Assistant Professor of History

Position

Title: Assistant Professor of History

Division: Provost's Office

Department: College of Liberal Arts

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Range: Annual Salary

EEO Job Group: 2 C5

The Department of History at the University of Southern Indiana, a public university in Evansville, Indiana, seeks applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in History. Appointment will begin Fall 2026.

The Assistant Professor will be expected to engage in professional and university service activities and teach 12 credit hours per semester, which includes undergraduate departmental course offerings in United States history. The successful candidate will specialize in 19th century United States history, and can teach classes on enslavement and Civil War. The department is open to expertise in all themes, including (but not limited to) comparative perspectives of the Global South and/or Atlantic World histories, trans-Atlantic enslavement, digital humanities, migration, religion, race and gender, sexuality, and empire.

Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in History or a closely related field. Applicants with ABD status will be considered at the rank of Instructor if the doctoral degree will be completed by the end of their first year of employment. If employment starts in August 2026, the terminal degree must be completed by the end of July 2027.

Information about USI's College of Liberal Arts may be found at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-arts

Information on the degree programs in the Department of History may be found at: https:///history

Click "Apply Now!" near the top right of this page to complete an application and upload application materials to the attention of the Search Committee Chair. Application materials should include:

• Cover Letter
• Current CV/resume
• Teaching statement or philosophy
• Unofficial transcripts

Official transcripts to be requested at a further stage.

If you have questions about the open position, please contact Dr. Anya King, search committee chair, at aking
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For best consideration, please submit materials by November 11, 2025.

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