Visiting Assistant Professor

Company: Loyola College
Location: Evergreen
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in employment with Loyola University Maryland. Visiting Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern and North African History Please see Special Instructions for more details. Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Position Title Visiting Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern and North African History Faculty Type Office/Department History Location Faculty Job Type Full-time If Temporary or Visiting, Estimated End Date: Position Duties The History Department at Loyola University Maryland invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern and North African history, with the possibility of a renewal. The successful applicant will teach four undergraduate courses per semester (ordinarily two preparations), including a survey of modern Middle Eastern history and an upper-level course on the modern Middle East through literature and film. Basic departmental or university service is expected. We seek applicants who display a strong commitment to excellence in teaching, including an interest in high-impact practices. The appointment will begin on July 1, 2021. Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching evaluations, and a list of three references online at https://careers.loyola.edu. The cover letter should include the applicant's philosophy of teaching, a summary of their teaching experience, and a description of the courses they would be excited to teach. Review of applications will begin on March 15. Required Qualifications Ph.D. in hand and teaching experience preferred. Preferred Qualifications Job Posting Date 02/10/2021 Priority Application Deadline Date 03/15/2021 Job Close Date Anticipated Start Date University Description Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit, Catholic university committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person. Accordingly, Loyola inspires students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world. Loyola's beautiful, historic Evergreen campus is located in Baltimore, and its graduate centers are in Timonium and Columbia. Loyola enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students across the Sellinger School of Business and Management, the School of Education, and Loyola College of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1852, Loyola is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. Diversity Statement Loyola University Maryland strongly values the benefits that diversity brings to the workplace. In accord with its Ignatian values, the University is committed to creating and promoting a community that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of each person. Loyola University Maryland does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected classification. The University recruits, hires, and promotes in accord with this policy and its Core Values. Special Instructions to Applicants Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). Loyola University Maryland - 4501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210
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