Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
- Employer
- Coastal Carolina University, Department of IDS
- Location details
- Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
- Ref
- PFAC202400284
- Posted
- Closes
- Position type
- Professor, Assistant
- Organization type
- 4-year college or university
- Languages
- English
- Field
- Interdisciplinary
- Employment category
- Full-time
- Tenure Status
- Tenure or tenure track
- Location
- South Carolina
Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
The Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a full-time assistant professor (tenure-track) position in Interdisciplinary Studies to begin August 2025.
We welcome applications from teacher-scholars in the humanities and/or social sciences who are actively pursuing an interdisciplinary research or creative agenda and who will expand the current areas of expertise represented by IDS faculty. Candidates must hold a terminal degree by the date of appointment and should have experience teaching interdisciplinary courses at the university level. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to teach and mentor students in a broad range of methodologies and to support interdisciplinary research projects at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Special consideration will be given to candidates who can contribute to our growing minor in Social Media.
The salary for this position is nationally competitive, and the base teaching load is three courses per semester. The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies serves over 300 students across its programs, and it maintains institutional memberships in the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies and the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs.
Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 10,800 students from 49 states and 55 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.
Interested candidates must submit: a letter of application (outlining interest in the position with the specified qualifications and approach to teaching), current curriculum vitae, a teaching statement that addresses the candidate's experience teaching interdisciplinary courses and mentoring students in interdisciplinary research projects using a broad range of methodologies and a list of three references. Finalists will be asked to have three letters of recommendation emailed to the department Administrative Assistant, Joan Trupiano.
All information and material must be submitted electronically at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/ccu/jobs/4657356 by October 31, 2024. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2024 and continue until the posting is filled.
Coastal Carolina University is committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, and we seek candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports the growth and development of a diverse campus community. The University provides equal opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status or disability in admissions, employment and in all of its educational programs and activities. We encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.
Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.
Posting Number: 202400284
Link to posting: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/ccu/jobs/4657356
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