Assistant Professor, History, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College

The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College is one of the largest regional colleges in Ohio and one of the most diverse colleges at the University of Cincinnati. At UC Blue Ash, we value the diversity in experiences and perspectives of those in our community, as well as the individual talents of our students, faculty and staff. The college is in Blue Ash, Ohio fifteen miles north of the uptown campus, on 135 acres in a park-like setting. We offer primarily associate degrees in career and transition programs, as well as general education courses and technical baccalaureate degrees to approximately 5,100 students. We value excellence in teaching and personalized student support to help students achieve their goals, whether the goal is to enter a career or to continue education. The college is a recipient of the Cincinnati Business Courier 2021 Best Places to Work award.

The University of Cincinnati's Blue Ash College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of United States history and environmental history, intended to begin in August 2025. The candidate's main responsibility will be teaching surveys in US history and environmental history, with potential additional courses in urban or public history. The teaching load will be 12 credit hours in 2 semesters (4/4).

• Teach a variety of undergraduate history courses including but not limited to the introductory United States history surveys, environmental history, and urban or public history.
• Create courses and teach in both online and in-person formats. Online instruction should meet the standards of the Quality Matters rubric.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and research in history or the scholarship of teaching and learning.
• Service duties such as participating in the governance and committee work of the department, college, and university such as but not limited to discussions of curriculum, creation of policies for the college and University, and attendance at committee meetings.

Prior to effective date of appointment, all of the following are required:

• PhD in History or a closely related field
• Four courses of collegiate level History teaching experience, which must include one survey course in US History, and at least one course of online teaching and one course of in-person teaching
• One of the following:
  
  
  
  • Experience teaching one environmental history course at the collegiate levelOR
  • One publication or presentation in the area of environmental history
  
  
  
  

Applications must include:

* A curriculum vitae

* A statement of interest, including introduction to candidate's research focus, goals, and a discussion of teaching philosophy (that is, approach to teaching and strategies of learning)

* Three (3) letters of recommendation

* Copies of syllabi from the candidate's most recent US History survey course. In addition, the candidate should include any courses taught in environmental history (if applicable). Sample syllabi should be labeled as such.

* Doctoral transcripts on the graduate level

Review of applications will begin on January 31, 2025 and position will remain open until filled. For additional questions, please contact committee chair Dr. Margo Lambert, lambermm@ucmail.uc.edu.