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Student Research Grants Program

The Department of History is currently looking for an undergraduate student to fill the position of research assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year for the project Cataloguing ‘Abbāsid Coinage: A Digital Humanities Approach to Islamic History & Heritage under faculty project supervisor Dr. Sara Ann Knutson. The student will have the opportunity to work on […]

Job Opportunity for UBC History and Latin American Studies Students

Are you a UBC History or Latin American Studies student (BA)? Are you hoping to gain skills and experience related to your studies? The Department of History and the Latin American Studies program, in collaboration with the Museo de la Inmigración (Buenos Aires) and the UBC Public Humanities Hub, and funded by the Social Sciences […]

Journal of Canadian Historical Association Internship

Are you a UBC History student (BA)? Are you hoping to gain skills and experience related to your studies? The Department of History’s Public History Internship Program, in collaboration with the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association/Revue de la Société historique du Canada, invites your application for a paid internship as a Digital Media Engagement […]

UBC History Graduation Celebration!

UBC History Graduation Celebration!

Join your professors and fellow graduates at our special online celebration following UBC’s convocation.

Prof. Ivan Avakumovic, noted historian of 20th-century political movements, dies at 86

The Department of History records with sorrow the recent death of Professor Emeritus Ivan Avakumovic, a noted historian of twentieth-century political movements and a memorable teacher of modern international history.  Professor Avakumovic died in Vancouver on July 16, 2013 at the age of 86. Ivan Avakumovic was born in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia […]

BC Studies – Student Podcasts Coordinator

Deadline for applications: April 23 BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly (www.bcstudies.com) invites applications from History majors, honours, and graduate students for the temporary, part-time position of Student Podcasts Coordinator. BC Studies is creating an innovative opportunity for scholars to submit scholarly work in the form of a single podcast episode. These episodes would be subject to peer review […]

Non-Tenured Sessional and Lecturer Positions

Recommended if… you love teaching, first and foremost, and are financially flexible – for example, you can get by through periods in which you may have fewer contracts. Sessional instruction can provide additional income to those who have found other funding sources and have time for part-time teaching. It is an experience-builder for recent post-graduates. […]