Title: Assistant Professor of Middle East/North African History (Tenure-Track)
State Role Title: Professor
Hiring Range: Based on qualifications & experience
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Virginia Military Institute
Location: Virginia Military Institute
Agency Website: www.vmi.edu
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
VMI seeks a tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in the history of the Middle East and/or North Africa. The position will fill a line opened by the retirement of a senior colleague. Candidates with training in any relevant temporal or geographical specialty are welcome, but applicants should be prepared to teach courses on the history of Islam and a two-semester Middle Eastern History survey. The most attractive applicants will demonstrate working knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic and be able to offer an array of upper-division courses demonstrating innovative approaches to or perspectives on the history of the Middle East and/or North Africa. The Department of History hosts a minor in Middle Eastern Studies, and candidates will have the opportunity to offer classes in support and shape the direction of that program.
The position includes responsibility for teaching the Institute’s two-semester core-curriculum World History sequence; candidates should be prepared to demonstrate their interest in and ability to do so. The teaching load is 3/3—with two preps—with sections limited to a maximum of 22 students.
Initial interviews will be conducted via Zoom, with on-campus visits to follow.
VMI is a public, four–year, undergraduate military college of approximately 1,700 students, about half of whom accept commissions as officers in the armed forces upon graduation. Teaching excellence in a liberal arts setting is our first priority. Tenure-track faculty members wear uniforms and adhere to military customs, but military experience among the faculty is neither required nor expected. For more information about VMI and the Department of History, please visit our web site at https://www.vmi.edu/academics/departments/history/.
Applicants must complete an online state application and submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, list of references, and an unofficial transcript of all graduate course work.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum requirements include an earned Ph.D. in history by August 2025. If the doctorate is not presently in hand, applicants should specifically address when the defense will be held and the dissertation completed. Prior experience teaching undergraduates is extremely desirable. VMI expects faculty members to maintain an active scholarly agenda in their specialty, to include work in relevant foreign languages; the Institute offers generous research and conference travel support.
Additional Considerations
Candidates invited to interview via Zoom will be asked to submit additional materials, including letters of recommendation. Please do not mail hard copies of letters of interest, curricula vitae, application forms, or any other application material directly to the department. Questions should be directed to Professor Geoff Jensen, jensenrg@vmi.edu.
Applications will be accepted until Close of Business, 1 October, 2024.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Tamara Wade
Phone: 540-464-7322
Email: wadete@vmi.edu
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.