Assistant Professor - Historian of Education (Tenure Track)

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• Maintaining an active research agenda and corresponding publication record that demonstrates a coherent progression of scholarship in the history of education.
• Conducting historical research that contributes to contemporary understandings of education policy and practice.
• Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the history of education, educational foundations, and related areas of education policy and practice.
• Contributing to the development of the School's undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs.
• Teaching, advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students undertaking historical research and supporting their development as scholars.
• Contributing historical perspectives to interdisciplinary research, teaching, and program development across the School and university.
• Drawing on historical scholarship to inform curricula, policies, and practices that promote more equitable, just, and democratic educational outcomes.
• Providing intellectual leadership and outreach to campus partners, schools, communities, professional organizations, and the broader field.
• Contributing service to the program, School, university, profession, and broader community.

• This role is located in Boulder, CO.
• The workload for this role is 40% research/scholarly work, 40% teaching, advising & mentoring, and 20% service.
• Tenure track faculty are expected to teach four courses per academic year, and all courses are typically taught in person on campus.

The salary range for this nine-month faculty role is $87,500 - $97,500, plus an $8,000 relocation allowance as applicable.

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• Doctorate (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) in the history of education, educational foundations, education, history, education policy, or a closely related field by the time of appointment.
• A record of scholarly productivity-or demonstrated promise of such-in the history of education.
• Expertise in the history of education in the United States, including one or more of the following areas: education policy; higher education; education law; education and social movements; the influence of social, political, and cultural contexts on education.
• Training and experience using historical research methods.
• Evidence of effective teaching at the university level, at either the undergraduate or graduate level.
• A record of working successfully with people from a wide range of backgrounds and fostering a strong sense of community and belonging.

• A research agenda that examines connections between historical and contemporary issues of educational equity and justice.
• Expertise in historical questions connected to intersectional movements for justice, with an interest in applying this expertise to the history of Colorado and the surrounding region.
• Experience teaching courses in the history of education, educational foundations, education policy, or related interdisciplinary areas.
• Experience teaching or mentoring at the doctoral level.
• Experience advising or supporting graduate students conducting historical research.
• Demonstrated expertise in historical and archival research methods, as well as other innovative methods for producing and interpreting historical evidence.
• Potential for interdisciplinary collaboration within the School of Education and across the university.