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Tenure-track positions at CUNEF, Madrid
CFP AGI Symposium: Business History in Austria, Germany and Italy
Discount code (30%) for Spare Parts by Phil Scranton
1. Tenure-track positions at CUNEF, Madrid, Spain
The Department of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) at CUNEF Universidad (https://www.cunef.edu/) invites applications for three Tenure-Track Assistant Professor positions in Political Science, and Economic and Business History, starting in the academic year 2027–28.
Requirements
Candidates are required to hold a PhD in Political Science, Economic History or a related field (completed, or expected before appointment) and to demonstrate a strong ability — or clear potential — to publish in the top journals in the field (e.g., APSR, AJPS, JOP, and comparable general-interest and field outlets).
What we offer
CUNEF Universidad is a private university based in Madrid, Spain with a strong focus on excellence in teaching and research in the social sciences. Knowledge of Spanish is not required. It is an interdisciplinary department with a very active group of economic and business historians.
We offer a very competitive salary, together with support for research and conference travel and administrative assistance for grant applications. Successful candidates will join a modern, growing university with an ambitious, research-driven culture and an international, interdisciplinary, English-language research environment.
How to apply
Applicants should submit:
1. CV
2. Cover letter — stating the reasons for applying and fit with the department
3. Teaching statement — stating teaching experience, including teaching evaluations where available
4. Job market paper
5. Three reference letters.
Applications should be submitted through: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo?joblst---6313 before 4 October 2026.
But also through Econjobmarket (econjobmarket.org) before 15 November 2026: https://econjobmarket.org/positions?show=all&type=reg&searchType=quick&saved_search_id=0&cutoffDate=2007-01-01&position_type_id=&category_id=&iso2=&oid=375
We will begin reviewing applications on October 4, 2026 and continue until the positions are filled. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.
Questions can be directed to Agustín Casas (ssh@cunef.edu).
2. Call for Papers: Business History in Austria, Germany and Italy AGI-Symposium
Thursday, April 1st 2027 Deutsche Handelskammer in Österreich / German Chamber of Commerce in Austria Schwarzenbergplatz 5 Top 3/1, 1030 Vienna
Friday, April 2nd 2027
Vereinigung der Österreichischen Industrie / Federation of Austrian Industries
Schwarzenbergplatz 4, 1030 Vienna
For the second time, a regional conference will invite the three countries Austria, Germany and Italy (AGI) to a thematic exchange in the field of business history. The format envisages three to four sections, which will take place one after the other and not in parallel, so that all participants can hear all the presentations. Thematically, this symposium is focused on specific topics of this region.
The conference will comprehend on the current state and current trends in business history research in Austria, Germany and Italy. Comparative aspects between these countries form an essential component in this context.
Submissions on the following topics, among others, are welcome:
I. Theoretical and methodological approaches
II. Thematic topics include
■ Entrepreneurship and dictatorship
■ Business history and tourism
■ Business history and the Marshall Plan
■ State influence on entrepreneurial activities and operational processes
■ Economic transformations after the Second World War
III. Archival Collections
We explicitly invite colleagues from business archives to present their collections on one of the above mentioned topics to encourage researchers as well as young scholars to present their work. Applications, consisting of an abstract and CV, should be sent by October 30, 2026 at the latest to:
ahschneider@unternehmensgeschichte.de.
The organizers will decide on participation by the end of November 2026 and inform all participants.
For any upcoming questions please contact:
Walter Iber (walter.iber@uni-graz.at),
Luciano Renato Segreto (lucianorenato.segreto@unifi.it), Thomas Krautzer (thomas.krautzer@uni-graz.at)
Andrea Schneider-Braunberger (ahschneider@unternehmensgeschichte.de).
We are very much looking forward to receiving your proposals. Please include beside your abstract a short CV.
3. Discount code: Spare Parts
A Global History of a Modern Problem, 1940–1980 by Philip Scranton
When machines break, entire systems are exposed. Spare Parts tells the global history of replacement components and shows how their absence—or abundance—has shaped warfare, industry, and everyday life in the twentieth century. Philip Scranton traces the production, distribution, and use of spare parts across capitalist, socialist, and postcolonial economies from World War II through the Cold War.
Available 11/10/2026
$64.95 • Paperback • 9781421455440
Also available as an ebook
Philip Scranton is an emeritus Board of Governors professor of history at Rutgers University. He is the author of Endless Novelty: Specialty Production and American Industrialization, 1865-1925, and a coauthor of Reimagining Business History.
“Spare parts make the modern world go round-yet we have so far lacked a history of them. Well, here it finally is! Scranton’s book is a wild and wonderful ride, full of delightful twists and turns.”
—Lee Vinsel, Virginia Tech
