Visiting Assistant Professor of Nineteenth Century U.S. History
Bard College
Application
Details
Posted: 15-Mar-24
Location: Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Salary: $70,000-$75,000
Categories:
History Education
US/North America
Employment Type:
Visiting Faculty
Primary Field:
United States/North America
Salary Details:
This salary range reflects the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
Preferred Education:
Doctorate
Bard College invites applications for a two-year visiting professor of U.S. History at the assistant level, beginning in Fall 2024. The successful candidate will be able to teach survey and advanced courses that also will be cross-listed in the American Studies program. Priority will be given to applicants specializing in historical periods before the early 20th-century. Candidates will be expected to be able to offer American history survey courses and are preferred to have completed all the requirements for the doctoral degree by August 2024.
Bard is a selective co-educational liberal arts college located in the Hudson Valley 90 miles north of New York City. For more information on Bard, visit www.bard.edu.
Application Instructions To apply, please submit a cover letter describing current research and teaching experiences, a resumé, a sample of written work (no more than article or chapter length), sample course syllabi for one survey and one specialized course, student evaluations (if available), and three names of references who might provide letters of recommendation to Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/142943).
Review of applications will begin on March 26th, with interviews to be conducted by Zoom or Skype.
Compensation: $70,000-$75,000, dependent on experience This salary range reflects the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
Benefits Overview We are pleased to offer our full-time employees an excellent benefit package which includes; multiple health insurance options; TIAA retirement plans; generous vacation, sick, and personal time; and more. To learn more about employee benefits and eligibility at Bard College, please visit https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/benefits/.
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Building on a 150-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College's mission has expanded across the country, around the world, and to meet broader student needs. Now, approximately 2,000 undergraduates study in Annandale and more than 200 graduate students study in Bard programs, plus nearly 1,000 students in our early colleges. Total enrollment for Bard College and its global affiliates is approximately 5,000 students. The undergraduate program at our main campus in the Hudson River Valley of upstate New York retains a reputation for scholarly excellence and civic engagement. We are committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow's thought leaders.