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  • Tuesday, November 12, 2024 10:30 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Research Fellowship in Texas History

    The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) offers each year the Research Fellowship in Texas History for the best research proposal utilizing collections of the State Archives in Austin or the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty, Texas. Research topics should be significant to Texas history, with preference given to fresh areas of study and/or under-sourced archival collections. Applicants may contact ref@tsl.texas.gov for more information about collections. Apply by January 15, 2025. Find more information and the application form online here: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/researchfellowship


  • Tuesday, November 12, 2024 10:22 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Established in 1998, the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards recognize excellence in nonfiction that exemplifies the literary grace and commitment to serious research and social concern that characterized the work of the awards' Pulitzer Prize-winning namesake, J. Anthony Lukas, who died in 1997. Four awards are given: two J. Anthony Lukas Work-In-Progress Awards, the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize and the Mark Lynton History Prize.

    J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards

    Two J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards, in the amount of $25,000, are given annually to aid in the completion of significant works of nonfiction on topics of American political or social concern. Recognizing that a nonfiction book based on extensive research often overtaxes the resources available to its author, the project envisions the Awards as a way of closing the gap between the time and money an author has and the time and money that finishing a book requires.

     

    J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize

    The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, in the amount of $10,000, is given annually to a book-length work of narrative nonfiction on a topic of American political or social concern that exemplifies the literary grace, commitment to serious research, and original reporting, that characterized the distinguished work of the award's namesake.

    Mark Lynton History Prize

    The Mark Lynton History Prize, in the amount of $10,000, is awarded to a book-length work of history on any topic that best combines intellectual distinction with felicity of expression. 

    Lynton Scholarship Program

    The Lynton scholarship program annually provides two research grants of $5,000 apiece to outstanding students in the Book Seminar class at Columbia Journalism School. These grants help support the reporting of narrative non-fiction books in the tradition of J. Anthony Lukas. Since the Lynton scholarships were first awarded in 2005, many of the student recipients have gone on to produce acclaimed books on subjects ranging from the destruction of the Great Lakes to the underworld of pop music piracy to an early school desegregation case brought by a family of Chinese immigrants.

     

    About J. Anthony Lukas

     

    The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award, J. Anthony Lukas published five epic books, each of which examined a critical fault line in America’s social and political landscape by examining individual lives caught up in the havoc of change.

    A former foreign and national correspondent for The New York Times, Lukas tackled the country’s generational conflict in his first book “Don’t Shoot: We Are Your Children”; examined the impact of school desegregation in “Common Ground,” and told a sweeping tale of class conflict at the turn of the century in “Big Trouble,” completed just before his death in 1997.

    His other books were “The Barnyard Epithet and Other Obscenities: Notes on the Chicago Conspiracy Trial” and “Nightmare: The Underside of the Nixon Years.”

    Prof. Samuel G. Freedman on J. Anthony Lukas in Salon(link is external) (June 12, 1997)

    Robert W. Snyder on Lukas’ “Common Ground” in CJR (link is external)(Sept./Oct. 2006)

    About Mark Lynton

    One of the three Lukas Prize Project Awards, the Mark Lynton History Prize, is named for the late Mark Lynton, a business executive and author of “Accidental Journey: A Cambridge Internee’s Memoir of World War II.” Lynton was an avid proponent of the writing of history, and the Lynton family has sponsored the Lukas Prize Project since its inception.

    “I was born Max­ Otto Ludwig Loewenstein, in Stuttgart, Germany,” begins Mark Lynton’s autobiography, “Accidental Journey: A Cambridge Internee’s Memoir of World War II,” published in 1995 by The Overlook Press. A student at Cambridge University when WWII began, Lynton provides a witty account of his odyssey from internment at a Canadian detention camp to his return to England and, ultimately, enlistment in the British military, where he served for seven years. Assigned to the Pioneer Corps, Lynton later transferred to the Royal Tank Regiment, attaining the rank of captain. He completed his career with British Intelligence, interrogating German officers.

    Born on April 16, 1920, Lynton moved to Berlin two years later when his father was named head of a major German car manufacturer. Raised by a Swiss nanny, Lynton was bilingual in French and German and was educated in Germany, France and England.

    Lynton had a long career working for Citroen and was a senior executive at the firm Hunter Douglas in the Netherlands at the time of his death in 1997. His wife, Marion Lynton, and children, Lili and Michael, established the Mark Lynton History Prize as part of the Lukas Prize Project to honor Lynton, who was an avid reader of history. The Lynton family has generously underwritten the Lukas Prize Project since its inception in 1998.

    The Lukas Prize Project is co-administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University.

    APPLICATIONS ARE DUE DECEMBER 5, 2024

    See more here.


  • Friday, October 18, 2024 1:24 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The O’Connor Chair in the History of Hispanic Texas and the Southwest, Director of Center for Mexican American Studies

    The Department of History in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at St. Mary’s University, ranked #1 by US News and World Report for Social Mobility in San Antonio and #1 for Best Value in the West, invites applications for the O’Connor Chair in the History of Hispanic Texas and the Southwest and the inaugural director of the university’s new Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS). This tenured appointment will be made at the level of associate professor or professor.

    Supported by the O’Connor Endowment established in 1982, the holder of the O’Connor Chair in the History of Hispanic Texas and the Southwest teaches one course per semester on Mexican American and Latino history topics, engages in scholarship in these areas, and supports the History Department’s undergraduate History Program and graduate Public History Program. The O’Connor Chair is active in campus and community outreach, which includes organizing a lecture series.

    The O’Connor Chair also will serve as director of a new Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS), providing intellectual and visionary leadership. CMAS serves as an academic home for student learning, faculty and student scholarship, and related campus and community programming focused on Mexican American Studies and, secondarily, Latin American and Latino/a/e Studies. It contributes to the University’s longstanding mission as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by supporting and advancing Mexican American Studies as a field of study. The role is an exciting opportunity to build interdisciplinary scholarship and programming across the four schools: the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; the Greehey School of Business; the School of Science, Engineering and Technology, and the School of Law. CMAS also supports our Hispanic Serving Institution’s diverse student population, more than half of whom identify as Hispanic or Latino and more than 40% as first-generation college students.

    While serving as director of CMAS, the workload for the O’Connor Chair is distributed as follows:

    • Scholarship (traditional and/or public-facing) and campus and community engagement associated with the O’Connor Chair and CMAS (50 percent)
    • Teaching (a 1:1 teaching load each academic year), student mentorship, working with student research assistants, and advising in the History Department at the graduate and undergraduate levels (30 percent)
    • Service, including providing intellectual leadership for the Center for Mexican American Studies and overseeing staff; managing the CMAS and O’Connor Chair budgets in collaboration with dean and department chair; active and collegial participation in the activities and service of the History Department (20 percent) 
    Minimum qualifications:
    • Ph.D. in History or a related field emphasizing historical scholarship 
    • An established record of scholarship (traditional and/or public facing) in the field of Hispanic, Mexican American, and/or Latino/a/e history of Texas and the Southwest that merits rank of associate professor or professor at St. Mary’s University 
    • An established record of teaching Mexican American and/or Latino/a/e history of Texas and the Southwest that merits rank of associate professor or professor at St. Mary’s University 
    • Capacity through the O'Connor Chair and CMAS directorship to support the university's Catholic and Marianist educational mission 
    Preferred qualifications: 
    • Leadership experience relevant to the roles of the O’Connor Chair and Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies 
    • Engagement with public history and/or local history methods and practices. 
    • The ability to communicate with stakeholders in Spanish and English 
    St. Mary's University, as a Catholic Marianist University, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence: www.stmarytx.edu/about

    . St. Mary's is the oldest Catholic university in the Southwest and continues to advocate the Marianist mission. St. Mary's enrolls approximately 3500 students in a diverse university with four schools, more than 40 academic programs including Ph.D. and J.D. programs, and numerous pre-professional programs. The successful candidate is expected to support and contribute to the University's Marianist educational mission.

    San Antonio offers a wealth of archives, community organizations, historical sites, and museums, which offer opportunities for historical research and community engagement. The St. Mary’s University History Department prides itself on its partnerships with local historical institutions and active community networking and engagement. San Antonio’s rich historical legacy provides exciting classroom to community connections.

    Applications can be found at http://stmarytx.applicantpro.com/jobs/ with the option to upload all supporting documents electronically. Along with the application, please include (1) a letter of application addressing the minimum and/or preferred qualifications listed above and (2) a curriculum vitae. Additional materials and references may be requested in subsequent rounds of the interview process. For questions, please contact Dr. Lindsey Wieck (lwieck@stmarytx.edu).

    Review of applications will begin December 1, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a clear background check and submission of official transcripts.

    St. Mary’s University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourages all qualified candidates apply.

  • Saturday, September 28, 2024 3:24 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The 2025-2026 Huntington Library Research Fellowships 

    The Huntington Library is now accepting Research Fellowship Applications for the 2025-2026 fellowship year for Long-Term Fellowships, Short-Term Fellowships, and Travel Grants. Applications are submitted online: https://fellowships.huntington.org   
    The deadline for submission is 11:59 PM PST on November 15, 2024. It is advisable to begin your online application well before the application deadline. For more information, see Fellowship FAQs or email Fellowships@huntington.org


    Resources 

    The Huntington is a collections-based research and educational institution, which promotes humanities scholarship on the basis of its library holdings and art collections. 

    The Library holds more than 11 million items that span the 11th to 21st centuries. Its diverse materials center on fourteen intersecting collection strengths. The Art Museum features British, European, American, and Asian art spanning more than 500 years and includes more than 45,000 objects.  


    Support 

    The Huntington offers 15 Long-Term Fellowships; 13 for the academic year (9-11 months) in residence, each with a stipend of $50,000, and 2 for an academic term (4-5 months) with a $25,000 stipend. Although both of the academic term (4 to 5 months) and nine of the academic year (9 to 11 months) fellowships are open to scholars working on projects in any area where The Huntington’s collections are strong, there are specific awards for the study of maritime history (The Kemble Fellowship), the history of medicine (The Molina Fellowship) and the history of science (The Dibner Fellowships). Three awards (the Thom Fellowships) are reserved for recent post-doctoral scholars. 

    Approximately 130 Short-Term Fellowships are available for one to three months in residence and carry monthly stipends of $3,500. They are open to scholars in any field where the Huntington’s collections are strong. 

    We offer six one-month Travel Grants for Study Abroad for humanities research to be carried out in libraries or archives outside of the United States or Canada and nine one-month Exchange Fellowships with Corpus Christi, Jesus, Lincoln, and New Colleges, Oxford; Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Trinity College Dublin/Marsh's Library; the University of Birmingham; the University of Durham; and the John Rylands Research Institute and Library at The University of Manchester.


    For details of eligibility and the applications process, see https://www.huntington.org/fellowships



  • Wednesday, September 18, 2024 9:13 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Selma Moidel Smith Student Writing Competition in California Legal History

    CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

    The California Supreme Court Historical Society (CSCHS) encourages all students working on California legal history (NOT just the history of California courts) to apply for this prize. Papers may include elements of digital humanities and may also be co-authored. This is a GREAT WAY to get attention for your hard work!

    $5,000 first-place, $2,500 second-place, and $1,000 third-place prizes will be awarded to the best papers on California state or colonial history, broadly considered. Recent winners include a study of the death penalty in California, the evolution of California land law, the desegregation of Stanford Law School, and disability law and the campaign for independent living. as well as a jointly authored paper on Chinese adoption practices and their role in immigration decisions after the Chinese Exclusion Act.

    We accept papers of at least 7,500 and not more than 15,000 words, including notes and other explanatory matter. The competition is open to students and recent graduates in history and/or law, provided that they did not have full-time academic employment at the time the paper was written. The paper should also be unpublished; prize winners will likely receive an offer to publish in California Legal History, CSCHS’s journal.

    Papers may be self-nominated or sent in by a professor or supervisor. To ensure anonymity, the author’s name should appear only on a separate cover page, along with the author’s mailing address, telephone number, email address, and the name of their school.

    Submissions are due by July 1, 2025 and should be sent to director@cschs.org with the subject line “Smith Prize.” The winners will be announced in July 2025, and an award ceremony (likely over Zoom) will be held in August or September.

    For the Prize Committee: Sarah Barringer Gordon, Laura Kalman, Stuart Banner


  • Tuesday, September 17, 2024 10:24 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    American Heritage Center

    We support a variety of scholar activities through the grants, fellowships, and awards we offer and encourage applications from researchers with diverse backgrounds and disciplines. The AHC is committed to fostering an inclusive research environment and promoting innovative inquiry that provides new perspectives on a wide range of historical and contemporary topics.
    Our collections span regional, national, and international subjects with particular strengths in the American West and topics that intersect with global cultural, environmental, and industrial developments.
    Explore our collections on Archives West. Unless otherwise indicated, send all applications and inquiries to AHC Archivist Leslie Waggener. All application materials should be submitted electronically.  

    Grants

    Travel Grants

    Supports research projects utilizing the AHC's extensive collections. Open to scholars at all stages, from graduate students to established researchers.

    Grant amount: $750 per grant to cover transportation, lodging, and food expenses.
    Number of grants: Ten grants awarded annually (five each in fall and spring cycles).
    Application deadlines:Fall cycle: October 31, 2024. Research visit to AHC must be completed by August 31, 2026.
    Spring cycle: March 31, 2025. Research visit to AHC must be completed by August 31, 2026.
    Application requirements:Completed application form.
    Project description (max. 2 pages).
    Current CV.

     

    Travel Grant Application (PDF) - Includes full details to apply.

    Research Fellowships

    Alan K. Simpson Fellowship in Western Political History

    Award: $3,000 stipend for a 20-day residency at the AHC. Stipend can be prorated for shorter visits.
    Payment: Issued upon completion of research visit and submission of a project summary. No advance payment allowed.
    Focus: Western political history. AHC archives offer insights into the careers of a diverse array of politicians, activists, and influencers within the political landscape, including significant holdings that represent a wide range of political beliefs.
    Eligibility: Open to scholars at all levels, from graduate students to tenured faculty.
    Application deadline: March 31, 2025.
    Visit deadline: August 31, 2026.

     

    Call for Alan K. Simpson Fellowship Proposals (PDF) - Includes full details to apply.

    Bernard L. Majewski Research Fellowship

    Award: $3,000 stipend for a 20-day residency at the AHC. Stipend can be prorated for shorter visits.
    Payment: Issued upon completion of research visit and submission of a project summary. No advance payment allowed.
    Focus: History of economic geology, including exploration and development. Also supports inquiry into related fields such as environmental and natural resources history. Projects combining AHC materials with data from other sources, such as archaeology or earth sciences, are also encouraged.
    Eligibility: Open to scholars at all levels, from graduate students to tenured faculty.
    Application deadline: March 31, 2025.
    Visit deadline: August 31, 2026.

     

    Call for Majewski Fellowship Proposals (PDF) - Includes full details to apply.

    Fellowship for the Study of 20th Century American Popular Culture

    Award: $3,000 stipend for a 20-day residency at the AHC. Stipend can be prorated for shorter visits.
    Payment: Issued upon completion of research visit and submission of a project summary. No advance payment allowed.
    Focus: Influence of popular culture on American society. AHC's collections offer extensive materials on the entertainment industry, including papers from producers, directors, actors, and musicians. Notable holdings cover the cartoon and comic book industry, as well as representations of the "Western image" across various media.
    Eligibility: Open to late postdoctoral investigators and new faculty (Assistant Professor or below).
    Application deadline: March 31, 2025.
    Visit deadline: August 31, 2026.

     

    Call for Popular Culture Fellowship Proposals (PDF) - Includes full details to apply.

     

    George A. Rentschler Fellowship on the Study of the American West

    Award: $3,000 stipend for a 20-day residency at the AHC. Stipend can be prorated for shorter visits.
    Payment: Issued upon completion of research visit and submission of a project summary. No advance payment allowed.
    Focus: Insightful scholarship exploring the complex narratives, cultural dynamics, and historical developments of the American West.
    Eligibility: Open to scholars at all levels, from graduate students to tenured faculty.
    Application deadline: March 31, 2025.
    Visit deadline: August 31, 2026.

     

    Call for Rentschler Fellowship Proposals (PDF) - Includes full details to apply.

    Peter K. Simpson Fellowship on the American West

    Award: $8,000 stipend for a 20-day stay divided between AHC and Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming.
    Focus: Original research advancing knowledge and understanding about the history and myths of the American West.
    Eligibility: Open to scholars at all levels, from graduate students to tenured faculty.
    Application deadline: March 30, 2025.
    Visit deadline: Research visits to AHC and BBCW must be completed within 15 months of award notification.
    Submit proposals: Send electronically to BBCW Research Assistant Nathan Bender (NathanB@centerofthewest.org).

     

    Call for Peter K. Simpson Fellowship Proposals (PDF) - Includes full details to apply.

     

    Women in Public Life Fellowship

    Award: $3,000 stipend for a 20-day residency at the AHC. Stipend can be prorated for shorter visits.
    Payment: Issued upon completion of research visit and submission of a project summary. No advance payment allowed.
    Focus: Women in public life across various fields. AHC's collections offer extensive resources on women's issues, prominent figures, and everyday experiences from the past 150 years. Materials cover politics, activism, professional achievements, and social history, supporting multifaceted research in women's roles in American culture.
    Eligibility: Open to scholars at all levels, from graduate students to tenured faculty.
    Application deadline: March 31, 2025.
    Visit deadline: August 31, 2026.

     

    Call for Women in Public Life Fellowship Proposals (PDF) - Includes full details to apply.


  • Monday, September 16, 2024 11:15 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Clements Center for Southwest Studies is looking for a Program Manager!

    Program Manager - (DED00000402)

    Description

    Salary Range: 

    Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

    About SMU

    SMU’s more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University’s small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs.

    SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students through eight degree-granting schools: Dedman College of Humanities and SciencesCox School of BusinessLyle School of EngineeringMeadows School of the ArtsSimmons School of Education and Human DevelopmentDedman School of LawPerkins School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

    SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem – paired with entrepreneurial drive – creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence.

    Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities. SMU’s relationship with Dallas – the dynamic center of one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions – offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for global impact.

    SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic freedom and open inquiry.

    About the Department:

    The Clements Center promotes research, publishing, teaching, and public programming in a variety of fields of inquiry related to Texas, the American Southwest, and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.

    About the Position:

    This role is an on-campus, in-person position.

    The Program Manager carries out the mission of the Center to promote research, publishing, teaching, and public programming in a variety of fields of inquiry related to Texas, the American Southwest, and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. As the Center's only staff member, the Program Manager is charged with significant responsibility, a high degree of autonomy, and wide latitude to exercise independent decision-making. The position requires strong working knowledge of the academy and university publishing, and an intellectual curiosity for and engagement with the Center's work, including the ability to recognize broad trends in the academic fields within the Center's purview. The Program Manager is required to keep the Center’s financial accounts in order, write and edit copy, plan and manage events, manage diverse groups of people, advise residential fellows, and generally maintain excellent organization.

    Essential Functions:

    • FELLOWS - The Center's largest budget items are its annual residential fellowships. The Program Manager participates in the selection of fellows, makes appropriate financial arrangements with fellows’ home institutions, manages their onboarding, meets with them regularly while in residence, provides financial and other forms of support, and assists them in building their professional networks in the academic and publishing communities.

    • FINANCIAL - The Program Manager has authority over the Center's 20 accounts, manages and spends funds, and creates the budget. They approve fellows' travel and research expenses and oversee endowments and grants, including the creation of annual endowment reports. They work with the Development office to secure additional funding and manage cost-sharing arrangements with other institutions. 

    • SYMPOSIA - The Center sponsors one or more annual symposia with an outside institutional partner, resulting in a book published by an academic press. The Program Manager works with the co-conveners to execute their vision, usually over about a 5-year period, until the book is published. This involves organizing and attending a multi-day workshop for 20+ academics, often held at the Taos campus.

    • TRAVEL TO CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND SYMPOSIA - The Program Manager must attend academic conferences to promote the work of the Center to interested academics, and host Center receptions and gatherings at these conferences. They attend and participate in all fellow's manuscript workshops, and all symposia co-sponsored by the Center at other universities or institutions nationwide (and internationally).

    • PUBLIC RELATIONS - The Program Manager is solely responsible for gathering information to create, write and edit the Center's annual newsletter. They are responsible for the Center website, including writing its content. They keep a presence on social media and design promotional material such as fliers, posters and mailers. They work with SMU Public Affairs and other off campus organizations to promote event, keep contact lists updated, and do other PR activities.

    • RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANTS - The Clements Center awards money to SMU graduate students to conduct dissertation research on subjects grounded in the Southwest. The Clements Center also awards money to outside scholars to come to SMU to conduct research for their own work in SMU's DeGolyer Library. The Program Manager seeks applications for both of these, helps choose the awardees, and supports them academically and financially.

    • PUBLICATIONS -  The program manager works with academic press editors and the individual fellows to secure book contracts and financial subventions for fellows' books. The Center also self-publishes books on topics within its mandate. The Program Manager helps select authors and assists them in preparing book manuscripts, secures permissions, ISBNs, etc. They work with printers/editors, seek endorsements, see the book to final publication, and oversee sales.

    • ANNUAL BOOK PRIZE - The Clements Center awards an annual book prize for the best book on Southwestern America published the year before. The Program Manager seeks submissions from academic presses, works with the outside (non-SMU) judging committee and the Western History Association concerning the judging process, then plans, budgets, and promotes an evening lecture event for the winner.

    • PUBLIC PROGRAMMING - Each year the Clements Center hosts monthly noon talks and at least two evening lectures per semester. The program manager assists in securing speakers and making arrangements, writes and designs promotional materials, plans and budgets the event, and attends all functions.
    • NETWORKING - The Program Manager keeps in regular contact with more than 120 former fellows and all graduates of SMU's history PhD program, tracking their academic achievements and institutional affiliations worldwide. They introduce fellows to faculty within SMU and the greater DFW area and make connections at academic conferences and workshops to promote SMU fellows and graduates and the work of the Center.
    • Evening/weekend hours required for workshops, lectures and special events. 
    • Occasional travel, sometimes internationally, will be required.
     

    Qualifications

     

    Education and Experience: 

    A master’s degree in history (or an adjacent discipline) is required, with degree in U.S. History related to Texas, the American Southwest, or the U.S.-Mexico borderlands preferred. A doctoral degree is preferred. 

    A minimum of two (2) years of experience is required. Five years is preferred. Experience in event and budget planning is required. Experience in financial decision making is also required. 

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    Candidate must demonstrate strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate broadly across the University and develop and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of constituencies. Must also demonstrate strong written communication skills.

    Candidate must possess strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and analyze problems, as well as devise solutions. Must also have strong organizational, planning and time management skills.  

    Ability to create/write/edit content for newsletter, website and promotional materials is essential. 

    Candidate ability to create/write/edit content for newsletter, website and promotional materials is essential. 

    Candidate must be able to work well with academics from numerous liberal arts disciplines from around the country and world. 

    Candidate ability to speak Spanish is a plus. 

    An interest in and capacity to teach occasional courses in Southwest and/or borderlands history is also preferred.

    Physical and Environmental Demands:

    • Sit for long periods of time
    • Kneel, stand
    • Walk for long distances

    Deadline to Apply:

    This position is open until filled.

    EEO Statement:

    SMU will not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies and may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity@smu.edu.

    Benefits:

    SMU offers staff a broad, competitive array of health and related benefits. In addition to traditional benefits such as health, dental, and vision plans, SMU offers a wide range of wellness programs to help attract, support, and retain our employees whose work continues to make SMU an outstanding education and research institution.

    SMU is committed to providing an array of retirement programs that benefit and protect you and your family throughout your working years at SMU and, if you meet SMU's retirement eligibility criteria, during your retirement years after you leave SMU.

    The value of learning at SMU isn't just about preparing our students for the future. Employees have access to a wide variety of professional and personal development opportunities, including tuition benefits.

     

    Primary Location: USA-TX-Dallas

    Job: Other

    Organization: Dedman College

    Schedule: Regular

    Shift: Staff

    Employee Status: Individual Contributor

    Job Type: Full-time

    Job Level: Day Job

    Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

    Job Posting: Sep 12, 2024, 8:43:20 AM

  • Tuesday, September 10, 2024 3:27 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Peter E. Palmquist Memorial Fund for Historical Photographic Research


    Considered one of the most important photo historians of the 20th century, Peter E. Palmquist (1936 - 2003) had a keen interest in the photography of the American West, California, and Humboldt County before 1950, and the history of women in photography worldwide. He published over 60 books and 340 articles and was a strong proponent of the concept of the independent researcher-writer in the field of photohistory. With co-author Thomas Kailbourn, he won the Caroline Bancroft Western History Prize for their book, Pioneer Photographers of the Far West


    Professor Martha Sandweiss, Princeton University, wrote, “He (Peter) established new ways of pursuing the history of photography, and with his collections and research notes soon to be accessible at Yale, he will be speaking to and inspiring new generations of students and researchers forever.” Established by Peter’s lifetime companion, Pam Mendelsohn, this fund supports the study of under-researched women photographers internationally, past and present, and under-researched Western American photographers through the Great Depression. 


    A small panel of outside consultants with professional expertise in the field of photohistory and/or grant reviewing will review the applications in order to determine the awards. Applications will be judged on the quality of the proposal, the ability of the applicant to carry out the project within the proposed budget and timeline, and the significance of the project to the field of photographic history. Past recipients and their projects are featured at palmquistgrants.com.

    Range of Awards: $500 - $2,000

    Funds must be used for research; grant funding may not be used to cover salaries, pay for hardware or equipment, or for production costs such as printing and book binding, podcasts, blogs, etc. 

    November 15 is the deadline for submissions. Grant Recipients will be announced in mid-January 2025. 


    If selected, Recipients will be required to submit a copy of their work to HAF+WRCF.

    Eligibility:


    Individuals and nonprofit institutions conducting research in either of the fields below are eligible to apply: 

    • Under-researched women photographers internationally, past and present.
    • Under-researched Western American photographers through the Great Depression.


    To submit an application please go to the Humboldt Area Foundation link.


  • Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:00 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Dr. Linda Reese, former WHA member and retired Associate Professor of History from East Central University, died on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024.

    Dr. Reese made several contributions to the field of western history and the WHA throughout her career. She presented her work at WHA conferences, served as chair and commentator of sessions, served on the WHQ Board of Editors, and lent her talents to Program and Local Arrangements committees. 

    You may read Dr. Reese's obituary and share remembrances on the Matthews Funeral Home website here.


  • Wednesday, August 07, 2024 7:51 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    National Humanities Center Residential Fellowships

    The National Humanities Center invites applications for academic-year or one-semester residential fellowships. Mid-career, senior, and emerging scholars from all areas of the humanities with a strong record of peer-reviewed work are encouraged to apply.  Scholars from all parts of the globe are eligible; stipends and travel expenses are provided.

    Fellowship applicants must have a PhD or equivalent scholarly credentials. Fellowships are supported by the Center’s own endowment, private foundation grants, contributions from alumni and friends, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Located in the vibrant Research Triangle region of North Carolina, the Center affords access to the rich cultural and intellectual communities supported by the area’s research institutes, universities, and dynamic arts scene. Fellows enjoy private studies, in-house dining, and superb library services that deliver all research materials.

    Applications and all accompanying materials are due by 11:59 p.m. EDT, October 3, 2024.

    For more information and to apply, please visit:

    https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/scholarly-programs

    Application requirements:

    Fellowship applicants are asked to complete the online application form and to upload the following documents:

    ● 1,000-word project proposal

    ● Short bibliography (up to 2 pages)

    ● Curriculum vitae (up to 4 pages)

    ● One-page tentative outline of the structure of the project (if the project is a book, provide an outline of chapters; otherwise, give an outline of the components of the project and their progress to date)

    Applicants will also be asked to provide names and contact information for three references. References will receive an email prompt inviting them to upload a letter of recommendation on behalf of the applicant. All letters are also due by October 3, 2024.

    We strongly recommend applicants read through our Frequently Asked Questions before beginning their application. Questions can be emailed to fellowships@nationalhumanitiescenter.org.



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