Job no: 493830
Work type: Full-time Faculty
Location: Overland Park Main Campus
Categories: Administrative Professional

Assistant Professor, History

Academic Affairs

Full-time Faculty

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Johnson County Community College is looking to fill a full-time faculty position in World History (with emphases listed below). JCCC is located in Overland Park, KS, the second largest city in the state of Kansas and part of the greater Kansas City Metro. JCCC is similarly dedicated to creating and maintaining a rich cultural community, with an award-winning contemporary art museum and center for the performing arts located on campus.

JCCC is looking for a diverse pool of applicants for a full-time faculty position in the History and Political Science department. Full-time faculty in this department, all of whom have doctorates in their fields, work to strike a balance between teaching and research and have strong professional connections with the state historical society, the University of Kansas, the South Asia Studies Center at U.T. Austin, and the East-West Center for the study and promotion of strong relationships between the United States, Asia, and the Pacific. We educate a large, diverse student body. Many of our 18,000 students are nontraditional, military veterans, immigrants, international, and first-generation college students. African American, Asian American, and Hispanic student populations are also growing. JCCC is committed to increasing the diversity of our college community.

The successful applicant for this job will teach the equivalent of 15 credit hours per semester in History. This person will perform other duties expected of full-time faculty, including maintaining scheduled office hours, developing and revising curriculum, developing and implementing course and program assessment of student learning outcomes, participating in department, division, and college meetings, serving on committees, and other duties as assigned.

Teaching assignments could be any combination of face-to-face (day or evening),
hybrid or online, and are subject to change as needed.

Additional responsibilities:
• Recruit for the program, with special
emphasis on growing diversity.
• Provide extra and co-curricular
opportunities for history students.
• Participate in the planning and
administration of all departmental
functions.

Master's degree in history
Two years’ documented successful teaching at the college level.
Strong teaching ability
Expertise in a field of World History
Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the teaching mission of a comprehensive community college
Comfort with adopting and using new technologies
Excellence in collaborating with faculty and students within and outside the discipline
Ability to teach sections of Western Civilization and World History as well as other courses in the applicant's specializations

PhD in history

Ability to teach courses in Ancient Greece/Rome, Medieval Europe, Asian History, History of Religion (not necessarily all of these)
Demonstrated proficiency with online learning systems
Demonstrated understanding of academic culture

Resume, cover letter, unofficial transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation

Official transcripts will be required upon hire

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Varies depending on department need

9MOBU

Competitive rate of pay

Overland Park Main Campus

Every employee of the college is expected to treat all members of the college community with dignity and respect demonstrating professional, courteous and respectful behavior and engage in constructive conflict resolution, when needed.

In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.

Johnson County Community College welcomes the application of any qualified candidate and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other factors which cannot be lawfully considered, to the extent specified by applicable federal and state laws.

If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email Hr@jccc.edu.

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Advertised: 17 Nov 2020 Central Standard Time
Applications close: 08 Feb 2021 Central Standard Time