Western Washington University invites applications for a One-year Visiting Instructor/Assistant Professor of Jewish History beginning on September 16, 2026 through June 15, 2027.

The successful candidate will teach seven five-credit courses over three quarters, including three sections of two lower-division surveys, History of the Holocaust, and three other courses in the candidate's specialty. No service is required during the term of the appointment.

About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department

The Department of History at Western Washington University consists of twenty tenured or tenure-track faculty whose courses serve a very active history major and make significant contributions to the university’s general education curriculum. History courses cover nearly every historical era and much of the globe. Faculty in the department provide high quality courses that prepare majors and non-majors with skills in research, analysis, and writing. The department likewise houses a small but strong M.A. program in history. The department supports Western’s mission to bring together individuals of diverse backgrounds and perspectives in an inclusive, student-centered university that develops the potential of learners and the well-being of communities. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity. To learn more about the History Department, visit https://chss.wwu.edu/history.

Required Qualifications

ABD or Ph.D in Jewish history or a related field, with the ability to teach courses in Jewish history and the Holocaust.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D preferred
• Demonstrated potential for effective teaching and high-quality scholarship
• Ability to work effectively with diverse students and colleagues

Required Application Materials

A letter of application along with a c.v., a graduate transcript, a chapter- or article-length writing sample, sample syllabi for an introductory course in Jewish history as well as an upper-level course in Jewish history or the Holocaust, and the contact information for three referees. Apply through Western's PageUp portal at https://hr.wwu.edu/careers-faculty?job=502983. System will automatically send out requests for confidential letters to your references.

About Western Washington University

WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY is located in Bellingham, Washington, a city of approximately 90,000 situated between Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, both of which have substantial research universities, archives, and libraries to which WWU faculty have access. The University enrolls approximately 15,000 students in eight colleges. The Department of History is in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. WESTERN-AT-A-GLANCE Established in 1893 200+ undergraduate programs 40+ graduate programs 250+ student organizations and clubs 90% Western alumni are employed or continuing their education within six months of graduation One of the top master’s-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest.

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