Lecturer in History in Waco, TX for Baylor University Department of History (2024)

Baylor University seeks two full-time Regular Lecturers to start August 2025. Details for this position can be found at apply.interfolio.com/148238.

Position Description

The Department of History at Baylor University seekstwo full-time Regular Lecturersto teach introductory survey courses for majors and non-majors as well as upper-level undergraduate courses in an area of specialization.

The positions will begin in August 2025.

Regular Lecturer appointments are renewable full-time,benefits-eligible, teaching-focused positions with six-year promotion paths to Senior Lecturer for successful candidates and twelve-year promotion paths to Teaching Professor for highly successful candidates. For more information, seeBaylor University’s Policy on Full-Time Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, and Teaching Professors.

Qualifications

Successful candidates will:

• possess an earned doctorate in History or a related field by August 2025;
• be able to demonstrate they are dynamic teachers;
• be able to demonstrate that they have the potential to mentor undergraduate students effectively.

Applicants with specializations in one or more of the following areas of need are preferred: Africa, Asia, the Middle East, African-American history, Asian-American history, history of Indigenous Peoples of North America, pre-modern Global history.

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials electronically via Interfolio:

1. A letter of application,
2. A curriculum vitae,
3. A copy of the transcript showing the most recent degree conferred (if a Ph.D. is in progress, also submit a copy of the transcript showing the Ph.D. hours completed),
4. The contact information for three references who will provide letters of recommendation if requested.

Selected applicants will be contacted to complete a required, self-disclosed Religious Affiliation Form and provide additional documents, including a statement of teaching philosophy, syllabus, and letters of recommendation.

Complete applications must be submitted by 11pm Central Daylight Time on October 1, 2024.

Questions regarding the application process may be directed to Office Manager Dianne Schmidt (dianne_schmidt@baylor.edu). For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Daniel Watkins, the chair of the search committee (daniel_watkins@baylor.edu).

About Baylor

With a main campus located inWaco, Texas, Baylor University is the oldest college in Texas. With a population of 21,000 diverse students, Baylor is one of the top universities in the nation, having been named anR1 institutionby the Carnegie Classification in January 2022. Baylor is also on the honor roll of the "Great Colleges to Work For" fromThe Chronicle of Higher Education; Baylor offers competitive salaries andbenefitswhile allowing faculty and staff to live in one of the fastest-growing parts of the state. Our strategic plan guides the University as we continue to live up to Baylor'smissionof educating men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community.

As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, Baylor University is committed to compliance with all applicable anti-discrimination laws, including those regarding age, race, color, sex, national origin, military service, genetic information, and disability. Baylor University is a private, not-for-profit university governed by a predominantly Baptist Board of Regents and is operated within the Christian-oriented aims and ideals of Baptists and is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, a cooperative association of autonomous Texas Baptist churches. Baylor University is also affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, a cooperative association of autonomous Texas Baptist churches, and is an associate member of the Baptist World Alliance. As a religiously controlled institution of higher education, Baylor University is exempt from compliance with select provisions of certain civil rights laws, and Baylor University is also exempt from prohibitions against discrimination based on religion. As a religiously controlled institution of higher education, Baylor University is exempt from compliance with select provisions of certain civil rights laws, and Baylor University is also exempt from prohibitions against discrimination based on religion. As such, the University prescribes standards of personal conduct that are consistent with its religious mission and values and lawfully considers a person's religion in the employment context. Baylor’s commitment to equal opportunity and respect of others does not undermine the validity and effect of the constitutional and statutory protections for its religious liberty, including, without limitation, the religious organization exemption under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the religious exemption to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, among others. Baylor encourages women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply.

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