Colorado College, History
tenure-track at the assistant professor level, 19th Century North American History
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Colorado, United States |
Position: | Tenure Track Faculty |
The History Department of The Colorado College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level beginning in September 2016. The successful candidate will be expected to teach nineteenth-century North American history with an emphasis on the changing West (frontiers, borderlands, and the history of conquest from the Appalachian Mountains to the Pacific Rim). Candidates should be able to teach the US survey, as well as other courses focusing on nineteenth-century, such as Civil War and Reconstruction.
The department seeks a gifted teacher/scholar who can encourage historical interests in students majoring in other disciplines, inspire potential historians in research problems, and maintain energy for scholarly productivity. For more information, consult the departmental web page at https://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/history/
A successful candidate must exhibit the potential for excellence in teaching and for vigorous scholarship. To apply for this position, create your application at https://employment.coloradocollege.edu/postings/2165. Candidates will be required to provide: a letter of application including a statement of teaching philosophy and research program; a curriculum vita, graduate school transcripts, contact information (email addresses are sufficient) for a minimum of 3 references.
All application materials should be received by no later than November 15, 2015. The department also intends to have representatives at the American Historical Association meetings in Atlanta, GA in January 2016 for the purpose of meeting candidates.
Colorado College is an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing the diversity of its community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, gender identity or expression, disability, or sexual orientation in our educational programs and activities or our employment practices.
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To apply for this position, create your application at https://employment.coloradocollege.edu/postings/2165. |
Website: | https://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/history/ |
Primary Category: | American History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | History Education Borderlands |
Posting Date: | 07/30/2015 |
Closing Date | 11/15/2015 |