Lecturer or Assistant Teaching Professor

The Department of History at UNC Charlotte invites applications for a position as Lecturer or
Assistant Teaching Professor beginning August 11, 2025. The salary for this position is $55,000
(Lecturer) or $66,000 (Assistant Teaching Professor). The position is for an initial term of three
years with the possibility of reappointment pending satisfactory performance.

Required qualifications: M.A. in History or a related field for a lecturer, with a specialization in
U.S. history at time of appointment; teaching experience at the college/university level, a
commitment to serving UNC Charlotte students of all backgrounds, and an ability to teach North
Carolina history.

Desired qualifications: Ph.D. in History for an Assistant Teaching Professor, and the ability to
contribute to the minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. We are especially interested in
applications from historians with expertise in one or more of the following areas: gender,
sexuality, LGBTQ+, politics, military, law, film, medicine and health, or foreign policy.
Within a 4-4 teaching load, the successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses that serve
history majors as well as a US History course in the general education program. They will also
contribute service to the department, college, and university. They will demonstrate teaching
excellence by using effective instructional strategies, designing and implementing curricula,
formulating and measuring course goals, expectations, and outcomes, and providing effective
oral and/or written feedback to student learning.

This position will have its home in the History Department. The department employs 30
full-time and 5 part-time faculty members. Degree programs include the B.A. in History
(approximately 300 students) and the M.A. in History (approximately 50 students). We offer
public and applied history courses at the undergraduate and graduate level and the department’s
MA program features a special concentration in Public History. The department also works
closely with other departments and programs across the College, including Africana Studies,
Latin American Studies, Capitalism Studies, International Studies, Religious Studies, Legal
Studies, Medical Humanities, Women and Gender Studies, and American Studies. It also houses
several journals and professional associations, including the Journal of Urban History, First
World War Studies, and French Historical Studies.

As the largest and most academically diverse college at UNC Charlotte, the College of
Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences houses 15 departments, 18 interdisciplinary programs,
and 6 applied centers. We offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs
with extensive honors and early-entry options. The College plays a pivotal role in delivering on
the university’s goals in the areas of research excellence, student success and experience, and
community engagement. Through their scholarship and teaching, the College’s 350+ faculty
members seek to deepen our understanding of complex problems and lead the university in
interdisciplinary collaboration.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is the second largest institution within the
University of North Carolina system. This past Fall, UNC Charlotte enrolled 31,091 students and
experienced record growth with its incoming first-year class and graduate programs. UNC
Charlotte is also the fastest growing institution in the UNC System, comprising seven academic
colleges offering 171 undergraduate majors in 77 programs leading to Bachelor’s degrees, 65
Master’s degrees, and 24 Doctoral degrees. UNC Charlotte is proud to have 3,545 passionate and
committed faculty and staff members and more than 120,000 living alumni.

As the 15th largest U.S. city, Charlotte is consistently ranked as one of the best cities to live. It is
currently #5 on the 2024-25 list by U.S. News and World Report.

Finalists will be asked to discuss how their teaching practices engage, include, and eliminate
barriers to learning for UNC Charlotte students, and how their educational approach helps
increase the engagement and success of all students regardless of their entry pathway into the
university. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate
in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained. Women, minorities, veterans
and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin,
protected veteran status, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation. The University of North
Carolina at Charlotte maintains an Affirmative Action Plan prepared in accordance with
Executive Order 11246 and the Consent Decree.

Screening of applications will begin December 16, 2024 and will continue until the position is
filled. Applications must be submitted to https://jobs.uncc.edu (position number #003742) and
should include a cover letter, a CV, and the names of three references. Please direct any questions
about this position to Dr. Mark Wilson, chair of the search committee, at
mrwilson@charlotte.edu. The candidate chosen for this position will be subject to Criminal
Background Check and will be asked to submit their Official Transcript of their highest earned
degree upon hire.