American Historical Association
Assistant Professor of History
American Historical Association, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States,
Assistant Professor of History, Tenure-Track Fall 2025The History Department at Saint Vincent College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of history who can teach courses in World History, including non-Western areas, and/or Contemporary European history (including Europe’s position in a modern context), both of which fall within the college’s general education requirements. The ideal candidate will be able to teach our two-semester sequence in each, teach history majors-only seminars, supervise undergraduate research projects, and serve on department and college committees. Expertise in and the ability to teach digital humanities would be welcome.The new hire will join a collegial department with a robust number of majors and minors and a long tradition of preparing majors for professional work and graduate and professional schools. Many of our majors also earn secondary school teaching certificates in social studies. We value teaching and service to students highly, and department faculty provide academic advising to our majors as well as support for student groups such as the History Club and our Phi Alpha Theta honors society.To apply:
Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, two sample syllabi, and contact information for three professional references through our application portal at
https://www.stvincent.edu/resources/careers.html .Transcripts and other materials will be requested as needed. The ideal candidate will hold a Ph.D. in history by the time of appointment. In your letter of application, we would be especially interested to learn about how you see yourself fitting into and thriving at a teaching institution, the facets of your research that you would like to focus on in the next five years, and your experiences or ideas for working with and mentoring students.Review of applications will begin on October 11, so for best consideration, please submit all materials by that date.All positions require the incumbent to be able to fully embrace the unique mission and identity of the College as a Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts and sciences institution. Saint Vincent College is committed to diversity and encourages applicants from all qualified candidates. Saint Vincent College is committed to building a diversified and competent population of faculty and staff, and encourages applications from women and minorities. Saint Vincent is an equal opportunity employer.PLEASE NOTE: Background checks will be performed on all new hires. Employment is conditional upon satisfactory background checks and clearances.
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Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, two sample syllabi, and contact information for three professional references through our application portal at
https://www.stvincent.edu/resources/careers.html .Transcripts and other materials will be requested as needed. The ideal candidate will hold a Ph.D. in history by the time of appointment. In your letter of application, we would be especially interested to learn about how you see yourself fitting into and thriving at a teaching institution, the facets of your research that you would like to focus on in the next five years, and your experiences or ideas for working with and mentoring students.Review of applications will begin on October 11, so for best consideration, please submit all materials by that date.All positions require the incumbent to be able to fully embrace the unique mission and identity of the College as a Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts and sciences institution. Saint Vincent College is committed to diversity and encourages applicants from all qualified candidates. Saint Vincent College is committed to building a diversified and competent population of faculty and staff, and encourages applications from women and minorities. Saint Vincent is an equal opportunity employer.PLEASE NOTE: Background checks will be performed on all new hires. Employment is conditional upon satisfactory background checks and clearances.
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