<p>Job Title Visiting Professor, History, non-tenure track Applications Accepted From Public: Open to the Public Special Instructions to Applicants</p> <p>Please complete and submit the online application and attach required documents.</p> <p>Required documents include:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Detailed cover letter</p> </li><li> <p>Curriculum vitae</p> </li><li> <p>Statement of teaching philosophy and experience (uploaded under the document type titled, "Teaching Philosophy Statement")</p> </li><li> <p>Unofficial copy of graduate school transcripts</p> </li></ol> <p>Additionally, you will be asked to provide names and contact information for two professional references. These references will receive an email and link inviting them to provide a reference on your behalf.</p> <p>Review of application materials will begin immediately. The position will remain open until filled. For full consideration, please apply by the close date listed below.</p> <p>This position is eligible for the following benefits: medical, vision, dental, basic and supplemental life, paid holidays, educational benefits for you and eligible dependents, sick leave, and retirement. Posting Number 20162773F Job Description</p> <p>The Ohio University Department of History is hiring a visiting professor in US History with a commitment to student success. The era of specialization is open, but the person hired will be expected to teach upper-division courses in US Women's History and US social and cultural history, as well as lower division survey courses in US history. The courses will be delivered mostly in-person at the Athens Campus, but there may be the opportunity to teach an online course in our Master of Social Sciences program. The teaching load is typically eight in-person courses per academic year on a semester schedule.</p> <p>This Visiting Professor position is a full-time, nine-month position for the academic year 2025-2026 (from August 16, 2025, to May 15, 2026).</p> <p>History Department: The Department of History has 21 full-time faculty across the main campus and five regional campuses in Southern and Central Ohio. Situated within the College of Arts & Sciences, the Department is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service to the students it serves in the undergraduate major, M.A., M.S.S. and Ph.D. degree programs, and across the university in humanities and social science general education courses. To learn more about the successes of our department and student programs vis-it: https://www.ohio.edu/cas/history.</p> <p>College of Arts & Sciences: This college is central to Ohio University's transformative learning experience. The foundational instruction for the entire university, delivered through the general education and liberal arts curriculum, is provided by the College of Arts and Sciences. The college provides the primary instruction for approximately one-third of the undergraduate majors on campus, as well as half of the undergraduate credit hours on the Athens campus. In addition, the college offers a number of master's programs, and eight departments offer doctoral degrees. A&S faculty are at the heart of Ohio University's research activity. For more information, visit this website.</p> <p>Ohio University: Established in 1804, Ohio University is an R1 institution and the oldest public university in the state of Ohio. Our total enrollment is over 28,000 students, graduate and undergraduate, across the state and online. 20,000 of those students study at our residential campus in Athens, a quintessential college town. The campus is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains amidst scenic state and national parks, and is 75 minutes southeast of Columbus, Ohio.</p> <p>Responsibilities: The regular teaching load is four courses per semester and will be offered in person and possibly online modalities. The candidate will teach upper-division courses in United States Women's History and US social, cultural history. Scholars of any period will be considered, but the instructor will be expected to teach lower-division surveys in US History.</p> <p>Minimum Qualifications</p> <p>The department prefers a PhD in history, although ABD candidates who can demonstrate they will have the PhD in hand prior to August 2025 will be considered.</p> <p>Prior teaching experience is required.</p> <p>Preferred Qualifications</p> <p>Preference will be given to faculty who have experience teaching US women's history and/or US social and cultural history.</p> <p>Department History Pay Rate</p> <p>Salary will be commensurate with education and experience, while also considering internal equity. Employees also enjoy a generous benefits package including paid holidays, sick time, a tuition waiver up to 100% for self and dependents, a comprehensive insurance package (including but not limited to health, prescription, vision, dental, and life insurance), an excellent retirement plan with up to a 14% company contribution, a 12-week parental leave program, adoption reimbursement, transgender care, flextime and flexplace policies, counseling and mental health care, access to professional development programs and more. Additional information is available at https://www.ohio.edu/hr/benefits.</p> <p>Job Open Date 03/11/2025 Posting Close Date</p> <p>04/13/2025</p> <p>Employment Type full-time term Job Category Visiting Professor Months 9 month Planning Unit College of Arts & Sciences Work Schedule Campus Athens Applicants may contact this person if they have questions about this position. Joey Pierce, piercej@ohio.edu Non-Discrimination Statement</p> <p>Ohio University is proud of its rich history and as part of our ongoing efforts to provide and support a transformative learning experience, we affirm our commitment to fostering a welcoming and respectful workforce and community. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration free from discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military service or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, status as a parent or foster parent, or any other bases under the law. Ohio university is an equal access/equal opportunity employer.</p> <p>Clery Act Crime Statistics</p> <p>Clery Act Statistics</p> <p>To view the Clery Act Annual Safety and Fire Report Click Here!</p>