Assistant Professor of Medieval History

Wofford College’s History Department is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Medieval History to begin fall 2025. The successful applicant will teach classes on late antique to medieval Europe. Preference will be given to candidates also able to offer a course in digital and/or public history.

Wofford College is a four-year residential liberal arts college in Spartanburg, SC. It has been consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best liberal arts colleges by Washington Monthly, the Fiske Guide, Forbes, and U.S. News and World Report.  It has a student body of roughly 1,800 students and is known nationally for its study-abroad participation and its successful graduates.

EXPECTATIONS

The Assistant Professor of Medieval History will teach a mix of introductory-level and upper-level courses. This includes each of the following: at least one 100-level class that contributes to Wofford’s General Education requirement in History; HIST 260: Historiography and Research Methods (a required class for majors, usually taken during a student’s second year); and upper-level courses in the candidate’s specialty. In addition to courses in the History Department, the successful applicant will contribute to the department’s participation in the first-year LIBA seminar course required of all students during their first semester at Wofford.

Wofford’s faculty teach a 3-1-3 load. The 1 indicates the January “Interim” term, during which professors may travel with students or teach on a variety of topics using experiential teaching methods.

Wofford faculty are teacher-scholars with a focus on undergraduate teaching and advising and a commitment to the liberal arts. To earn tenure, faculty are expected to demonstrate excellence in teaching, continued scholarly development, and service to the college. Faculty are eligible for a sabbatical leave after every 6 years of service.

QUALIFICATIONS

A PhD in History is required by the beginning of the appointment. Preference will be given to candidates with teaching experience at the collegiate level.

APPLICATION

For assured consideration, please submit: 1) a cover letter, 2) CV, including names and contact information of three referees 3) a statement of teaching philosophy (which should include an articulation of interest in, and understanding of, teaching at a residential, liberal arts college) to HistorySearch@wofford.edu no later than November 1, 2024.

Questions can be directed to the chair of the department, Dr. Clayton Whisnant (whisnantcj@wofford.edu / (864) 597-4550).

SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA

Spartanburg is located in the upstate of South Carolina, approximately 30 miles east from the neighboring city of Greenville, SC, less than an hour southwest from the major urban area of Charlotte, NC, and just three hours east of Atlanta, GA. The beach coast as well as historic Charleston is just 3 hours away, and Wofford sits just an hour south of the artistic and culinary hub of Asheville, NC, nestled in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains.

The Spartanburg area boasts an active international commercial community that comprises companies such as BMW, Draexlmaier, and Michelin. It is a growing and diverse community that supports six college and university campuses along with numerous civic arts and cultural associations. Wofford College has operated continuously on its original campus in Spartanburg since 1854 and was designated a National Historic District in 1974. In November 2002, the entire 170-acre campus was designated as the Roger Milliken Arboretum.

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