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Tenure Track/Tenured Open Rank Professor in United States History
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Position Number: 5684762
Location: Miami, FL
Position Type: Liberal Arts - American Studies

Florida International University is a top public university that drives real talent and innovation in Miami and globally. Very high research (R1) activity and high social mobility come together at FIU to uplift and accelerate learner success in a global city by focusing in the areas of environment, health, innovation, and justice. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers. FIU serves a diverse student body of more than 56,000 and 290,000 Panther alumni. U.S. News and World Report places dozens of FIU programs among the best in the nation, including international business at No. 2. Washington Monthly Magazine ranks FIU among the top 20 public universities contributing to the public good.

Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Department of History
Tenure Track/Tenured Open Rank Professor in United States History

The Department of History at Florida International University invites applications for an Open-Rank Tenure-Track/Tenured Professor position in United States History. Scholars in all subfields are welcome to apply. FIU has strategic research priorities in environment and environmental resilience, health, and technology and innovation. The History Department especially welcomes applications from candidates with interests in modern, African American, and oral history.

A Ph.D. in History or a related field is required and must be in-hand before beginning the appointment. The candidate will teach a regular 2-2 load, offering a range of courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, from the introductory U.S. History survey to seminars for our M.A. and Ph.D. programs. FIU is a dynamic research institution, and the person hired will have the opportunity to develop contacts with faculty working in cognate disciplines in and beyond the humanities, via, for example, the African and African Diaspora Studies Program, the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, the FIU Institute of Environment,the Population Health Initiative, and the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab/Commons for Justice

In 2021,the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs(The Green School), the college housing the History Department, received full membership in the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). This prestigious organization includes the top 40 schools of international affairs in the world. The Green School is among only 25 in the US with this designation, 5th in the Southeastern United States, and the 1st and only one in the State of Florida. With this profile, FIU welcomes applicants with a demonstrated commitment to, and success in, working with diverse populations, and encourages historically underrepresented minorities to apply. The Department invites applicants to reflect in their cover letter on how they could enhance our strengths and offerings.

Qualified applicants should apply to Job Opening ID 533396 at https://facultycareers.fiu.edu/. Please submit your cover letter, C.V., and contact information for three references in a single PDF file. Review of applications will begin November 8, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. Letters of reference, transcripts and writing samples will be solicited from finalists at a later date. In your cover letter, please discuss your scholarly profile, your teaching expertise and pedagogical innovations, any externally funded projects, and how you envision your work enhancing and extending the Department's strengths. Please address any questions to the search committee chair, Dr. Chantalle Verna at verna@fiu.edu.

FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.