Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of History

The Department of History at Lawrence University, a selective liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Appleton, Wisconsin, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professorship in twentieth-century U.S. history. The successful applicant will have research and teaching interests in African American or Native American Indigenous history. Preferred sub-fields include politics and/or political economy, law, public policy, labor, education, or immigration. We seek candidates with demonstrated teaching excellence, who can teach core theory and methods courses for history majors, can contribute to Freshman Studies, Lawrence’s signature first-year program, as well as contribute cross-listed courses to Lawrence’s Ethnic Studies program. Interests in public and digital history would also be desirable. Appointment to begin on September 1, 2021. The successful candidate will have earned a Ph.D. by the time of appointment.

Competitive candidates for this appointment will be committed to excellence in teaching and research, and capable of effective mentoring and advising of undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds. Teaching responsibilities include two courses per term, primarily in the Department of History, and regular participation in Freshman Studies during either the fall or winter term. Applicants should apply online at https://lawrence.peopleadmin.com by submitting a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement on your experience related to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in an academic setting and ways that you could contribute to these efforts at Lawrence, and three references from which we will solicit letters of recommendation. All materials should be received by November 15, 2020. Graduate transcripts, writing samples, and statements on teaching may be requested later in the process.

Lawrence is committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and staff and the diversity of viewpoints and approaches that its faculty represents. We encourage applications from individuals who will help us create a more inclusive Lawrence by: (1) further diversifying the faculty; (2) demonstrating experience with successful diversity-related initiatives, creative activity, or research; and/or (3) showing interest in developing inclusive pedagogy to address the needs of a diverse student body.

Appleton is a city of roughly 73,000 at the center of a metropolitan area of a quarter-million situated in Northeast Wisconsin. For more about Lawrence and its surrounding community, visit www.lawrence.edu and Colleges That Change Lives at https://ctcl.org/lawrence-university/. For further information, please contact Peter Blitstein (blitstep@lawrence.edu), Chair of the Search Committee.