Assistant Professor of History

Warren Wilson College welcomes applicants for a full-time, continuing faculty position in History. This is an Assistant Professor position in our extended contract system beginning in August 2026.

The ideal candidate will be a dynamic teacher-scholar whose work highlights global, international, comparative, and/or world perspectives. The successful applicant will teach introductory survey courses in world histories, upper level courses in the histories of at least one other world region such as Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean, and/or the Middle East. The Department is open to expertise on all themes, including (but not exclusively) intellectual history, histories of race, gender, and sexuality, and international and/or comparative politics. In addition, faculty have opportunities to teach study-away courses, summer courses, and first-year seminars. Successful candidates will foster meaningful mentoring relationships with students; create interdisciplinary, experiential, and/or applied learning opportunities; contribute to the life of the Department and the College; and maintain a productive research agenda.

Responsibilities

• Teach 24 credit hours of undergraduate instruction per academic year.
• Provide academic and career advising to students.
• Participate in and contribute to the curriculum of the Public Humanities Department.
• Contribute to the college's General Education Program, as determined to be appropriate in consultation with the Department Chair.
• Provide service to the College, and engage in ongoing professional development, scholarly and/or creative activity.
• Contribute courses to the International and Social Justice Studies major.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D in History or related field. ABD will be considered.
• One year of successful teaching experience.
• Demonstrated experience with advancing a learning environment that is conducive to all students. For instance, experience incorporating inclusive teaching modalities, selection of course content, subject matter experts and working with diverse student populations.
• Teaching experience specializing in at least one world region such as Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean, and/or the Middle East.
• Exhibited commitment to professional growth and scholarship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or more years of teaching experience at the undergraduate level.
• Teaching experience specializing in two or more world regions such as Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean, and/or the Middle East.

About the College:

Warren Wilson College is located on a beautiful 1,135-acre campus in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. We enroll approximately 750 undergraduates and 100 graduates. Rooted in liberal arts education, the College provides educational programs that foster students' curiosity, empathy, and integrity to prepare graduates to engage in groundbreaking scholarship and creative work; to pursue meaningful careers with professionalism; and to lead purposeful lives dedicated to fostering a just, equitable, and sustainable world.

As the National Leader for Learning in Action, our Progressive Promise (https://www.warren-wilson.edu/about/progressive/) articulates our innovative educational approach that intentionally integrates academics, campus work and community engagement for a rich, challenging student experience. Our students matriculate through deliberately scaffolded courses and signature capstone experiences that combine intellectual foundations with experiential skill development and problem solving.

Interested candidates should provide the following documents to complete their application:

• A curriculum vitae.
• A cover letter that describes how the applicant's teaching, research, and/or creative scholarly activity connects to Warren Wilson's distinctive learning approach and community.

Additional materials, including letters of recommendation, will be requested of applicants whose candidacy advances.

First consideration will be given to candidates who apply by December 15, 2025. Electronic submission is required.

We are committed to a culture of educational access and to ensuring that all students and employees from a diverse range of identities and experiences will thrive in this community. We seek and support an engaged faculty and staff with a genuine interest in our innovative approach to education and the Progressive Promise for all, as well as a willingness to fully participate in the life of the College.

Warren Wilson College is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.