Job Description
The University of Missouri’s Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy and Honors College are accepting applications for the position of Assistant Teaching Professor of History and Constitutional Democracy. The successful candidate would be part of an ongoing partnership between the Kinder Institute and the Honors College to deliver a two-semester, team-taught sequence entitled “Revolutions” and “Constitutions.” The sequence focuses on these twin developments in the modern world and is an interdisciplinary endeavor spanning different academic units, including, but not limited to, political science and history. The successful candidate will teach a 20-student section every semester in the sequence and additional courses for Honors (including one-credit tutorials), the Kinder Institute, and the Department of History. There are expectations for service to the Honors College and Kinder Institute. The position is ranked, eligible for promotion, and non-tenure track.

Accordingly, we invite applications from applicants with demonstrated teaching experience and/or potential in history, including Early America, Trans-Atlantic world, women’s history, and/or political thought. The applicant should be an interdisciplinary thinker who enjoys working with high ability students, and with faculty across the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Honors College (founded in 1958) and the Kinder Institute (founded in 2015) are each committed to interdisciplinary and collaborative teaching; small class sizes; experiential learning; and faculty-student engagement. Experience in collaborative and interdisciplinary teaching and a willingness to engage in the intellectual life of the Honors College and Kinder Institute are assets. Applicants with ability to contribute to the Kinder Institute’s partnership with Oxford’s Rothermere American Institute are particularly encouraged to apply. The academic home of this position will be the Department of History.


Qualifications
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in History prior to the appointment.



Application Materials
Using the online portal, applicants should submit a letter of interest, along with a CV, and a teaching statement that outlines how an interdisciplinary two-course sequence on ‘Revolutions’ (offered in the Fall) and ‘Constitutions’ (offered in the Spring) might be approached. Three letters of references should be submitted electronically to Ms. Hannah Lister ([email protected]).

Applicants may contact the Chair of the Search Committee, Dr. Billy Coleman at [email protected] with any questions regarding the job duties, and Human Resource Services ([email protected] ) with any questions regarding the application process.


Application Deadline
Review of applications will begin on October 18, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.


Other Information
The University of Missouri is a Tier I research institution and one of only 60 public and private U.S. universities invited to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. Missouri was founded in 1839 in Columbia as the first public university west of the Mississippi River. Today, with an enrollment of more than 35,000 students, 13,000 full-time employees and 300,000 alumni, Mizzou is a $2.2 billion enterprise and an important investment for the state and nation.