Assistant Professor - Tenure Track

Available Title(s):

270-NN_FACULTY - Assistant Professor

Business Title:

Assistant Professor - Tenure Track

Employee Type:

Faculty

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

9 Month - Summer

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

The Department of History at Washington State University (WSU) invites applications for a permanent, full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. We will hire a historian with a specialization in race and popular culture, focused on the Caribbean diaspora to North American metropolitan areas, with a strong preference for those looking at comparative immigrant communities. You should also have experience using digital technologies to communicate your work. You must demonstrate your commitment to underrepresented communities through research, service, teaching, public history projects, and/or community engagement. Ideally, this will take the form at least in part through collaborations with student organizations that serve minoritized student populations. It is anticipated that you will begin August 16, 2024.

Job Duties: 

• The workload of this position is 40% research, 40% teaching, and 20% service.

• Teach two courses per semester (a 2-2 load). Teach upper and lower division undergraduate and graduate courses in United States, immigration, Caribbean, and African American history, and develop courses in their area of research specialization.

• Contribute to the department’s graduate program and to the undergraduate Roots of Contemporary Issues course.

• Maintain an active research program.

• Participate in service at the departmental, college, university, and campus level.

Required Qualifications:

• Completed PhD in history with emphasis in the history of North American race relations, immigration, and/or popular culture by hire date.

• Evidence of a well-defined research agenda with emphasis on the history of the Caribbean diaspora to North American metropolitan areas using a comparative approach.

• Demonstrated teaching experience in the US history survey, North American immigration history, popular culture, Caribbean history, writing for history majors, and intensive graduate seminars.

• Demonstrated record of or potential for commitment to underrepresented communities and student groups and to campus and university diversity, equity and inclusion efforts including collaborations with student organizations.

Additional Information:

Area/College: College of Arts and Sciences
Department Name: History
City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164
Department Link: WSU Department of History Webpage
Annual Salary: $78,000-$80,000 per nine-month academic year.

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110 , the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation
Overtime Eligibility: Not overtime eligible
FTE: 100%
This is a permanent tenure track position.
Posting Close Date: Applicants must submit their completed application by Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Direct inquiries about this position to Dr. Matthew Sutton, chair of the Department of History ([email protected] ).
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.  A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions:

Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible. Applicants will be requested to provide contact information for professional references within the online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

• External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application.

• Internal WSU candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application:

• A cover letter addressing qualifications for this position. Include in your cover letter: names, addresses, and contact information of at least three references who can address your history of and potential for excellence in research, teaching, and service (letters may be requested at a later time).

• Curriculum vitae.

• One page teaching statement that includes ways in which you address issues of educational equity.

• Research statement that outlines your scholarly work and includes your future plans. 

• Evidence of experience using digital technologies to communicate your work.

About WSU, Pullman, CAS, and the Department of History: Washington State University is a land grant, multiple-campus Research 1 institution.  This position will serve on the Pullman campus, which has an enrollment of around 20,000 students and is located in Southeastern Washington on the homelands of the Nimíipuu  (Nez Perce) Tribe and Palus people. Located 80 miles south of metropolitan Spokane, Pullman is also a quick drive away from the scenic Idaho panhandle and Moscow Mountain. The rolling hills of the Palouse offer a wide range of activities and a true four-season climate. The area provides ample opportunity to enjoy the cultural and academic hub of both Washington State University and the University of Idaho, in the neighboring town of Moscow, Idaho. For more information about the region, please see the Pullman, Washington Chamber of Commerce .

 

Encompassing more than 30 departments, schools, and research institutes on five campuses statewide, the College of Arts & Sciences is the heart of WSU. Together our 730+ faculty and staff deliver more than 50% of WSU’s total undergraduate and graduate instruction, including the vast majority of WSU’s core curriculum. We also drive wide interdisciplinary research in public and community health, environmental change, equity and social justice, and data and technology at the boundaries. As Arts & Sciences celebrates its 10th anniversary as a unified college, we seek to lead a reimagining of WSU’s land-grant mission for the 21st century, expanding the boundaries of creativity and discovery while simultaneously recognizing more completely our obligations to Native and Indigenous peoples.  For more about the College of Arts & Sciences at WSU, please see the College of Arts and Science website.

 

The Department of History at WSU is a collegial community of over 40 full-time faculty members across three campuses.  The History faculty are a distinguished and diverse group of scholars and teachers who conduct ground-breaking research in a wide variety of fields and have been awarded numerous prizes and fellowships.  For more information, see the Department of History website. 

 

WSU acknowledges that its locations statewide are on the homelands of Native American peoples, who have lived in this region and have been caretakers of the land from time immemorial. The Morrill Act of 1862 established our land-grant institution by providing public and federal lands that are traced back to the disposition of Indigenous lands, often taken by coercive and violent acts, and the disregard of treaties. For that, we extend our deepest apologies. We owe our deepest gratitude to the Native peoples of this region and maintain our commitment towards reconciliation. And as a land-grant institution, WSU is deeply committed to the land-grant mission, its Memorandums of Understanding with Native tribes in the region, and a tradition of service to society. To read the full WSU land acknowledgement, please see our Land Acknowledgement .

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected] .