Call for Faculty: European History, East Asia, Ecology, Political Economy
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research (BISR), a non-profit education and research center, is seeking four talented scholars/pedagogues to join our Associate Faculty. Prospective candidates should be prepared to teach at least two courses annually (each BISR course is four weeks in duration) either online or–for New York City based candidates–in-person. We are currently hiring in the following disciplines:
- Modern European history: Theoretically informed, interdisciplinary approach; preferred specializations: early modern thought, French Revolution, social and economic history, “long” 19th century history (imperialism, industrial and political revolution, cultural history), WWI, WWII, post-war Europe, and the role of Europe within global systems of political economy and empire.
- Political economy (must be based in or around New York City): Candidates should possess a broad familiarity with the classical traditional of political economy and expertise in Marxist, post-Marxist, and/or other heterodox critiques, as well as the ability to integrate theoretical, historical, and quantitative methodologies. Familiarity with theories of underdevelopment, reproductive labor, finance capital, cognitive capital, and/or primitive accumulation is expected. Candidates must be able to connect these theoretical frameworks to historical-material conditions along divisions of gender, race, geography, and capacity.
- East Asian culture and/or politics: Expertise in humanistic and social scientific disciplines as focused on East Asia, including literature, history, philosophy, political science, economics, and sociology. Familiarity with critical theory, Marxism, and contemporary feminist and post-colonial thought and methods is preferred.
- Environmental science/ecology: Expertise in environmental or ecological science. Ability to connect scientific findings and frameworks to contemporary issues and methods in other social scientific and humanistic disciplines is strongly preferred.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION:
Successful candidates for all faculty positions will have or be working toward a terminal degree in their field, have teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level, a strong commitment to pedagogy, and interdisciplinary research interests that complement those of other BISR faculty.
We very strongly encourage applications from individuals belonging to historically underrepresented groups. We are also particularly interested in applicants who, in addition to teaching, wish to take an active part in non-classroom BISR programming, including Praxis (classes, workshops and materials designed to provide research and analytic frameworks to non-profits, labor, political, and other public-interest organizations), digital projects, podcasts, forthcoming publications, development, and other programming. Faculty will teach multiple seminars on the BISR model annually. BISR does not solicit one-off courses.
BISR is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. We strongly encourage applications from women and historically underrepresented minority groups and from scholars without tenure-track positions.
BISR Associate Faculty are paid on a per course basis, earning 70% of the total enrollment revenue generated by each course.
Interested candidates should submit a CV, short writing sample (max 3,000 words), and three short course proposals/ideas to Program Manager Seth Rose (seth@thebrooklyninstitute.com), Managing Director Mark DeLucas (mark@thebrooklyninstitute.com), and with the subject line “BISR Faculty Application 2026: [Field in which you are applying].” The deadline to apply is Friday, October 23rd.
(For a sense of the kinds of courses, formats, and styles BISR employs, please visit the course archive.)