West Texas A&M University, History
Assistant Professor, U.S. Women's History and the American West
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Texas, United States |
Position: | Tenure Track Faculty |
The A&M System strives to maintain a competitive, high-quality benefit package to support the health and wellness needs of our diverse workforce. This includes comprehensive health and welfare insurance plans, additional health and lifestyle programs, and optional retirement savings opportunities. Eligible employees will have access to paid leave programs in addition to 13-15 paid holidays each year. For more information regarding the benefit package go to: West Texas A&M University: Human Resources Benefits
West Texas A&M University, a member institution of the Texas A&M University System, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor faculty position in American women’s and gender history, with preferred secondary fields in U.S. West, Texas, and/or environmental history. This position is pending budgetary approval. Teaching duties include undergraduate surveys in U.S. and/or Texas history, as well as upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in the candidate’s fields of specialization. Institutional service may involve working with the interdisciplinary Center for the Study of the American West (CSAW).
The successful candidate should have an earned doctorate in history by the time duties in teaching, research, and service commence at the beginning of the fall 2022 semester.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, sample syllabi, chapter-length writing sample, unofficial graduate transcript, and three letters of reference no later than Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Questions regarding the position or the application process may be submitted to Dr. Tim Bowman, Department Head, History, at tbowman@wtamu.edu.
West Texas A&M University, founded in 1910 as West Texas State Normal College, is a regional public university enrolling approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The university is located in Canyon, a growing community situated about fifteen miles south of Amarillo, the largest city of the Texas Panhandle. Campus resources include the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, widely considered to be the largest history museum in the state of Texas. The university is located roughly twelve miles west of Palo Duro Canyon State Park, which features one of the nation’s largest and most picturesque canyon systems.
All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
Contact: |
Tim Bowman Department Head, History West Texas A&M University tbowman@wtamu.edu 806-651-2417 |
Website: | https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WTAMU_External/job/Canyon-WTAMU/Assistant-Professor-of-History_R-042523-1 |
Primary Category: | American History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
Posting Date: | 10/22/2021 |
Closing Date | 12/15/2021 |