Postdoctoral Teaching & Research Fellowship In Revolutionary Era Studies - Siena College

Job Description:

Siena College's McCormick Center for the Study of the American Revolution will award a one-year Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellowship for the academic year 2024-2025. The fellowship supports an early-career scholar whose research and teaching advance the McCormick Center's mission to foster greater appreciation, interest, and awareness of the events and ideals behind the struggle for American independence. The McCormick Center collaborates with Saratoga National Historical Park and Battlefield and other regional community partners to achieve its mission and support the undergraduate Certificate in Revolutionary Era Studies (CRES).

Annual Salary: $75,890.00

• The hiring salary above represents the College's good faith estimate at the time of posting in compliance with the Albany County Salary Transparency Law.

Requirements:

Scholars without ongoing positions who have earned a Ph.D. in history or historically based interdisciplinary degrees (i.e. American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, etc.) within the last 3-years may apply for this fully funded, 10-month fellowship (September 1, 2024-June 30, 2025). We welcome applicants from historians working in any subfield of history, focusing on any aspect of the American Revolution and its era (1750-1820).

The McCormick Center Fellow will teach a 2/2 course load in the Department of History, including a general education survey (HIST 101, 102, 103, 104 or 105) and two upper division courses that align with the fellow's scholarly expertise.

Additionally, the Fellow will contribute to the McCormick Center's community programming, and complete a scholarly project. As a visiting faculty member in Siena College's History Department, the fellow will receive office space, have full access to library resources, and opportunities to participate in the Capital Region community of academic and public history scholars.

A background screening will be required.

Additional Information:

Siena College is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Siena College is committed to attracting, supporting, and retaining a diverse faculty. We actively encourage applications from women, minorities, non-US citizens, members of the LGBTQ+ community, persons with disabilities, veterans, and others from under-represented groups who may make a positive contribution to the diversification of ideas and perspectives.

All bargaining unit faculty members shall be covered by the collective bargaining agreement between Siena College and SEIU (Service Employees International United) Local 200.

If a foreign national applicant is selected for a qualifying position, the College will sponsor and prepare petitions with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau of the Department of Homeland Security ("USCIS") to obtain H-1B status in the United States, which will allow them to work at the College for a specified period of time. Only specialty occupations will qualify for H-1B status under applicable federal law.

Application Instructions:

Review of applications will begin April 2 and continue until the position is filled.

• A cover letter that includes information about the applicant's current scholarly project and an indication of how the applicant will utilize the post-doctoral fellowship time to advance their scholarly work.

• A current curriculum vitae

• A draft syllabus or course outline for one general education survey course (HIST 101, 102, 103, 104 or 105). See Siena College Catalog for course descriptions.

• A draft syllabus or course outline for one of the following upper division courses (candidate's choice): HIST 311: American Colonies, 1558-1763; HIST 312 American Revolution, 1763-1815; HIST 327 Dutch Roots of America; HIST 273 United States Women's History; HIST 303:
  
  America and the World I: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1776-1920; HIST 411: Slavery & Freedom in Historical Perspective.

• Contact information for two references

Finalists will be interviewed via Zoom the week of April 29 and a background screening will be required. Direct all inquiries about this opportunity to Dr. Jennifer Dorsey, PhD, director Siena College's McCormick Center for the Study of the American Revolution.