Assistant Professor – History

University of Detroit – Mercy

To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by March 14, 2025. Applications will continue to be accepted and reviewed after the full consideration date until the positions are filled.

The History Department in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS) at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) invites candidates to apply for a full-time tenure track faculty position at the assistant professor rank. The candidate hired will start August 16, 2025. Detroit Mercy is dedicated to developing a diverse and inclusive academic community, within an urban context. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate through their teaching, research, and service that they can contribute to the mission of the university and its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the liberal intellectual tradition.

As a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI), Detroit Mercy offers small classes and close collegial relationships. The College’s faculty forms a vibrant community of teaching scholars, with an emphasis on student-centered teaching, and academic mentorship of students. The History Department offers a 36-credit hour major in History and 18-credit hour minor in History and Museum Studies. Further details about Detroit Mercy’s History programs can be found at https://chass.udmercy.edu/academics/his/index.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will teach six courses a year, maintain an active research agenda, and engage in service activities. Teaching responsibilities will include teaching a survey of U.S. History since 1877 and upper-division courses in their area(s) of specialization. We seek an educator with expertise in Modern American History who is an enthusiastic teacher-scholar with a strong interest in implementing best practices in teaching pedagogy, including evidence-based teaching and assessment strategies, a strong commitment to supporting a diverse population of students, and who can contribute to the College’s robust intellectual environment. We are particularly interested in candidates who will contribute to our efforts to engage and support first generation and historically marginalized students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Candidates are expected to provide evidence of a research agenda appropriate for a primarily undergraduate institution and to demonstrate their ability and interest to disseminate results in peer-reviewed publications and conferences.

Learn more about this opportunity here.