The Adina Lee Savin and W. Benson Harer Visiting Scholar in Egyptology, History Department Visiting Faculty

California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is located in San Bernardino in the Inland Empire, 60 miles east of Los Angeles and operates a satellite campus in Palm Desert located in Coachella Valley. CSUSB serves approximately 20,000 students, of which 81% are first-generation college students and graduates about 5,000 students annually. As a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, CSUSB reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has one of the most diverse student populations of any university in the Inland Empire, and the second highest Hispanic enrollment of all public universities in California. CSUSB employs 467 full-time faculty and offers 48 undergraduate, 35 graduate, and one doctoral degree programs and 14 academic programs with national accreditation.

At CSUSB, diversity, equity and inclusion are values central to our mission. We recognize that diversity and inclusion in all its forms are necessary for our institutional success. By fully leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds and insights, we inspire innovation, challenge the status quo and create better outcomes for our students and community. As part of CSUSB’s commitment to hire, develop and retain a diverse faculty, we offer a variety of networking, mentoring and development programs for our junior faculty. We are committed to building and sustaining a CSUSB community that is supportive and inclusive of all individuals. Qualified applicants with experience in ethnically diverse settings and/or who demonstrate a commitment to serving diverse student populations are strongly encouraged to apply. CSUSB has received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, which recognizes CSUSB’s ongoing commitment to service-learning, a high-impact practice that combines classroom instruction with meaningful volunteer service and correlates strongly to student success.

JOB SUMMARY

The Department of History at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) invites applications for the Adina Lee Savin and W Benson Harer Visiting Scholar in Egyptology.  A successful candidate will be a member of the CSUSB community for one semester, either Fall 2026 (mid Aug- mid Dec) or Spring 2027 (mid Jan – late May).  This position is designed for scholars taking a semester sabbatical from a home institution or as a postdoc for an up-and-coming scholar.  The applicant should specialize in Ancient Egyptian History, Archaeology, Religion, Society, or Art anytime between the Predynastic to the Roman Periods.  The successful candidate will receive housing, a partial meal plan, $2,500 towards relocation expenses, and a $27,000 stipend.  

CSUSB hosts the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), which includes an important collection of approximately 500 artifacts dating from the Predynastic Period to the Coptic Period.  Many of these are visitable in the museum’s virtual exhibition https://www.csusb.edu/raffma/art-exhibitions-events/journey-beyond  and Sketchfab page https://sketchfab.com/raffmacsusb. 

CSUSB is currently not sponsoring applicants for H-1B employment that are subject to the $100,000 fee established by the “Presidential Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” issued on September 19, 2025. Applicants are responsible for determining the applicability of the fee.

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES

History Department 

The primary responsibility for the applicant will be to teach one upper division class on Ancient Egyptian History, Society, Archaeology, or Art for the Department of History.  A candidate may design a class of his/her own that deals with Ancient Egypt.  Or the candidate may also choose to teach one of the classes that are already part of the CSUSB curriculum, such as Ancient Egyptian Culture and Society, Ancient Egyptian Archaeology, Ancient Egyptian History Origins to 1700BCE, Ancient Egyptian History 1700 BCE to 1000 BCE, or Ancient Egyptian History 1000 BCE to 495CE.  Classes that achieve student learning outcomes by incorporating high impact practices or non-traditional, but educational assignments are particularly encouraged.  Please specify details about the course and its design in your application letter. 

The candidate will also be a keynote speaker for community-based event focused on Egyptology, typically held at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA). 

Qualified candidates must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring a diverse student population and work effectively with faculty, staff, and students across a wide range of disciplines. 

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