Mount Holyoke College, History
Assistant Professor of History, South Asia since 1500
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Massachusetts, United States |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
South Asian History. Mount Holyoke College. The Department of History (https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/history) invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of History, centered on South Asia since 1500. Possible research fields include empire, diasporas, gender, caste and religion, the circulation of people, goods, and ideas, and postcolonial societies.
A Ph.D. in History is required by the time of appointment. Applicants should submit a cover letter, C.V., graduate transcripts, two syllabuses (survey and seminar), an article-length writing sample, and statements concerning research interests, teaching philosophy, and the mentoring of a diverse student body. Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of reference submitted on their behalf; electronic prompts to referees will be generated automatically after the completed application has been submitted. Instructions are online at http://jobs.mtholyoke.edu. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on September 15, 2018.
Mount Holyoke supports faculty scholarship through research funds, travel support, and sabbaticals, and a 2-2 teaching load. Mount Holyoke also offers a comprehensive faculty mentoring program as well as a teaching and learning initiative, and invests in faculty across the career span. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level and in mentoring students who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.
Mount Holyoke is an undergraduate liberal arts college for women with 2,200 students and 220 faculty. Over half the faculty are women; one-fourth are persons of color. Mount Holyoke College is located about 90 miles west of Boston in the Connecticut River valley, and is a member of the Five College Consortium consisting of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts.
Mount Holyoke College is committed to enriching the educational experience it offers through the diversity of its faculty, administration, and staff members. Mount Holyoke seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse faculty who will contribute to the college's academic excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society. In furtherance of academic excellence, the College encourages applications from individuals from underrepresented groups in the professoriate, including faculty of color, faculty with diverse gender identities, first generation college students, individuals who have followed non-traditional pathways to college due to exceptional talent and motivation in the face of adversity, such as societal, economic or academic disadvantages, and individuals with a demonstrated commitment to applying and including diverse backgrounds and perspectives to learning, scholarship, service, and leadership in the academy.
Contact: |
Jeremy King, Professor of History, jking@mtholyoke.edu |
Website: | https://jobs.mtholyoke.edu/ |
Primary Category: | South Asian History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 07/07/2018 |
Closing Date | 10/05/2018 |