Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and Civil War Institute Director
- Employer
- Gettysburg College
- Location
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- Arts & Humanities, History & Classics
- Position Type
- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Gettysburg College announces the search for the Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and the Director of its Civil War Institute [CWI]. No American college is better or more suited to offer exemplary programs focused on the American Civil War than Gettysburg College. As Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies, the successful candidate will be a recognized scholar in Civil War era studies and a dedicated teacher and will lead Gettysburg College’s prestigious Civil War Institute. The Fluhrer Professorship is based on the teacher-scholar model, and the next Fluhrer Professor will be an active member of the College’s Department of History, making contributions in scholarship, teaching, advising, mentoring, and service to the department and College. The Fluhrer Professor also serves as the Director of the CWI and is responsible for leading the Institute and growing its connections within the College and with outside organizations and constituencies. The Director of the CWI is responsible for leading the Institute and growing its connections within the College and with outside organizations and constituencies. Specific responsibilities of the Director include overseeing a staff of three who assist in organizing and running the CWI Summer Institute, the Civil War Era Studies minor, the Public History minor, and the extensive internship program at public history sites. In recognition of the duties associated with Directorship of the CWI, the Fluhrer Professor will have a reduced teaching load of the equivalent of three courses per academic year.
We seek qualified candidates at the Associate or Full Professor level. The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. degree in history, demonstrate a record of distinguished scholarship in the history of the Civil War era, and have the ability to administer and develop the Civil War Institute. The successful candidate will assume the position in summer 2025. For more information regarding the CWI and the History Department at Gettysburg College, visit https://www.gettysburg.edu/civil-war-institute/ and https://www.gettysburg.edu/academic-programs/history/
Organization
Gettysburg College has been witness and participant to some of the most significant events in the history of our nation. Chartered in 1832 to provide education for the residents of south-central Pennsylvania, the College was a neighbor to fighting between Union and Confederate troops in July 1863. On July 1, math professor Michael Jacobs cancelled classes after telling his students that their minds were no longer on their lessons. Pennsylvania Hall, the College's first building, served during and after the Civil War battle as a hospital for the wounded, treating more than 700 Union and Confederate soldiers. On November 19, 1863, Gettysburg College students walked from Pennsylvania Hall into the historic town to hear President Abraham Lincoln deliver his legendary Gettysburg Address.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was also closely associated with Gettysburg College. Following his presidency, he returned to Gettysburg to live and served the College as a member of its Board of Trustees. He wrote his memoirs in what is today the College's Admissions Office, now known as Eisenhower House.
Gettysburg's founding principles embrace a rigorous liberal arts education that fosters a global perspective, a spirit of collaboration, a dedication to public service, and an enriching campus life. Currently ranked among the best liberal arts colleges in the United States, the College is committed to preparing more than 2,500 students from 40 states and 35 countries for the opportunities of a changing world. Students may choose from 36 majors, pursue interdisciplinary and self-designed majors, or complete one of several cooperative and dual-degree programs. More than 180 full-time faculty members - 95 percent having a doctorate or the highest earned degree in their fields - teach at Gettysburg, where the student/faculty ratio is 11:1 and the average class size is 18 students.
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