Assistant Professor, African American History
Assistant Professor, African American History
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Job Description
The School of Historical Philosophical and Religious Studies (SHPRS) at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for a fulltime early career tenuretrack faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor with a research specialization in African American history. The successful candidate can expect to teach two courses per semester (22 teaching load) have a robust research agenda participate in service such as SHPRS faculty governance and undergraduate and graduate mentoring; they will receive career mentoring from senior peers in ASU Humanities including one senior peer in a related field. Time period is open but specialization preference is the American Southwest/ West and migration or immigration history. Successful candidate will teach online and onground courses in African American and North American history including Ethnicity and Immigration with an anticipated start date of August 16 2025. This fulltime benefitseligible tenuretrack position includes a path to promotion to Associate Professor and Full Professor. SHPRS strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.
About the School of Historical Philosophical and Religious Studies
In 2008 the departments of History Philosophy and Religious Studies joined together to create the School of Historical Philosophical and Religious Studies (SHPRS) an academic unit of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. We continue to advance Arizona State Universitys goals of excellence access and impact through award winning innovative research and a commitment to supporting students both online and oncampus. As the largest transdisciplinary school in the humanities at ASU the collaborative environment of talented faculty and students aims to create leaders of change that understand the past present and future.
About The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University committed to improving communities on a local national and global scale. We support the professional development and growth of our faculty and staff in their cuttingedge research to advance these aims. Within The College our faculty engage with a large curious student body guiding them as they grow into socially aware critical thinkers and writers able to succeed in a wide range of careers and to address the challenges of the twentyfirst century. Advancing the success of our students remains our top priority. To learn more about The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences please visit .
About Arizona State University
ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university. As articulated in the ASU Charter ASU is a comprehensive public research university measured not by whom it excludes but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic social cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.
Required Qualifications:
- Doctoral degree in history or a related discipline by the time of appointment
- Evidence of research excellence
- Evidence of successful instructional experience at the university level
Desired Qualifications:
- A scholar who will thrive in an inter and multidisciplinary environment
- The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences
- Publications of original historical research
- Research and teaching specialization in African American Southwest/ West migration or ethnic history with an emphasis on the U.S. or North America in global perspective
- Evidence of successful online instructional experience
- Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty staff students and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter
Employment Type
Full Time
