History Instructor
Texas Christian University invites applications for a full-time instructor position in the Department of History beginning August 2018. This is principally a teaching position, with a 4/4 load and an emphasis on survey courses (which are capped at 40 students). The department seeks candidates who can teach history survey courses in one or more of the following areas: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Global South, or World History. The successful candidate may offer upper division courses in their areas of expertise in any field except U.S., Europe, and Latin America. We encourage applicants whose courses could contribute to one or more of the college’s interdisciplinary programs, such as Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies, Women and Gender Studies, African American and Africana Studies, Asian Studies, Middle East Studies, or Urban Studies. This is not a tenure-track position, but instructors are encouraged to pursue professional advancement to the Instructor II and Senior Instructor levels based on quality of teaching and service.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in hand at the time of application. Applications will be accepted until October 9, 2017, and should be submitted through the TCU Human Resources website at https://tcu.igreentree.com/CSS_Faculty. Fill out personal/contact information and voluntary survey and then upload a letter of application, CV, a sample syllabus, and a statement of teaching philosophy. Please include in your application letter evidence of 1) successful college-level teaching; 2) experience or potential for mentoring students from underrepresented populations; and 3) a commitment to developing an atmosphere of diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus. Applicants must have two confidential letters of reference emailed directly from the reviewer or dossier service to hrtalentacquisition@tcu.edu.
Questions regarding the position should be addressed to the search committee chair, Dr. Bill Meier (w.meier@tcu.edu). Questions regarding the application process or uploading documents should be directed to Human Resources at 817-257-7790.
TCU, with 10,000 students, is an independent, highly selective, nonsectarian university with a dedication to academic freedom. For the past seven years in a row, it has been selected as one of the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For.” TCU is located four miles from downtown Fort Worth, part of a metropolitan area of seven million people and highly ranked as one of the most livable cities in the U.S.
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