[HASTS-jobs] Fwd: 2-year VAP in History @ DeSales University

[Karen L Gardner]

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From: Yu, Sarah <sarah.yu at desales.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 10:50:14 AM
Subject: 2-year VAP in History @ DeSales University

Please help me circulate the following call for applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at DeSales University in Center Valley, PA. The position is suitable for a recent graduate or ABD with scholarly and teaching specialization in Public History (US or modern Europe focus).

Any queries can be directed to me at sarah.yu at desales.edu<mailto:sarah.yu at desales.edu> (search committee chair).

Link to job ad<https://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=179084050&Title=Full%20Time%20Faculty:%20Visiting%20Assistant%20Professor%20of%20History>
Link to DeSales’ employment page<https://www.desales.edu/about/employment>

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Type: Full-Time
Posted: 03/17/2025
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Category: History<https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/search.cfm?JobCat=139>

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Full Time Faculty: Visiting Assistant Professor of History

DeSales University's Department of Humanities, housed in the College of Arts, Education, and Humanities, invites applications for a full-time, two-year position as a non-tenure track Visiting Assistant Professor of History to begin August 2025. The successful applicant will teach a variety of courses for the Connections Curriculum general education core<https://www.desales.edu/academics/connections-curriculum-at-desales-university> and upper-level undergraduate courses of their choice (in consultation with the Program Chair) for the History Major. The annual teaching load is 24 credits, typically 4-4.

A Ph.D. in History or a closely related field is preferred; A.B.D. will be required. A university record of teaching is required. Special consideration will be given to candidates with scholarly specialization and teaching experience in Public History with a geographical focus in Colonial America, Modern United States, or Modern Europe.

Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, a teaching philosophy statement, two sample course prospectuses or syllabi, unofficial academic transcripts (official transcripts will be required, if hired), and contact details of three referees to:

Search Committee for Visiting Assistant Professor of History
c/o Ms. Heather Craft
Administrative Assistant
College of Arts, Education, and Humanities
DeSales University
2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034-9568

Electronic submissions should be emailed to heather.craft at desales.edu<mailto:heather.craft at desales.edu>.
Subject heading: Last Name – History VAP

Faculty Review Date: Review of applications will begin on April 4, 2025. The position will remain open until filled. Applications need to be complete to be considered for review.

DeSales University is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled; Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

DeSales University, in Center Valley, PA, is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal arts Salesian, Catholic university, under the leadership of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales. Founded in 1965, the 550-acre suburban campus is located 50 miles north of Philadelphia and about 90 miles southwest of New York City. A total enrollment of nearly 3,500 includes undergraduate day and evening students, and graduate students. DeSales has approximately 135 full-time faculty members and offers more than 40 bachelor’s degrees, twelve graduate programs, and over 20 certificate programs in a wide range of disciplines; many of these can be completed fully online.

In 2024, the University transitioned to a new academic structure featuring a four-college/school model, which includes the Kathleen Waterbury and J.B. Reilly School of Business; a College of Arts, Education, and Humanities with a School of Education and a School of Performing Arts; a College of Sciences; and a College of Healthcare Professions with a designated School of Nursing. For further information, please visit our website, www.desales.edu<https://www.desales.edu/>.



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Sarah Yu, PhD

Assistant Professor of History
DeSales University
sarah.yu at desales.edu<mailto:sarah.yu at desales.edu>
(610) 282-1100 x 1677





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