Assistant Professor in African-American History

Department: History
Rank: Assistant Professor
Annual Basis: 9 Month

Application Deadline

October 15, 2024; position open until filled.

Required Application Materials

Please complete an online application including the following materials:
• Letter describing research and teaching interests
• CV
• Chapter/article-length writing sample
• Statement outlining your commitment and contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Names and email addresses of 3 professional references

Position Announcement

The Department of History at the University of Oregon seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in African American history, beginning fall 2025 (updated). Time period and research subfield are open. The successful candidate will demonstrate a record of, or strong potential for, high-quality scholarship and student-centered teaching. The department is especially interested in candidates whose teaching, research, and community engagement would complement and support the UO’s Black Studies minor. Priority will be given to applications received by October 15, 2024, but the position will remain open until filled.

The University of Oregon is committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse institution and seeks candidates with demonstrated potential to contribute to the achievement of this goal. To learn more about UO’s initiatives to support diversity and promote anti-racism, please visit the following websites:

• Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center: https://dos.uoregon.edu/bcc
• UO Black Studies Program: https://blackstudies.uoregon.edu/
• Division of Equity and Inclusion: https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/
• Black Lives Matter Campus and Community Resources: https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/black-lives-matter-campus-and-community-resources-information-messages
• Center for Equity Promotion, College of Education: https://ceqp.uoregon.edu/
• Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies: https://ethnicstudies.uoregon.edu/ 

Department or Program Summary

The Department of History at the University of Oregon, part of the Social Sciences division of the College of Arts and Sciences, is a highly accomplished community of teachers and scholars. Our expertise spans the globe –from the Pacific Northwest and the United States to Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, the Middle East, and Africa – and extends across human history, from ancient and medieval times through to the early twenty-first century. Our scholars are engaged in teaching and research projects that examine the myriad ways in which religion, ethnicity, race, class, and gender have shaped the patterns of human experience. Faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students in the Department of History also collaborate on a wide variety of history initiatives with similarly placed University departments focusing on diverse thematic, geographic, and temporal areas.

The Department of History offers degrees in both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science at the undergraduate level as well as Masters of Arts and Doctorates of Philosophy at the graduate level. A group of over two dozen scholars and teachers with a passion for understanding the past in all its dimensions, our distinguished and innovative faculty hold several joint appointments with University administration, the Oregon Humanities Center, and the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, to name just a few. We pride ourselves on the diversity of our faculty and the broad range of our course offerings and research projects. We aim to build a sense of intellectual collaboration among members of the department’s learning community and strive to create a climate of inclusion for students, faculty, and staff.

For more information, please visit http://history.uoregon.edu.

Minimum Requirements

• PhD in History, Black Studies, American Studies, or related field.
• Record of, or strong potential for, high-quality scholarship and student-centered teaching.

Professional Competencies

• Ability to work effectively with students, staff, and faculty with a range of disciplinary and ideological perspectives, culturally diverse backgrounds, and multiple identities.