J.P. Walker Visiting Assistant Professor of History

Job Description
The Department of History at the University of Tulsa invites applications for a visiting assistant professor in U.S. history 1900 to the present with research specialties in race and public history. The successful candidate must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. by August 2023 and be able to teach surveys of U.S. history as part of the Universitys core curriculum as well as upper-level undergraduate courses in his/her area of expertise. While not required preference will be given to candidate with demonstrated experience or interest in comparative and transnational teaching and an interest in one or more of the following interdisciplinary programs: African American Studies Environmental Policy Museum Science Management and Womens and Gender Studies. Rich archival resources housed at the Helmerich Center for American Research and McFarlin Librarys Special Collections are potential points of intellectual collaboration as well. ENVIRONMENT : Founded in 1894 the University of Tulsa is a private independent doctoral-degree granting institution with approximately 4000 undergraduate and graduate students that values excellence in scholarship and teaching. The History Department offers the B.A. degree and features small class sizes and a student-faculty ratio of 11 to 1. TU is located in midtown Tulsa 2 miles from downtown. Both areas are undergoing an exciting period of growth and are home to vibrant art and music scenes and iconic cultural resources like the Greenwood Rising History Center the Woody Guthrie Center the Bob Dylan Center. Tulsa is a mid-sized (population 400000) family-friendly affordable place to live with easy access to urban suburban and rural areas. The city of Tulsa is nestled in an area where the Muscogee Creek Cherokee and Osage tribal territories share a common boundary. Tulsa is also home to The Gathering Place an expansive riverside park that Time magazine calls One of the Worlds Greatest Places ( ). Oklahoma is geographically diverse including plains grasslands rocky mesas and mountains and is culturally unique as it is home to 39 federally-recognized Native American tribes.

Physical Demands
Typical demands associated with in-person instruction. Remote teaching is not permitted. All courses are taught in person.

Required Qualifications
The successful candidate must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. by August 2023 and be able to teach surveys of U.S. history as part of the Universitys core curriculum as well as upper-level undergraduate courses in his/her area of expertise.

Preferred Qualifications
Required: The successful candidate must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. by August 2023 and be able to teach surveys of U.S. history as part of the Universitys core curriculum as well as upper-level undergraduate courses in his/her area of expertise. Preferred: While not required preference will be given to candidate with demonstrated experience or interest in comparative and transnational teaching and an interest in one or more of the following interdisciplinary programs: African American Studies Environmental Policy Museum Science Management and Womens and Gender Studies.