD scholars whose expertise includes areas such as: • Environmental history • Historical geography • Historical ecology • Historical GIS and spatial analysis • Landscape reconstruction • Historical fisheries and aquatic ecosystems • Historical land use and environmental change • Archival research relating to environmental change Our consultants remain independent and are contacted only when opportunities align with their expertise, availability, and interest. Current work is focused primarily on the Great Lakes region, the Canadian Prairies, and related regions, with additional opportunities expected as our network continues to grow. If this sounds like a good fit, or if you know someone whose expertise would be valuable, we would be pleased to hear from you. guillaume.teasdale@ihcexperts.com
Call for Proposals: Labour and the Environment Simon Fraser University 4th Annual Voices in Labour Studies Speaker Series Symposium on Labour and the Environment Simon Fraser University Centre Downtown ‘‘The first premise of all human history is, of course, the existence of living, human individuals. Thus, the first fact to be established is the physical organization of these individuals and their consequent relation to the rest of nature.’’ – Karl Marx and Frederich Engels, The German Ideology Encouraged by ongoing, fruitful contributions to the hybrid field of labour and environmental studies, we are organizing a three-day symposium on the ways those areas have been, are now, and could be brought together, ranging across time and varying by geographic scope. The first evening of the symposium will feature a keynote speaker on “Working-Class Environmentalism,” followed by a day-long set of paper presentations, and concluding with a final guided morning session. The primary aim of the gathering is to assemble a group of two dozen key scholars from various disciplines to address the dual theme of labour and environment. The secondary aim is to draw enough quality participation for a planned ‘special section’ in the journal Labour/Le Travail. With both goals in mind, presenters should be willing and able to share a full paper draft with all other participants ahead of time. If you are interested in making a presentation as an individual, please submit a professional c.v. of no more than two pages as well as a paper abstract of no more than 350 words. If you are planning to participate as a part of a panel, please submit c.v.’s and abstracts for each paper as well as a group abstract of no more than 250 words. These materials should be sent by email to John-Henry Harter (jhharter@sfu.ca) and Chad Montrie (chad_montrie@uml.edu) by September 1, 2026. Current symposium sponsors include: |
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