Visiting Assistant Professor of History and Environmental Studies

Description

 

The Department of History at Reed College invites applications for a one-year appointment as visiting assistant professor in U.S. History and Environmental Studies for the 2025-26 academic year. The position carries a 3-2 teaching load over two semesters, including at least two environmental history courses and one co-taught, project-based interdisciplinary Environmental Studies seminar, ES300. Teaching responsibilities also include advising yearlong senior theses in History and ES-History, and participating more broadly in Reed’s Environmental Studies Program. Information about the ES program, including a description of the ES300 seminar, is available at http://academic.reed.edu/es.

Application Instructions

 

Reed College is a small, distinguished undergraduate institution with a strong liberal arts curriculum, committed to excellence in teaching and scholarship. The College has a long tradition of exceptional visiting faculty, and seeks to provide its visitors with the competitive salary, benefits, and institutional resources commensurate with their significant contribution to our curriculum and intellectual culture. Reed College is a community that values cultural diversity and inclusive educational practices as essential to the excellence of our academic program. In your cover letter, please describe the ways in which your past and current teaching, scholarship, mentorship, and/or community service have supported these values. Please also convey the ways in which your work at Reed will support the commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion articulated in the College's diversity and anti-racism statements. (http://www.reed.edu/diversity/).

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in hand by August 2025. Please send an application letter, a CV, and contact information for three referees to Josh Howe [interfolio link here], chair of the search committee. Review of applications will begin on January 17th, 2025. First-round interviews will be conducted by video conference.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Reed values diversity and encourages applications from underrepresented groups.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Reed College is committed to building a culturally inclusive community and a work environment that respects and inspires every person. Your unique skills, work history, cultural contributions, and lived experiences are essential to building this community. Members of historically marginalized groups including women, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), those with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, those who have served in the military, and members of other underrepresented communities are invited to apply.