Faculty Openings > History > History of the Middle East

Calvin College invites applications for a full-time, one-year term appointment in the Department of History, beginning September 2008. Rank is open.

Qualifications:

Candidates with a Ph.D. and a proven record of teaching excellence, with a strong research program, are preferred.

Responsibilities:

The candidate will teach the introductory survey course “The West and the World,” and upper-level courses in Middle East history.

About the Department:

Calvin's comparatively large History Dept. allows it to cover a wide range of periods, places and programs. Besides treating all periods of European and North American History in depth, the department has specialists in the history of East Asia, Latin America, Central and South Asia, and the Eastern Mediterranean. We host a well-developed Archaeology Minor program, and also have a significant presence in the African Studies, Asian Studies, Medieval Studies, and International Development Studies Minors.

The History Dept. is also associated with a number of off-campus programs. For example, some of our archaeology students have worked at Umm el-Jimal, and professors from the department have led semsters in China, Great Britain, Hungary, and Ghana.

About Calvin:

Calvin College is a college of the Christian Reformed Church. Candidates must be strongly committed to the college’s mission of undergraduate liberal arts education, have a promising research program, and be active participants in the Reformed/Presbyterian tradition in Protestant Christianity. Applicants should indicate their understanding of and commitment to this tradition in their application. For further information about Calvin College and its tradition and mission, go to http://www.calvin.edu/about/mission.htm.

Application Timeline:

Interviews will begin at the AHA meeting in January, but applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled.

To Apply:

Send dossier by December 1, 2007 to:

William Van Vugt, Chair

Department of History

Calvin College

1845 Knollcrest Circle, S.E.

Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546-4402