University of Tulsa, History

J.P. Walker Visiting Assistant Professor, 20th century U.S., Race and Public History

The Department of History at the University of Tulsa invites applications for a visiting assistant professor in U.S. history, 1900 to the present, with research specialties in race and public history.  The successful candidate must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. by August 2023 and be able to teach surveys of U.S. history as part of the University's core curriculum as well as upper-level undergraduate courses in their area of expertise. While not required, preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience or interest in comparative and transnational teaching and in one or more of the following interdisciplinary programs: African American Studies, Environmental Policy, Museum Science Management, and Women’s and Gender Studies.  Rich archival resources housed at the Helmerich Center for American Research and McFarlin Library’s Special Collections are potential points of intellectual collaboration as well.

ENVIRONMENT:

Founded in 1894, the University of Tulsa (TU) is a private, independent, doctoral-degree granting institution with approximately 4000 undergraduate and graduate students that values excellence in scholarship and teaching. The History Department offers the B.A. degree and features small class sizes, a student-faculty ratio of 11 to 1, and a bright and diverse group of majors and minors.

TU is located in midtown Tulsa, 2 miles from downtown. Both areas are undergoing an exciting period of growth and are home to vibrant art and music scenes and iconic cultural resources like the Greenwood Rising History Center, the Woody Guthrie Center, and the Bob Dylan Center. Tulsa is also home to The Gathering Place, an expansive riverside park that Time magazine calls “One of the World’s Greatest Places” (https://www.gatheringplace.org/).

Tulsa is a mid-sized (population ~400,000), family-friendly, affordable place to live, with easy access to urban, suburban, and rural areas. The city of Tulsa is nestled in an area where the Muscogee Creek, Cherokee, and Osage tribal territories share a common boundary. Oklahoma is geographically diverse, including plains, grasslands, rocky mesas, and mountains, and is culturally unique as it is home to 39 federally-recognized Native American tribes.

The University of Tulsa seeks to recruit and retain talented students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. The University of Tulsa is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. The University does not discriminate on the basis of personal status or group characteristic including, but not limited to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, or marital status. The University of Tulsa is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/ Veteran.