Subject to available funding, the Department of History at Montclair State University invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position to start on September 1, 2015 as an historian of the nineteenth-century United States (Position VF-14). The department welcomes applications from specialists in all subfields of American history from the early-national period through the Gilded Age. Primary teaching responsibilities will include lower- and upper-level undergraduate courses as well as courses at the Masters level, with opportunities to develop new courses in specific areas of expertise. One-quarter of this position will include partial administration of the Social Studies Teacher Certification Program, currently housed in the History Department. All applicants must have a Ph.D. in History conferred by January 1, 2015 and should demonstrate an active and successful research agenda. Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience.
To apply, please submit a letter of application, a copy of curriculum vitae, at least three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample (an article, essay, book chapter, or dissertation chapter). Letters may be addressed to the Nineteenth-Century United States History Search Committee,
Position VF-14, Department of History, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey 07043. All application materials must be submitted electronically via email to histsearch14@mail.montclair.edu. Applicants should submit all materials before November 14, 2014 in order to ensure full consideration by the search committee. Montclair State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution with a strong commitment to diversity. Additional information can be found on the MSU website at www.montclair.edu.