Assistant Professor in African History F/T Tenure Track

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Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time

Africa. Sub-Saharan: The history department of Hofstra University
invites applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professor
in African history, beginning in fall 2009. Period of concentration
and specialization open. Ph.D in hand and teaching experience
preferred. Teaching load is 9 hours per semester. Successful candidate
will be expected to teach two semester survey of African history and
more specialized courses in his or her area of expertise. Hofstra, a
private university, is located on Long Island, 25 miles east of
Manhattan and is well connected to New York City by mass
transportation. It offers more than 130 undergraduate and 140 graduate
programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication,
Education and Allied Human Services and Honors studies, as well as a
School of Law. Total enrollment is 13,000 students with 8,000 fulltime
undergraduates. Average undergraduate class size is 25 and student to
faculty ratio is 14 to 1. The History Department has 14 full-time
tenured/tenure track faculty, with 200 majors and 40 minors. Send
letter of application and dossier by December 1, 2008 to Susan M.
Yohn, Chair, History Department, 301 New Academic Building, Hofstra
University, Hempstead NY 11549. Preliminary interviews will be held at
the 2009 AHA meeting in New York City.

Hofstra University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to
fostering diversity in its faculty, administrative staff and student
body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a
diverse community.

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Postal Address: Susan M. Yohn, Chair
History Department
Hofstra University
301 New Academic Building
160 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-1600
Online App. Form: http://www.hofstra.edu/Jobs/index_Jobs.cfm
Email Address: Susan....@hofstra.edu
Hofstra University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.