Hobart and William Smith Colleges, History
Assistant Professor, African History
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | New York, United States |
Position: | Tenure Track Faculty |
The Department of History at Hobart and William Smith Colleges invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in African history beginning July 1, 2018. The department welcomes scholars of all periods and geographical areas as well as those representing all specialized areas and interpretive approaches. Courses that are interdisciplinary and that place Africa in a global perspective are particularly appealing to our students, who participate in many study abroad and community service programs. Ph.D. in hand by July 2018 strongly preferred.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges are committed to providing a non-discriminatory and harassment-free educational, living and working environment for all members of the HWS community, including students, faculty, staff, volunteers, and visitors. HWS prohibits discrimination and harassment in their programs and activities on the basis of age, color, disability, domestic violence victim status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected under the law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes sexual harassment, sexual violence, sexual assault, and other forms of sexual misconduct including stalking and intimate partner violence, and gender based harassment that does not involve conduct of a sexual nature.
Founded as Hobart College for men and William Smith College for women, Hobart and William Smith Colleges today are a highly selective residential liberal arts institution with a single administration, faculty and curriculum but separate dean’s offices, student governments, athletic programs and traditions. The Colleges are located in a small diverse city in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. With an enrollment of approximately 2,300, the Colleges offer 62 different majors and minors from which students choose two areas of concentration, one of which must be an interdisciplinary program. Creative and extensive programs of international study and public service are also at the core of the Colleges’ mission.
Applicants are encouraged to submit by email all material, including a letter of application, CV, a writing sample, three letters of recommendation, and a teaching dossier, to Judy Mahoney-Benzer at mahoney@hws.edu. Alternatively, material may be mailed to: Judy Mahoney-Benzer, Academic Department Coordinator, History Department Search Committee, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456. Deadline for first round consideration is November 20.
Contact: |
Judy Mahoney-Benzer, Academic Department Coordinator, History Department Search Committee, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456. |
Website: | http://www.hws.edu/academics/history/ |
Primary Category: | African History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 09/19/2017 |
Closing Date | 11/30/2017 |