The Department of History at Knox College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in American Black history beginning September 1, 2025. We are open to all specialties, sub-specialties, and time frames.
This position includes an annual six-course teaching load on a 2-per-term basis over three ten-week terms. The successful candidate will be ready to teach both halves of the Power and Inequity in American History survey (to 1865; from 1865); the broad span of Black history in America including at least one course on slavery; and upper-level courses in the candidate’s specialty. Other teaching responsibilities will depend upon the candidate’s sub-specialties.
Issues of race, power, gender, and inequity are central to the teaching of American history in the department. This position also makes a vital contribution to our commitment to interdisciplinary cooperation, allowing the department to maintain connections with other campus programs and departments, particularly the programs in Africana Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies.
Knox College, established in 1837, is an independent, highly selective liberal arts institution with a diverse student body and a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching. In keeping with the college’s 187-year commitment to equal rights, Knox actively encourages women and members of other underrepresented groups to apply. Candidates should have a sincere interest in quality undergraduate teaching at an institution that values diversity and close interactions with students, as well as a desire to maintain an active research program. We are particularly interested in creative, energetic teachers of undergraduate students who can contribute to Knox College’s considerable diversity and reflect that diversity in their teaching, mentoring, and research. With 21% first-generation college students, 37% of domestic students of color, and more than 20% international students, the College seeks courses appealing and welcoming to all of Knox’s students.
Application deadline: January 1, 2025