Carleton College, History
Visiting Assistant Professor of History: Latin America and the Caribbean
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Minnesota, United States |
Position: | Non-Tenure Track Faculty |
Carleton College seeks to fill a position in the history of modern Latin America, including the Caribbean, for the 2022-2023 academic year with the possibility of renewal. The successful candidate will teach five courses during the academic year (three ten-week terms). Teaching obligations will include a survey of modern Latin America (1800-present) as well as more specialized courses in the successful candidate’s areas of interest. As well as excellence in research, the successful candidate will have demonstrated interest in undergraduate teaching and a commitment to teaching a diverse student body.
Applicants should submit a letter of application; a curriculum vitae; a statement about teaching in an undergraduate liberal arts environment and how the candidate would contribute to a college community that embraces a diversity of people and perspectives as one of its core values; 2 syllabi (one should be for a Modern Latin America survey); a writing sample (ca. 25 pages); and contact information for referees who will be invited to submit directly. All materials should be submitted via Carleton College’s career portal (careers.carleton.edu) and received by February 19, 2022 for fullest consideration. The Department hopes to conduct our initial round of interviews via Zoom in early March. Candidates should have the Ph.D. in hand by September 1, 2022.
Carleton is committed to developing its faculty to better reflect the diversity of our student body and American society. Women and members of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Carleton College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, veteran status, actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, status with regard to public assistance, disability, or age in providing employment or access to its educational facilities and activities.
Carleton is a highly selective liberal arts college with a student body of approximately 2,000. Located in the thriving two-college town of Northfield, Minnesota, it is about 40 minutes from an international airport and from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, a vibrant metropolitan area that is home to three million people and rich cultural resources
Contact: |
Please contact William North (wnorth@carleton.edu) with any questions regarding the position. |
Website: | https://careers.carleton.edu/en-us/job/492812/visiting-assistant-professor-of-history |
Primary Category: | Latin American and Caribbean History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 01/27/2022 |
Closing Date | 02/19/2022 |