Reed College, History

Visiting Assistant Professor in Late Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century American History (Two Positions)

The Department of History at Reed College invites applications for two one-year visiting appointments in Late Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century American History. For one of the positions, we are interested in candidates who can contribute at least two environmental history courses to the interdisciplinary program in Environmental Studies and possibly advise yearlong senior theses in environmental studies in addition to offering upper-division courses in their field of specialization. Information about the ES program is available at http://academic.reed.edu/es.  For the second position, we seek someone who can, in addition to upper-division courses in their field of specialization, teach in Humanities 110, a team-taught yearlong interdisciplinary course that focuses on cross-cultural interaction in the ancient Mediterranean world. This course is required of all first-year students and fulfills the College’s freshman writing requirement. Information about HUM 110 is available at http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/Hum110/index.html.

Teaching duties for both positions will also include advising yearlong senior theses in history. Reed College is a small, distinguished undergraduate institution with a strong liberal arts curriculum, committed to excellence in teaching and scholarship. Applicants should have the Ph.D. in hand by August 2012. We expect to make the appointment(s) at the assistant professor level. Electronic applications are required and must be sent as PDF (preferred) or Word attachments. Send cover letter, CV, and three letters of reference to hist2-visitor.search@reed.edu. If letters of reference must be sent in hard copy, please submit to Prof. Jacqueline Dirks, Chair, Visiting Search in American History, c/o Karin Purdy, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland OR 97202. Any other search related questions should also be directed to Professor Dirks.  To guarantee consideration, applications must be received by November 15, 2011. The Search Committee will conduct preliminary interviews at the AHA Convention in Chicago in January.   An Equal Opportunity Employer, Reed values diversity and encourages applications from underrepresented groups.