Assistant Professor

Ph.D. in history or a related field

Candidates who are ABD will be considered, but the position requires completion of all doctoral requirements by August 2025.

Candidates whose work incorporates public history, history education, and/or digital history are encouraged to apply.

The department is looking for someone eligible to teach U.S. History, and Hispanic/ Chicano/ Latino/e American history as well as upper-level and graduate courses in the candidate's field of expertise.

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Appalachian State University's History Department houses one of the largest programs for the education of secondary (9-12) history/social studies teachers in North Carolina.

Our program's mission is to prepare our majors to teach a robust, digitally-infused, and globally-minded history/social studies curriculum. The History Department offers three other undergraduate majors, a master's degree program, and employs approximately 25 tenure-line faculty members.

Additional information about the department, the university, and the surrounding area is located at http://history.appstate.edu. For information on our History Education Program, visit: http://history.appstate.edu/historyeducation.

In addition to instructional duties, faculty members are expected to maintain an active program of scholarship as well as participate in service activities.

All faculty and staff are expected to support Appalachian State University's Strategic Priorities .

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate's salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year.

No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered.

Review of applications will begin October 1, 2024

Please upload a Cover Letter, CV, and list of at least three references with contact information.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.