Position Function:
Vacancy for an Assistant Professor of History with an area of specialization in 19th and/or 20th Century European Technology.
Salary Grade: UC
For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.
Department Profile:
For information on the Department of History at Mississippi State University, please visit www.history.msstate.edu
Area of Specialization:
History of Technology of 19th &/or 20th Century Europe
Anticipated Appointment Date:
August 16, 2025
Tenure Track Status:
Tenure-Track
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Teaching responsibilities are two courses per semester. Offerings include undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of expertise, a yearly turn in the History of Technology Survey course, and a graduate seminar. Demonstrated ability to contribute to the department's longstanding Ph.D. program and vibrant intellectual and professional life is especially favored.
Minimum Qualifications:
A PH.D. in history with emphasis on the History of Technology of 19th and/or 20th Century Europe by time of appointment is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Evidence of successful teaching and publications in the subject area are preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
-Conduct research in area of specialty
-Publish scholarly articles, monographs, and books in the area of specialty
-Participate in professional meetings by giving papers, presiding at sessions, and serving as discussant
-Promote the development of the historical profession locally and nationally by reviewing books and articles for the professional journals, serving on profession society committees and boards, and serving as consultant for local and national groups and agencies as the need or occasion arises
-Teach undergraduate survey classes
-Teach advanced undergraduate students in upper level relating to historical specialty
-Teach graduate courses in area of specialty, including seminars, specials programs, and directed reading
-Serve on graduate committee for M.A. and Ph.D. students
-Direct graduate theses and dissertations
-Serve on departmental, college, and university committees. For tenure-track but untenured persons, expectations in this category
Instructions for Applying:
Applicants must apply online at www.msujobs.msstate.edu. Please send cover letter and C.V.
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