Jackson State University, History & Philosophy

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

Position Summary:  The Department of History and Philosophy at Jackson State University invites applications for its Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position beginning August 2022.

Minimum Required Education:  A Ph.D. degree in African-American History, African History, Public History, or in a related area (e.g., African-American L Studies and/or African Studies.

Minimum Required Experience:  Some experience in teaching.

Qualifications:  

• Some experience or willingness to mentor, advise and work with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Experience in and willingness to improve teaching methods with enhanced innovations in the classroom.

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge in the field and proven abilities required of a graduate/undergraduate faculty at Jackson State University
• Strong interpersonal skills as well as strong writing and communications skills
• Willingness to participate in interdisciplinary projects
• Ability and willingness to teach both online and face-to-face classes

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Seeking external funding through grant proposals
• Developing an active research agenda
• Teaching qualitative and mixed research methods classes, as needed
• Teaching general education undergraduate classes and history-specific courses in the department Performing service for the department, the college, the University, and community engagement as required
• Attending all departmental and college meetings/events and helping implement departmental strategic and other plans
• Accepting specific responsibilities as required of all department faculty, such as coordinating departmental programs, keeping office hours, leading a specific task in the unit, and accepting program assessment duties
• Attending workshops (particularly in the use of technology), seminars, and webinars called by the department, the college, or the University
• Following the department and the University as well as applicable internal policies