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Visiting Assistant Professor in African History
Position overview
Position title: Visiting Assistant ProfessorApplication Window
Open date: June 24, 2024
Most recent review date: Friday, Nov 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Monday, Mar 31, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
Position (s): The Department of History is recruiting for a Visiting Assistant Professor in African History.
Starting Date: The first day of Winter quarter is January 2, 2025. The first day of Spring quarter is March 26, 2025.
Salary: Based on 100% annual salary of $74,600. Approximately $12,433 per course (pending final budget approval). Appointment is eligible for renewal depending on need, funding and performance.
*** All appointments are contingent upon the appointee being able to provide, in accord with Federal law, evidence of authorization to work in the United States ***
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
PhD in History, or a related discipline
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience teaching African History at the college or university level.
Duties: The successful candidate will teach four courses over three terms, one of which will be at the graduate level. Duties will also consist of advising graduate and undergraduate students in African History, as well as service to the department of History.
Courses of instruction:
HIST 30, Themes and Personalities;
HIST 137, Themes and Topics in African history: West African History to 1800; Ancient Africa; African from 1000 to 1880
HIST 138, African Cities in Modern History
HIST 218, The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Application Procedure:
Applicants will be required to submit: a cover letter, CV, writing sample, a statement of research and teaching interests, 2-3 teaching evaluations, diversity statement and 3 letters of reference.
Confidential Letters solicited via AP Recruit System Only – Applicant inserts reference names and solicits references from within APRecruit at time of application. Only completed applications that include the letters of reference may be reviewed by the committee.
Applications and materials will be submitted using UCR’s online application system located at [http://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF01938].
Applicants who use Interfolio may utilize a feature provided by the Interfolio Service to allow Interfolio to upload their letters directly into AP Recruit. Applicants can input an Interfolio-generated email address in place of their letter writer's email address. Interfolio refers to this as Online Application Deliveries. The following link on the Interfolio website shows how to set this up (http://help.interfolio.com/entries/24062742-Uploading-Letters-to-an-Online-Application-System).
To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by November 1, 2024.
Department Contact person: Marilyn Madrigal, Marilyn.madrigal@ucr.edu.
Qualifications
PhD in History, or a related discipline
Experience teaching African History at the college or university level.
UCR is a world-class research University with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching
Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence - In a “Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence”, we ask applicants to describe their past and/or potential future contributions to promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, which is a key requirement of the role of every faculty member and administrator at UCR. There are numerous ways to contribute, and a commitment to this part of our mission can be reflected through research, teaching, supervision, mentoring, community engagement, service, and any of the other varied activities that are a part of an academic career.
Teaching Evaluations - 2-3 Teaching Evaluations (narrative and numerical)
Writing Sample
Misc. (Optional)
- 3-5 letters of reference required
3 letters of academic and/or professional recommendations. Letters must be confidential.
Help contact: marilyn.madrigal@ucr.edu
About UC Riverside
The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status.
For the University of California policies on Affirmative Action, Anti-Discrimination, and Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy, see below.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, State, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
“Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
For the University of California's Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy please visit:
https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH.
For the University of California’s Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy please visit: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.
For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students, and Third Parties, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.