Hybrid Assistant Professor - History and Philosophy presso The College of New Jersey

%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22font-family:Arial;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Ci%3E%3Cstrong%3ETo enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College has a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff, and strongly encourages women and members of underrepresented groups to apply.%3C/strong%3E%3C/i%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EThe College of New Jersey seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in East Asian or Middle Eastern history. The position is based in the History Department, which will oversee research and service responsibilities. Two-thirds of the teaching duties will be in the History Department, and one-third will be in the Department of%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-spacerun:yes;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%26nbsp; %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EPhilosophy, Religion, and Classical Studies.%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Co:p%3E %3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EWe welcome applicants whose research focuses on any period or topic related to East Asian or Middle Eastern history. The successful candidate will contribute to all levels of the curriculum, offering courses for majors as well as for students fulfilling core requirements. The candidate should demonstrate the ability to teach a course or courses in the pre-modern era, before 1500 CE. An ability to teach historical methods is highly desirable.%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Co:p%3E %3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3ECandidates should demonstrate a strong scholarly program and a commitment to undergraduate teaching and mentorship. We encourage applicants whose work supports the College’s mission in teaching, research, and service.%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-spacerun:yes;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EApplicants must have completed a Ph.D. by August 25, 2026. A Ph.D. in history is preferred, but applicants with a Ph.D. in philosophy, religion, or area studies will be considered.%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-spacerun:yes;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cb style=%22mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Cstrong%3ETo Apply:%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/b%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cb style=%22mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/b%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EApplications should include:%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-list:Ignore;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E●%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;line-height:115%;mso-list:Ignore;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp; %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EA cover letter describing the applicant’s interests and experience in research, teaching, and service%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-list:Ignore;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E●%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;line-height:115%;mso-list:Ignore;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp; %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EA current CV%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-list:Ignore;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E●%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;line-height:115%;mso-list:Ignore;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp; 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%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EA writing sample (an article or a dissertation chapter)%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-spacerun:yes;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:#555555;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-highlight:white;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EApplications must be submitted electronically.%3C/span%3E%3Cb style=%22mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-highlight:white;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Cstrong%3E %3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/b%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-highlight:white;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EReview of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Priority will be given to applications received by %3C/span%3E%3Cb style=%22mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-highlight:white;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Cstrong%3ENovember 1, 2025.%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/b%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color:white;color:#555555;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cb style=%22mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-highlight:white;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Co:p%3E %3C/o:p%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/b%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cb style=%22mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EAbout the History Department:%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/b%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EThe history department at The College of New Jersey is an active community of teacher-scholars who share a passion for undergraduate education. More than half of our majors are preparing for%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-spacerun:yes;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%26nbsp; %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3Ecareers in teaching, and other recent graduates have been admitted to top law schools and graduate schools including Harvard, Columbia, UPenn, Rutgers, Brandeis, Vanderbilt, and Villanova. The department has strengths in World History with specialists in Africa, Europe, South Asia, Russia and Central Asia, the Ancient Mediterranean, and the United States. The department members are active scholars whose monographs and articles have been published by Cambridge, Cornell, Oxford, Ohio University Press, and leading journals in our respective fields. We share a commitment to collegiality, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and promote a healthy work-life balance.%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cb style=%22mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Co:p%3E %3C/o:p%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/b%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cb style=%22mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EAbout The College of New Jersey:%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/b%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cb style=%22mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/b%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:#555555;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EFounded in 1855, TCNJ is a selective public primarily undergraduate institution that has earned national recognition for its teacher-scholar faculty model and the deep engagement of our undergraduates in research, scholarship, and creative activity. In 2025, %3C/span%3E%3Ci style=%22mso-bidi-font-style:normal;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EUS News %26amp; World Report%3C/span%3E%3C/i%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E ranked TCNJ number one in the “Best Regional Universities–North” category. TCNJ emphasizes the residential experience for our nearly 7,500 full-time students. Students benefit from a 13-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio and an average class size of 24 students, which has contributed to TCNJ attaining a first-year to sophomore retention rate of 94%, a 4-year graduation rate of 76% (4th highest among U.S. publics), and an 86% six-year graduation rate. TCNJ also shelters a Phi Beta Kappa chapter—an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ’s eight schools—Arts and Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; Science; and Graduate, Global, and Online Education. TCNJ is located within an hour of New York City and Philadelphia. The College’s campus is set in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty.%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-spacerun:yes;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Co:p%3E %3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;%22 lang=%22EN%22%3EFor more information about the college, please visit: http://www.tcnj.edu/.%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;%22%3E%3Cspan lang=%22EN%22%3E%3Co:p%3E %3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22font-family:Arial;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E Candidarsi ora