Visiting History Professor

Work Schedule

Hours as necessitated by teaching responsibilities, office hours, and other duties as
assigned.

Work Site

Onsite Bethany

Job Summary

The Department of History, Politics, and Law at Southern Nazarene University invites applications for a full-time, one-year visiting instructor/assistant professor of History in the Department of History, Politics, and Law. The start date is August 1, 2022.

The Department of History, Politics, and Law offers three different bachelor’s degrees – History, Social Studies Education, and Politics and Law (one track for Political Science and the other for Pre-Law). As part of a university rooted in the Wesleyan theological tradition, we invite our students to live relationally, to embody service and social justice, to use empirically sound research methods, and to reflect thoughtfully about self, others, and creation.

ResponsibilitiesEssential Functions:

• Teach existing survey courses in modern World History as well as one upper division History course per semester, depending on the candidate’s specialized field(s).
• Teach courses at assigned days and times
• Plan lessons that address departmental learning outcomes and the needs of students
• Use technology to enhance instruction and assessment
• Provide course-related feedback to students in a timely manner
• Set up and make proper use of a Learning Management System website for assigned courses and maintain an accurate, up-to-date gradebook and attendance record
• Submit upper division course(s) for inclusion in General Education and provide assessment materials to the General Education Committee for said courses
• Collaborate on course development and assessment with the department chair and other unit faculty and staff
• Additional course-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Southern Nazarene University is an expression of the Church of the Nazarene. According to SNU policy, all faculty and staff must possess a strong personal Christian commitment and be committed to the SNU mission to make Christlike disciples through higher education in a Christ centered community.
• An understanding of the importance for diversity, inclusion and equity.
• Master’s degree in any subfield of History
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain positive interpersonal relationships
• Intrinsic motivation and ability to work independently on teaching-related tasks

Preferred Qualifications:

• ABD or Ph.D. in any subfield of History
• Experience in face-to-face classroom instruction at the undergraduate level

Supervision Received:

Receives supervision and work assignments from a designated supervisor, although other staff members in the unit may provide work direction.