Career Center

We are seeking a distinguished historian of the United States/the Americas who will split the 2024-2025 academic year between Occidental College and the Huntington Library. Scholars working in comparative and transnational frameworks are welcome to apply. The position includes office space at both the Huntington and Occidental, a stipend of between $100,000-$120,000 (depending on rank), and other generous benefits.

Associate and Full Professors from any college or university (excepting those in the greater Los Angeles area) are invited to apply.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, research proposal for the Huntington, course proposals for Occidental courses, evaluations of undergraduate teaching, and three letters of recommendation by email to Alannah Isherwood, Swan Hall Coordinator at aisherwood@oxy.edu, “Attention: Billington” in subject heading.

All materials are due by Thursday November 9, 2023. For more details, please see our web page: https://www.oxy.edu/academics/areas-study/history/billington-visiting-professorship-us-history

In addition to researching the Huntington’s collections, the Billington Professor teaches one intermediate or advanced class per semester in the Occidental History Department, ideally courses that complement existing course offerings.

Associate and Full Professors from any college or university (excepting those in the greater Los Angeles area) are invited to apply.

1. Requisite training & expertise in the history of the United States/the Americas. According to the terms of the Billington Fund, applicants must be Associate or Full Professors in the fields of the United States/the Americas and not a resident of the greater Los Angeles area.
2. Quality of research proposal and fit with Huntington Library archives.
3. Have record of effective teaching, specifically (measured by student evaluations and course proposals):
   1. evidence of inclusive teaching pedagogy and/or effective teaching in diverse populations.
   2. evidence of experience teaching in relatively small and interactive classrooms
   3. evidence of being able to teach at both intermediate and advanced levels of undergraduate instruction (level 200 and 300).
4. Relationship of proposed courses and areas of specialty to the History Department offerings and existing faculty
5. Record of scholarly research and publication.

About Occidental College

Occidental College is a selective and diverse liberal arts college in the city of Los Angeles. Founded in 1887, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast. Situated on a 120-acre residential campus, its location serves as a springboard for putting theory into practice and ideas into action. At Oxy, students spend as much time in the lab, the field, the community and the studio as they do in the classroom. The college serves about 2,000 students, who come from nearly all U.S. states and internationally to study across more than 40 majors and minors. Inclusive and consciously collaborative, our students seek to embrace diversity and make a difference in the world.

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