What are the responsibilities and job description for the Professor position at The Pennsylvania State University?
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Department of History at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position specializing in the Global South, broadly constructed, for the endowed professorship, the Oliver McCourtney Professor of History, at the rank of Professor, to start in August 2025.
This position will include resident and online instruction and normal university service. Your teaching load during the academic year is three courses.
A Ph.D. in History or related field is required by the appointment date.
Candidates for Professor of History must have demonstrated excellence as a researcher, scholar, and teacher in a relevant field, and evidence of a substantial record of advanced research as well as leadership in their field of specialization. Duties will involve a combination of teaching, research, and service, based on the candidate's qualifications.
In addition, successful candidates must either have demonstrated a commitment to building an inclusive, equitable, and diverse campus community, or describe one or more ways they would envision doing so, given the opportunity.
Interested candidates must submit an online application at Penn State's Job Posting Board, and upload the following application materials electronically: a letter of interest, CV or resume, and a list of three references with contact information.
Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.
Inquiries may be directed to the search chair, Dr. Martha Few, Liberal Arts Professor of Latin American History and Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies at martha.few@psu.edu.
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