Assistant Professor of History
Ball State University•Muncie, IN
•Onsite
About The Position
The Department of History has a tenure-track position in Social Studies Education available August 2027. Ball State Social Studies Education students are highly desired as classroom teachers. Employer will consider sponsorship.
Requirements
- ABD in social studies education or related field
- Ph. D. or Ed.D. in social studies education or related field expected from an accredited college or university by August 2, 2027
- must have active research agenda
- record of effective teaching, including 24 months of experience teaching social studies at the middle or secondary school level
- Must be able to meet the minimum standards for Indiana State teaching license
Nice To Haves
- Ph.D. or Ed.D. in social studies education or related field
- teaching experience at the college or university level
- interest in using digital approaches that help distill historical meaning from texts and artifacts and present historical analysis in a classroom setting
- interest in civic engagement
- record of scholarship, including publication and/or presentation in primary area(s) of scholarship
- record of service in relevant social studies/history and related associations
- experience supervising student teachers
- license to teach social studies or history at the secondary level
- record of building successful partnerships with K-12 schools
Responsibilities
- teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in social studies methodologies
- supervising student teachers
- writing accreditation reports
- supervising a degree option within the history department that involves interaction with other departments and programs and serves over 100 of our majors
- active research agenda leading to product in the form of presentations, publications and the like
Benefits
- 12 paid sick days
- 10 holidays a year
- paid parental leave (6 weeks)
- affordable health and dental insurance
- robust long-term disability and life insurance plans
- range of retirement benefits
- cover 90 percent of your child's (or children's) undergraduate college tuition at Ball State
- comprehensive medical and dental plans
- Health Savings Account (which we contribute to)
- wellness, retirement, and other benefits
- covering the cost of tuition at Ball State for you and your family
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
