Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, History

two tenure-track positions, one in Latin American History and one in African/a History; Assistant or Associate Professor

History- Augustana College applications for two tenure-track positions, one in Latin American History and one in African/a History, to begin with the 2016-2017 academic year.  Augustana College is a selective liberal arts college of approximately 2,500 students, most of whom live on a wooded 115-acre campus.  Rock Island, Illinois is one of the Illinois-Iowa Quad Cities along the Mississippi River, a diverse metropolitan area with 400,000 residents about three hours west of Chicago. 

Candidates at the Assistant Professor rank will be considered for the Latin American History position; the Africana/a history position is open to candidates at either the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.  Teaching responsibilities for both positions include introductory history courses, upper-level history seminars in the areas of the candidates’ expertise, and interdisciplinary courses in Augustana’s innovative first-year liberal studies program. The department seeks candidates with dynamic teaching strategies, the ability to develop classroom pedagogies that foster historical thinking, and a keen interest in teaching and advising undergraduate students. For both positions, we seek candidates with broad expertise, but for the Latin American position, we prefer candidates with teaching and research interests in memory studies, colonialism and imperialism, world history, or pre-20^th century topics. For the African/a position, we are particularly interested in candidates with teaching and research interests in diasporic studies, Islamic history, or digital history. Candidates for both positions should be prepared to propose, coordinate, and lead study abroad programs; accordingly, applicants must be able to negotiate with academics and officials abroad. Ph.D. preferred. ABD may apply. A Ph.D. in hand by August 2016 is expected. The college is on a trimester calendar with a typical load of 7 courses, with a one-course reduction the first year.
In addition to teaching responsibilities, the candidates must be able to serve as advisors and mentors to a growing cohort of racially and ethnically diverse undergraduates, to promote the success of a diverse student population, and to provide leadership and vision to our interdisciplinary programs in Latin American and Africana Studies, respectively.
Our department regards faculty scholarship as crucial to engaged teaching, and the college offers support for faculty development and research in the form of workshop opportunities, research grants, travel support, pre-tenure paid leave, and post-tenure sabbaticals. Service to the college and the department is expected.
 

Details about Augustana College, our expectation of the faculty, the selection process, and the Quad Cities all are available at the Faculty Search website:  http://www.augustanafaculty.org
Augustana College is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from women and persons of diverse ethnic backgrounds.  We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, or creed. 

To apply, please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a copy of graduate transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness, sample of scholarly writing, and three letters of recommendation to: Search #110-16 History,  C/O Pareena Lawrence, Dean of the College, Augustana College, 639 – 38^th Street, Rock Island, IL  61201 or submit materials via email to sherrydocherty@augustana.edu . 
Questions may be directed to Jane Simonsen, Chair of the History Department, at janesimonsen@augustana.edu. Review of applications will begin on October 25, 2015; we expect to begin preliminary interviews via Skype in early November.