Assistant Professor

Santa Clara University•Santa Clara, CA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

The department of History at Santa Clara University, a Jesuit, Catholic university, seeks applicants for a full-time tenure-track position in the history of Early Modern Iberia and Iberian world. SCU is a welcoming and inclusive community of teaching scholars whose work is grounded in the university’s fundamental values . Those values, which include academic excellence, social justice and community engagement, are infused with a culture of care that defines our community—upholding the dignity of all. The university draws on the many resources of the greater Bay Area, including Silicon Valley, where we are located. The successful candidate will start on September 1, 2026 and be expected to teach, engage in scholarship and/or creative work, and do service for the department, college, and university. SCU is on the quarter system and tenure-stream faculty are expected to teach six courses per year (two each quarter), assuming they are actively engaged in scholarship or creative work. The salary range for this position is $86,280 to $95,900, depending on the successful candidate's years of teaching experience at the college level. The position comes with generous benefits (scu.edu/hr/benefits), including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and University contributions toward retirement. Recognizing the high cost of housing in the local area, there are two University housing assistance programs : Rental assistance to ease the transition into the local housing market, and housing purchase assistance for tenure-stream faculty.

Requirements

Terminal degree (Ph.D. or MFA) or ABD status in History or a related field by appointment start date.
Demonstrated potential for effective and inclusive teaching and mentoring of a diverse undergraduate student population.

Responsibilities

Teach lower- and upper-division courses in the major and university core curriculum, as assigned by the chair, including courses such as “Spain in the Golden Age,” “Colonial Latin America,” and “Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Early Modern Europe.”
Develop a program of research at SCU that will result in meeting the History Department’s established scholarship standards.
Provide effective service to the Department of History, the College of Arts and Sciences, the University and the profession through contributions other than teaching and scholarship, such as service on committees, participation in professional organizations and activities, leadership, and community service performed by virtue of professional expertise or association with the university, as appropriate to rank and experience.