FEATURED JOB: Two 2-Year Term Faculty Positions Open for Applications in the Department of History - United States Air Force Academy
The Department of History at the United States Air Force Academy seeks applicants with expertise in military history or world/global history for a two-year term appointment at the rank of instructor beginning in August 2023. While not required, a demonstrated ability to teach the history of science and technology and/or history of the Middle East is highly desired.
Applicants should possess and demonstrate the ability to teach in one of the core (general-education) military and world history courses offered to all USAF Academy students. Successful applicants for these positions may also teach upper-division courses related to their area of specialization, with responsibility for lesson planning and preparation, course instruction, grading, class exercises, exams, assessment, and academic advising.
Applicants will be assessed based on education, evidence of teaching effectiveness, quality of scholarship, and demonstrated service in an academic setting. Applicants should submit the following items: curriculum vitae with a comprehensive publication record, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and at least three references (three letters of recommendation are highly desired but not required). Cover letter should address previous teaching experience and teaching expertise (including curriculum design and management), and relevant academic service and leadership (e.g., service on academic committees, experience with assessement, department leadership) as applicable.
USAFA is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. Prospective candidates must engender a climate that values and uses diversity in all its forms to enliven and make more inclusive the work of the organization. Applicants are requested to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal.
The deadline for applications is 30 March 2023.
For complete details on the requirements for positions as an instructor of history, and to make an application, please go to the official announcement by following the link provided below:
Applicants can also access the official job announcement by visiting the USAJobs website at http://www.usajobs.gov and searching for USAJOBS Control Number 706208700. The position is accessible directly at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/706208700
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Please direct questions concerning these positions to Dr. Doug Leonard (douglas.leonard@afacademy.af.edu) or Major John Prince (john.prince@afacademy.af.edu).