Assistant Professor, History

Butler University • Indianapolis, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of History, Anthropology, and Classics at Butler University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Latin American history starting in August 2027. The department seeks a Latin American historian with an innovative and potentially interdisciplinary approach to the discipline, particularly candidates whose teaching and research complement and expand the department’s existing areas of expertise and course offerings. Areas of teaching or research expertise may include, but are not limited to Indigenous/Afro-Indigenous histories; diasporic studies; medicine and public health; material culture; environmental studies; gender studies, economic history; and political history. Candidates whose scholarship engages multiple fields, methodologies or approaches and can create synergies across the Department, College, and University are welcomed. The university values candidates committed to infusing critical and intersectional perspectives into their teaching and scholarship, directing undergraduate research and internships, and supporting community-engaged learning. Candidates should also demonstrate a commitment to fostering an inclusive learning environment for an increasingly diverse student population. The letter of application and/or teaching statement should address the candidate's record of or commitment to student success, inclusive pedagogy, belonging, access, and learners with varied educational backgrounds and life experiences.

Requirements

• Earned a Ph.D. in History or closely related field, with an interdisciplinary focused research agenda, before August 1, 2027.
• Demonstrated commitment to student success.
• Interest in developing interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning.

Nice To Haves

• Innovative and potentially interdisciplinary approach to the discipline.
• Teaching and research that complement and expand the department’s existing areas of expertise and course offerings.
• Scholarship that engages multiple fields, methodologies or approaches and can create synergies across the Department, College, and University.
• Commitment to infusing critical and intersectional perspectives into their teaching and scholarship.
• Ability to direct undergraduate research and internships.
• Support for community-engaged learning.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive learning environment for an increasingly diverse student population.
• Ability to teach with chronological depth.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in Latin American history at the introductory and upper levels.
• Contribute to the department’s broader curriculum, potentially including world history, historiography, and the University’s Core Curriculum.
• Maintain an active research agenda, especially one that opens up possibilities for students to engage in the research process.
• Contribute to departmental and university service appropriate to their career stage.
• Contribute to a collaborative, innovative, and student-centered teaching culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree