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Title: Instructional Assistant Professor - Creating a Pool - History

Division Name: Academic Affairs

College/Unit: College of Arts and Sciences

Department: History

Campus Location: Normal, IL

General Summary

In anticipation of a possible opening, the Department of History at Illinois State University is creating a pool of applicants who can teach in-person or online courses in Ancient History, pre-1500 Europe, Africa, or Middle East. The History Department serves approximately 500 majors and is composed of approximately 25 TT and NTT faculty. The typical class size ranges from 20 to 88 students.

Additional Information

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Illinois State University, founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois. Illinois State is a co-educational, residential university that emphasizes undergraduate study with more than 20,000 students. Our six colleges offer 174 undergraduate majors, 76 minors, 97 master’s programs, 17 doctoral degrees, and 40 certificate options. We have repeatedly been named a “Great Place to Work” by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL COMMUNITY
Illinois State University is located in the growing twin cities of Bloomington and Normal, with a population of approximately 132,000 and conveniently located approximately two hours from both Chicago and St. Louis. The community is home to GROWMARK, the Illinois Farm Bureau, State Farm Insurance’s International Headquarters, Illinois Wesleyan University, Lincoln College, and Heartland Community College. The community has distinguished itself for its outstanding school systems, its citizens’ level of educational attainment, its parks and recreation, health care, job growth, economic opportunity, and low crime rate. Forbes magazine, in a review of the best places for business, ranked Bloomington-Normal the 15th best place for business out of 168 small metros listed. Bloomington was also recently placed on CNNMoney's list of the 100 Best Places to Live. Expansion Management Magazine rated Bloomington-Normal as one of two metro areas with a five-star quality of life, giving the community high rankings in such areas as standard of living, quality of schools, traffic, and commute time. Please visit the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau website at https://www.visitbn.org/ for more information.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in History

Candidates must be able to demonstrate oral proficiency in the English language as a requirement for this position, as mandated by state law.

Desired Qualifications

Doctorate in Ancient History, pre-1500 Europe, Africa, or the Middle East

Work Hours

Varies

Proposed Starting Date

TBD

Salary Rate / Pay Rate

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Required Applicant Documents

Cover letter, a list of three references (specifically names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses), and a curriculum vitae.

PLEASE NOTE:  These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

Special Instructions for Applicants

To assure full consideration, please complete an online faculty application along with a cover letter, a list of three references (specifically names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses), and a curriculum vitae to posting number 513667 at https://jobs.illinoisstate.edu/.

Contact Information for Applicants

History Department
Sharon Foiles
historysearch@ilstu.edu

Human Resources
Lexi Marquez
Emmarq1@ilstu.edu

Important Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.

If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.