The British Association for American Studies was founded in 1955. It exists to promote, support and encourage the study of the United States in the Universities, Colleges and Schools of the United Kingdom, and by independent scholars. It welcomes all those engaged in or connected with the study of the United States.
The website is the hub of the BAAS community with information on our awards, annual conferences, schools’ liaison work, calls for papers, publications, job listings, related networks and a media contacts database through which we share our expertise. On these pages you can find BAAS news, resources and links, as well as information on our committee structures. We welcome communication from our members and from anyone interested in the work we do to promote the study of the United States in the UK.
The British Association for American Studies (BAAS) is seeking two Conference Managers to oversee the planning and running of its 72nd Annual Conference. This is its third to be hosted entirely remotely and will be held online in March and April 2027 (provisionally 31 March – 2 April 2027).
The Conference Managers will be responsible for the successful preparation for, and running of, the digital conference in accordance with BAAS’s principles of inclusion, accessibility and sustainability. We conceive these roles as ideal positions for Early Career Academics or postdoctoral members of the BAAS community aiming to gain valuable transferable organisational experience.
As this is a job-share, we expect that the duties will be divided evenly between the two managers in liaison with the BAAS executive committee. We encourage both individual and joint applications for these roles.
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BAAS membership is for a calendar year. ALL rates include a levy from the European Association for American Studies. The privileges of the Schools membership extend to receipt of the Newsletter, and such teaching aids as are offered to the general membership, and the opportunity to send one member of staff to the annual conference.
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