Assistant Professor of Medieval History
Assistant Professor of Medieval History
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Job Description
Wofford College is a place where thought leads where ideas are celebrated and problem solving is expected. Wofford invites applicants who are focused on student success and excited to join a community committed to preparing thought leaders.
Wofford College established in 1854 is a fouryear residential liberal arts college located in Spartanburg South Carolina. It offers 27 major fields of study to a student body of 1874 undergraduates. Nationally known for the strength of its academic program outstanding faculty experiential learning opportunities and successful and supportive graduates Wofford is recognized consistently as a best value and for its commitment to student success and accessibility for low and middleincome students. The college community has 12 sororities and fraternities as well as 20 NCAA Division I athletics teams.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Wofford Colleges History Department is seeking a tenuretrack Assistant Professor in Medieval History to begin fall 2025. The successful applicant will teach classes on late antique to medieval Europe. Preference will be given to candidates also able to offer a course in digital and/or public history.
Wofford College is a fouryear residential liberal arts college in Spartanburg SC. It has been consistently ranked as one of the nations best liberal arts colleges by Washington Monthly the Fiske Guide Forbes and U.S. News and World Report. It has a student body of roughly 1800 students and is known nationally for its studyabroad participation and its successful graduates.
EXPECTATIONS
The Assistant Professor of Medieval History will teach a mix of introductorylevel and upperlevel courses. This includes each of the following: at least one 100level class that contributes to Woffords General Education requirement in History; HIST 260: Historiography and Research Methods (a required class for majors usually taken during a students second year); and upperlevel courses in the candidates specialty. In addition to courses in the History Department the successful applicant will contribute to the departments participation in the firstyear LIBA seminar course required of all students during their first semester at Wofford.
Woffords faculty teach a 313 load. The 1 indicates the January Interim term during which professors may travel with students or teach on a variety of topics using experiential teaching methods.
Wofford faculty are teacherscholars with a focus on undergraduate teaching and advising and a commitment to the liberal arts. To earn tenure faculty are expected to demonstrate excellence in teaching continued scholarly development and service to the college. Faculty are eligible for a sabbatical leave after every 6 years of service.
QUALIFICATIONS
A PhD in History is required by the beginning of the appointment. Preference will be given to candidates with teaching experience at the collegiate level.
APPLICATION
For assured consideration please submit: 1 a cover letter 2 CV including names and contact information of three referees 3 a statement of teaching philosophy (which should include an articulation of interest in and understanding of teaching at a residential liberal arts college) to no later than November 1 2024.
Questions can be directed to the department chair Dr. Clayton Whisnant /.
SPARTANBURG SOUTH CAROLINA
Spartanburg is located in the upstate of South Carolina approximately 30 miles east from the neighboring city of Greenville SC less than an hour southwest from the major urban area of Charlotte NC and just three hours east of Atlanta GA. The beach coast as well as historic Charleston is just 3 hours away and Wofford sits just an hour south from the artistic and culinary hub of Asheville NC nestled in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains.
The Spartanburg area boasts an active international commercial community that comprises companies such as BMW Draexlmaier and Michelin. It is a growing and diverse community that supports six college and university campuses along with numerous civic arts and cultural associations. Wofford College has operated continuously on its original campus in Spartanburg since 1854 and was designated a National Historic District in 1974. In November 2002 the entire 170acre campus was designated as the Roger Milliken Arboretum.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
