Assistant Professor of History - Military Veterans
at HERC- Upper MidWest
The Department of History at Concordia College invites applications for a tenure eligible appointment in United States History. The appointment will be at the rank of assistant professor beginning academic year, 2025-2026.
The successful candidate should demonstrate research and teaching expertise in United States History and should be prepared to teach U.S. Survey, Black American History, Historical Methods, and other courses within their area of expertise. Preference will be given to candidates with the additional ability to develop courses in Native American History, Latin American History, Constitutional History, Women's and Gender Studies, and/or Digital Humanities. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence in the liberal arts with an interdisciplinary focus.
The successful candidate will contribute to Concordia's strategic plan, Concordia Leads: The Plan for 2030, https://www.concordiacollege.edu/about/president/concordia-leads/, which includes a commitment to offering a transformative education that shapes 21st-century learners ready to address complex challenges in their professional, public, and personal lives.
Successful candidates will aspire to be part of a diverse community that affirms an abundance of identities, experiences, and perspectives in order to imagine, examine, and implement possibilities for individual and communal thriving both inside and outside of the Department of History. A Ph.D. in History, American Studies, or Africana Studies is required at the time employment begins.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph.D. preferred. ABD considered.
- Commitment to high quality teaching at the undergraduate level
- Demonstrated research and teaching expertise in United States History
- Preparation to teach U.S. Survey and Black American History
Preferred Qualifications:
Ph.D in US History with expertise in Black American History.
Preference will be given to candidates who also have the ability to teach in one or more of the following areas:
- Native American History,
- Latin American History,
- Constitutional History,
- Women's and Gender Studies,
- and/or Digital Humanities
Commitment to and/or experience working with a diverse population of students
Moorhead, MN
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