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Assistant Teaching Professor of Modern U.S. and Gender History

Main Campus - Boston, MA
R10875

ABOUT SIMMONS

Located in Boston's historic Fenway area, Simmons University has a strong tradition of empowering women and challenging traditional gender roles. Simmons was founded for equality 125 years ago as one of the first higher education institutions dedicated to helping women become leaders. Today, our university continues to grow and evolve and now offers Boston's only women's undergraduate program and graduate programs open to all.

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As a university that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices-at all levels, for all positions-ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.

Assistant Teaching Professor of History

The Simmons University History program welcomes applications for a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor position to begin in Fall 2025, with a one-year contract that is potentially renewable. We seek a colleague who will teach a range of history courses, from undergraduate surveys to graduate seminars, contribute to the interdisciplinary undergraduate core curriculum (the Simmons PLAN), and work with Master's students. We welcome applications from scholars at any stage of their career, from recent Ph.D. graduates to experienced professors. The teaching load for this position is seven courses per year.

The position is open with regard to the geographic region of specialization, but we would particularly welcome applicants who could teach courses in modern U.S. history (broadly defined) and histories of gender and sexuality. Other desirable areas of additional interest include: Queer histories, histories of American culture, imperialism, labor history, the history of science and medicine, and public humanities.

Primary Responsibilities
We seek a colleague who will teach a range of history courses, from in-person, on-the-ground undergraduate surveys to both synchronous online and in-person graduate seminars. In a typical semester, depending on their areas of specialization, the faculty member might teach a 100-level introductory course (such as Modern American History), a 200-level course (such as Women and Gender in U.S. History and History of Sexuality and the Family), and a 300/500 level advanced undergraduate/graduate level seminar (such as Race, Gender and Imperialism in the US; Queer Histories; and The Jazz Age). In addition to existing classes, the faculty member can develop new history courses in their areas of specialization and teach general education courses as part of the Simmons PLAN (Purpose Leadership ActioN). The faculty member is expected to advise undergraduate History majors, supervise the work of Master's student research and theses, and actively engage in service to the Simmons community.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have received a PhD in history or a related field by the position start date;
• Experience in teaching courses at the college level and a commitment to providing high-quality education;
• Potential for and/or demonstrated ability to teach students with diverse backgrounds at the undergraduate and graduate levels;
• Demonstrated commitment to collegiality when interacting with others within the university community.

About the Department
As of July 2024, the History program is housed in Simmons' brand new Department of Humanities, which is committed to connecting students with the enduring value of the humanities - the study of human cultural expressions in art, history, languages, literature, writing, and philosophy across the globe. In addition to teaching the humanistic skills of critical thinking, reading, writing, and speaking, the department seeks to develop in students an appreciation of the diversity of social, cultural, moral, and aesthetic values in human experience. A humanities-based education provides students with multiple career capabilities that are vital for our increasingly complex world. As part of Simmons University, we embrace Simmons traditions in leadership and practice for the social good.

About the School
The Humanities Department is housed in The Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities and Social Sciences which was launched in 2018. As a pioneering Black woman journalist, Gwen Ifill '77 '93HD broke through barriers of prejudice and stands as a model of professional excellence and purposeful life. The Ifill School aims to carry on that legacy for the next generations. To that end, we are a community of educators and learners guided by intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and generosity of spirit. We derive strength from our differences and pursue civic engagement through humanistic inquiry that values language, lived experience, artistic expression, and imagination. We give voice to our stories, past and present, individual and global, told and untold, to influence a future whose questions have yet to be asked. Our students view society through the multi-faceted lenses of language, narrative, art, music, film, and contemporary media.

About the University
Located in Boston's historic Fenway area, Simmons University has a strong tradition of empowering women and challenging traditional gender roles. Simmons University was one of the first higher education institutions to focus on preparing women to become leaders and has evolved to become a university offering a women-centered undergraduate program, with graduate programs open to all. Simmons University strives for inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community experience: One of our strategic goals is to become the most inclusive campus in New England. As a university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we seek candidates with a demonstrated ability to work with students across a broad range of social and personal identities and perspectives. We particularly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups.

Application Instructions
Interested candidates should submit the following electronically through Simmons Workday with their application: a letter of application addressing teaching experiences, teaching philosophy, and course or content interests; a curriculum vitae; a teaching dossier that documents excellence in teaching, such as course evaluations and syllabi of courses taught. References will be requested at a later stage.

We will begin reviewing applications on April 15 and continue until the position is filled.

Instructions to Applicants: Please upload all applicable application materials (e.g. resume/cv, cover letter, writing sample, teaching philosophy, etc.) in the Application Materials box on page 2 ("My Experience") of this application. Documents can be uploaded individually or as a combined document (e.g. PDF).

Simmons University is committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community experience. As a university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices-at all levels, for all positions-ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.


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