Purchase College-SUNY, School of Humanities

Assistant Professor, American History

Purchase College, SUNY, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Modern American History (post-1865), starting in September 1, 2017.  Candidates must have a PhD by Sept. 1, 2017, and strong teaching experience is preferred.  Candidates should specialize in social history with a sub-specialization in African American history or diaspora studies.   Candidates must be able to contribute to our Global Black Studies minor and serve an ethnically and racially diverse student body. Candidates interested in interdisciplinary research and gender and sexuality and/or popular culture history are especially welcome.  Successful candidates must demonstrate their commitment to student learning and to a liberal arts education.

Teaching responsibilities are five courses a year plus supervision of senior research projects. A senior project is a college-wide requirement and signature feature of the Purchase curriculum.​

Purchase College is located 25 miles north of New York City and is primarily an undergraduate institution. Because it houses a unique combination of Liberal Arts and Sciences majors and Arts Conservatory programs, our faculty and staff are committed to inspiring an appreciation for both intellectual and artistic talent in all students, with an emphasis on writing of all kinds.  Purchase is ranked among the Best 376 Colleges by Princeton Review.

Application Deadline: January 15, 2017

Instructions to Candidate:

To apply for the position, please visit our Purchase College Job Vacancy website at https://jobs.purchase.edu and complete an online application.

AA/EEO Statement:

Purchase College SUNY is an AA/EEO employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Clery:

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University’s crime statistics for the past three years; and the availability regarding the University’s current campus security policies. Purchase College’s Annual Security Report is available at http://www.purchase.edu/Departments/UniversityPolice/clery.aspx