Southwestern University, History
Assistant Professor - US History - Tenure Track
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Texas, United States |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
Southwestern University, a national liberal arts college in the Austin, TX metro area, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professorship in US History, to begin in August 2019. The ideal candidate will be able to contribute courses to more than one of our interdisciplinary programs in Environmental Studies, Feminist Studies, Latin American and Border Studies, and Race and Ethnicity Studies. The department especially encourages candidates whose research and/or teaching specializations incorporate the perspectives of marginalized or minority populations. Department responsibilities include teaching US surveys, other thematic courses on US history (preferably including courses that place the US in a global or world history context), and rotating with colleagues in the teaching of historiography and our senior research seminar in a 3/2 course load. Campus-wide responsibilities include advising students, contributing to the First-Year Seminar program, and university service.
Required qualifications include Ph.D. in History completed by time of appointment. Candidates must demonstrate commitment to and potential for excellence in undergraduate teaching, mentoring, and fostering student research. The successful candidate will also establish a productive research program. Candidates who have a strong commitment to enhancing diversity in academia are preferred.
Southwestern University is a selective, undergraduate institution committed to a broad-based liberal arts, sciences, and fine arts education. Southwestern currently enrolls approximately 1,500 students and maintains a student to faculty ratio of 11 to 1. In addition to a number of other national organizations, Southwestern University is a member of two consortia of liberal arts colleges, the Associated Colleges of the South and the Annapolis Group. Located in Georgetown, Texas, 28 miles north of downtown Austin, Southwestern is affiliated with The United Methodist Church. Southwestern University is committed to fostering a diverse educational environment and encourages applications from members of groups traditionally under-represented in academia. For information concerning the University, visit our Web site at www.southwestern.edu.
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To be assured of consideration, a letter of application, CV, a writing sample (chapter or article), and three letters of reference should be submitted by October 15 to apply.interfolio.com/53441. Email and paper applications will not be accepted. We expect to hold first-round Skype interviews by the end of October and invite finalists to campus interviews in November and early December. All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of the University’s Background Check Policy process. Southwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/M/F |
Website: | http://www.southwestern.edu |
Primary Category: | American History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 08/17/2018 |
Closing Date | 11/15/2018 |