Assistant Professor - History

Description

Job ID

FU9836-0010-1833

Position Classification

FT Faculty UDMPU (9 month)

Position Summary

The History Department in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS) at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) invites candidates to apply for a full-time tenure track faculty position at the assistant professor rank. The candidate hired will start August 16, 2025. Detroit Mercy is dedicated to developing a diverse and inclusive academic community, within an urban context. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate through their teaching, research, and service that they can contribute to the mission of the university and its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the liberal intellectual tradition.

As a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI), Detroit Mercy offers small classes and close collegial relationships. The College’s faculty forms a vibrant community of teaching scholars, with an emphasis on student-centered teaching, and academic mentorship of students. The History Department offers a 36-credit hour major in History and 18-credit hour minor in History and Museum Studies. Further details about Detroit Mercy’s History programs can be found at https://chass.udmercy.edu/academics/his/index.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will teach six courses a year, maintain an active research agenda, and engage in service activities. Teaching responsibilities will include teaching a survey of U.S. History since 1877 and upper-division courses in their area(s) of specialization. We seek an educator with expertise in Modern American History who is an enthusiastic teacher-scholar with a strong interest in implementing best practices in teaching pedagogy, including evidence-based teaching and assessment strategies, a strong commitment to supporting a diverse population of students, and who can contribute to the College’s robust intellectual environment. We are particularly interested in candidates who will contribute to our efforts to engage and support first generation and historically marginalized students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Candidates are expected to provide evidence of a research agenda appropriate for a primarily undergraduate institution and to demonstrate their ability and interest to disseminate results in peer-reviewed publications and conferences.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in History by the time of appointment. Areas of specialization may include, but are not limited to, American Studies, Cultural Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Asian American Studies.
• Expertise in a subfield of Modern American History (since the Civil War).
• Ability to teach a survey of Modern American History and upper-division courses in their subfield.
• Commitment to teaching.
• Evidence of the capacity for effective teaching based on course learning outcomes.
• Commitment to student-centered mentoring and advising.
• Evidence of the capacity for research and scholarship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to teach a survey of East Asian History and/or Asian American History.
• A record of scholarship and a research agenda.
• Evidence of a capacity for service. Service may include service to a program, college, university, the profession, or the broader community.
• Evidence of a capacity for leadership.

Physical Requirements

 Job may require lifting light weight objects (1 to 10 pounds) with no repetitive bending or stooping. Occasionally lift average weight objects (1 to 10 pounds).

Work Environment

Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office.

Salary/Pay Information  

Commensurate with experience

Anticipated Schedule

TBD

Special Instructions

Candidates should complete an application and upload materials: Materials must include:
 

(1) A detailed cover letter describing the ways your background addresses the required and preferred qualifications;  

(2) One-page teaching philosophy statement;  

(3) One-page statement of your research plans;
(4) Complete curriculum vitae, and  

(5) Names and contact information of three professional references. Letters of recommendation are not requested at this time.

To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by March 14, 2025. Applications will continue to be accepted and reviewed after the full consideration date until the positions are filled.
 

Questions regarding this position should be directed to Prof. Diane Robinson-Dunn, Chair of the Search Committee: robinsod@udmercy.edu.

Employee Benefits

At the University of Detroit Mercy, we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following benefits: 

• Medical -

o Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network

•Dental -

o UDM’s School of Dentistry FREE to you and your dependents

o Option to purchase additional dental plan through UNUM

•Vision – 

o Under United Healthcare, you are able to get one exam every 24 months

o Under Heritage Vision, an eye exam and lenses (not Frame) are provided every 12 months

        (Plans are available to employees to purchase as an option)

• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts offered

• Employee Assistance Program -

o Provided to everyone in your household

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• Life and AD&D 

o 1x base salary up to  Dollar One Hundred Thousand. 

• Option to purchase additional life insurance, accident insurance, and/or critical illness insurance

• Tuition Remission Benefit for you, your spouse, and children. 

• Retirement Plan -

o UDM provides matches up to 8%

Michigan’s largest, most comprehensive private University, University of Detroit Mercy is an independent Catholic institution of higher education sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and Society of Jesus. Detroit Mercy seeks qualified candidates who will contribute to the University’s mission, diversity, and excellence of its academic community. University of Detroit Mercy is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer with a diverse student body and welcomes persons of all backgrounds.