Job Duties
The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses focusing on world history, including upper-level courses on Asian, Middle Eastern and/or other non-Atlantic regional history. This individual will also develop and teach relevant history courses in their area of research. They will engage in both face-to-face and online instruction and have an active research/scholarship agenda. Additionally, this assistant professor will help with university service at the department, college, and university levels.
NOTE: This is a history position and the person who fills this job opening must be in residence to teach classes in person at Norfolk State University’s main campus in Norfolk, VA.
Minimum Qualifications
1. A doctoral degree and significant graduate coursework in Non-Atlantic World History or very closely related field
2. Evidence of potential for excellence in teaching, and
3. Evidence of potential for excellence in research
Additional Considerations
1. A record of excellence in teaching, research, and/or service
2. A record of teaching upper-level, topics courses in World History, especially courses with foci in Asia, the Middle East and/or the Pacific Region
3. A record of research on military history in Asia, the Middle East and/or the Pacific Realm
4. Evidence of potential to teach course(s) in the university’s General Education entitled “Spartan Perspectives on Global Issues”
5. A record of obtaining external grant support
6. A record of contributing to curriculum revision & improvement
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Candidates should submit:
1. State of Virginia application.
2. A cover letter of interest outlining research agenda and teaching interests.
3. Current Curriculum Vitae.
4. Philosophy of Teaching.
5. Transcripts of highest degree conferred (unofficial transcripts are accepted; however, official transcripts are required of finalists).
6. Three letters of reference.
Some requirements must be saved into one file and attached as other to the state application.
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources
Phone: 757-823-8160
Email: Email material not accepted.
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter.