Assistant Professor of Global, Transnational, or World History

About the role

The Department of History in the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Global, Transnational, or World History, beginning August 2027. The university seeks candidates with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and research, the potential for excellence in graduate instruction, and an active scholarly agenda. Applicants with specialization in the early‑modern and/or modern periods and an interest outside the United States are particularly encouraged. The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in history by the time of appointment, with a focus on themes relevant to the department, and will be able to contribute to curricular initiatives in the history of science & technology, the environment, and/or applied history, as well as supplement the History Department’s Social Studies major and/or Peace and Conflict Studies and/or War and Society minors, and/or the College’s regional minors. Teaching responsibilities include six courses per year: a combination of world history or thematic survey courses and upper‑level courses in the candidate’s area(s) of specialization, in accordance with departmental needs and in consultation with the Department Chair.

Responsibilities

• Teaches students in the classroom, laboratory, and/or studio.
• Prepares content, syllabi, and University Moodle/curricular site for each course and/or lab assigned each semester.
• Communicates to students after reviewing assignments.
• Calculates and assigns grades (e.g., mid‑term and final) through established procedures listed in the Faculty Manual and University catalog.
• Tracks and reports absences as directed by the Office of the Registrar.
• Conducts research to create and add to knowledge in a field or produces creative work.