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University of Maryland - College Park -
Assistant Editor, Freedmen and Southern Society Project Location: Maryland, United States Institution Type: College/University Position Type: Assistant Editor Submitted: Monday, October 26th, 2009
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Applications are invited from scholars specializing in Southern or African American history of the Reconstruction era. Successful applicant will collaborate in editing Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867, beginning with a volume on law and justice during the early years of Reconstruction. Appointment begins September 2010. Although the position is not tenure-track, it carries faculty standing, faculty benefits, and the prospect of long-term employment, including promotion to associate editor and coeditor. Qualifications: Ph.D. in hand or nearing completion, strong analytical and writing skills, facility in reading handwritten historical documents, and familiarity with the relevant scholarly literatures; preference for applicants with research experience in the records at the National Archives on which Freedom is based, especially those of the Freedmen's Bureau. Send application letter, c.v., précis of dissertation, and three letters of reference to Leslie S. Rowland, Director, Freedmen and Southern Society Project, Department of History, University of Maryland, College Park MD 20742. Application deadline is January 15, 2010. |
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Contact Info: Leslie S. Rowland, Director Freedmen and Southern Society Project Department of History University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 |
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