Assistant Professor (History)
- Salary: $8,667.00 Monthly
- Location: Carbondale, Illinois
- Opening Date: 10/20/2026
- Closing Date: 12/4/2026 11:59 PM Central
Description
The History program at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, invites applications for a specialist in either U.S. African American or U.S. Latina/o/x history. Latina/o/x specialists may have expertise in, but not limited to, Mexican American, Chicano, and Borderlands history, as well as Puerto Rican and U.S. Central American diasporas, among others. All subspecialties will receive full consideration. The successful applicant will be expected to teach courses in face-to-face and online formats. Opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration are available with Art History, Africana Studies, Philosophy, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Latin American and Latina/o/x studies, and the university’s new Center for Virtual Expression (CVeX). This is a tenure-track nine-month appointment with an anticipated start date of August 10, 2027. The position reports to the Director of the School of History and Philosophy.
This position is represented by SIU Carbondale Faculty Association/IEA-NEA. For more information regarding salary and other details please visit: https://laborrelations.siu.edu/labor-contracts.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.
Examples of Duties
The regular teaching load is two (2) courses per semester. The successful candidate will teach large-enrollment United States survey classes, upper-level and graduate courses in their area(s) of specialization, and historical methods. The candidate will be expected to deliver most courses in person, but there may be a need for online teaching. Additionally, the successful candidate will pursue a vigorous research program, mentor graduate and undergraduate students, and provide service to the program, school, college, university, and the professional community, nationally or internationally, in accordance with the School of History and Philosophy Operating Papers.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: PhD in History or equivalent by the time of appointment. ABD applicants will be considered if all PhD requirements are completed by August 10, 2027.
Required Documents: In addition to the degree requirement, applicants must submit the following documents letter of application, unofficial transcripts, Curriculum Vitae, teaching method and mentoring statement (maximum two pages), including commitment to working with students from diverse backgrounds, such as racial and ethnic minorities, women, individuals who identify as LGBTQ+, individuals with disabilities, individuals from lower-income backgrounds, and/or first-generation or otherwise underserved college students, research statement (2 pages), writing sample (article or dissertation chapter), two relevant sample syllabi, record of excellent college-level teaching, both face-to-face and, if applicable, online format, and three referees (the committee will contact references of selected candidates).
Contact: Tabitha Deming, tabitha.deming@siu.edu
University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Service (CMS). These benefits include: Health Insurance plans (HMOs, OAPs, QCHP and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dis memberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts, MCAP and DCAP, and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan.
Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.
Other benefits available to eligible employees include: Generous paid time-off, 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans, and Employee Assistance Program.
SIUC also provides extensive tuition benefits for its employees and their families such as: tuition waiver/application fee waiver for the employee and their dependents, a Legacy tuition rate for children of SIU Alumni, and Civil Service Employee Counsel (CSEC) Education Assistance Program (EAP).
For more information please visit: https://hr.siu.edu/benefits/
