The Department of History at Concordia College invites applications for a tenure eligible appointment in United States History. The appointment will be at the rank of assistant professor beginning academic year, 2025-2026.

The successful candidate should demonstrate research and teaching expertise in United States History and should be prepared to teach U.S. Survey, Black American History, Historical Methods, and other courses within their area of expertise. Preference will be given to candidates with the additional ability to develop courses in Native American History, Latin American History, Constitutional History, Women’s and Gender Studies, and/or Digital Humanities. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence in the liberal arts with an interdisciplinary focus.

The successful candidate will contribute to Concordia’s strategic plan, Concordia Leads: The Plan for 2030, https://www.concordiacollege.edu/about/president/concordia-leads/, which includes a commitment to offering a transformative education that shapes 21st-century learners ready to address complex challenges in their professional, public, and personal lives.

Successful candidates will aspire to be part of a diverse community that affirms an abundance of identities, experiences, and perspectives in order to imagine, examine, and implement possibilities for individual and communal thriving both inside and outside of the Department of History. A Ph.D. in History, American Studies, or Africana Studies is required at the time employment begins.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. preferred. ABD considered.
• Commitment to high quality teaching at the undergraduate level
• Demonstrated research and teaching expertise in United States History
• Preparation to teach U.S. Survey and Black American History

Preferred Qualifications:

• Native American History,
• Latin American History,
• Constitutional History,
• Women’s and Gender Studies,
• and/or Digital Humanities

About Concordia College

Concordia's Mission: The purpose of Concordia College is to influence the affairs of the world by sending into society thoughtful and informed men and women dedicated to the Christian life. Concordia is a global liberal arts college rooted in the Lutheran intellectual tradition. We are an open and respectful community that nurtures students in their quest for authentic identity and life purpose. Concordia welcomes students from all spiritual and cultural backgrounds and seeks to prepare them for the great work of life. At Concordia, we seek to educate students in every aspect of their lives. Concordia's mission highlights our commitment to the Lutheran academic tradition, including discerning vocation and cultivating lives of meaning and purpose in service to the neighbor, seeking truth and asking hard questions with nothing off limits for inquiry and critique, encouraging students to explore their passionate convictions through civil discourse, recognizing that the complexities of life demand more than either/or thinking and simple answers, nurturing relationships, building community, and seeking mutual understanding in the pursuit of learning as a model for responsible engagement... in the world, and offering a distinct approach to learning by discussing faith and reason and linking the liberal arts, professional studies, and civic engagement. Rooted in our Lutheran identity, we respond to the generosity of God by reaching out to our neighbor with faith rooted in love. By cultivating a community that is open to all, we seek to build peace through understanding and serve the world together.

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