The Department of History and Philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Martin invites applications for a full-time tenure track position in the fields of Public History and Native American History. Key responsibilities include teaching upper division courses in Public History and Native American History, the history methods course, as well as lower division US survey classes. The position also involves creating and overseeing a Public History emphasis within the history major and a public history internship program. Expected start date for the position will be August 1, 2026. Areas of potential research interest include but are not limited to: Native peoples of the Southeast, Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley; settler colonialism; and Black/Indigenous relations.

Requirements

Ph.D. in History with research fields in Public History and Native American History

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Application Instructions

• a letter of application, ABD applicants should indicate their anticipated degree completion date in their letter
• a current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• unofficial transcripts
• contact information for 3 academic/professional references
• teaching philosophy statement
• letters of recommendation, official transcripts, and sample teaching materials such as syllabi may be requested at a later date

Deadline for applications is Dec. 15, 2025. Initial interviews will be conducted virtually. Contact information: Nathan Howard, Search Committee Chair, nhoward@utm.edu.

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