Southern

Polytechnic

State University University System of Georgia                       POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

HISTORY LECTURER (Social and International Studies)                                                         08-281

POSITION SUMMARY

The Social and International Studies Department at Southern Polytechnic State University (www.spsu.edu), invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position in History (non-tenured) beginning August 15, 2008. This is a continuous teaching position, with a teaching load of 15 credit hours per semester. Teaching responsibilities will consist of courses in all periods of World and U.S. history in our core curriculum, the International Studies minor and in our International Studies major. SPSU is a member institution in the University System of Georgia, located 20 minutes northwest of downtown Atlanta, in the historic city of Marietta.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications required include an M.A. or higher in History. Preference will be given to candidates providing evidence of demonstrated college level teaching experience in World History survey courses (Ancient, Medieval, and Modern) early and modern American history, as well as the ability to teach core courses in a second social science discipline (e.g. Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, etc – requires 18 graduate semester hours completed in the secondary discipline). Computer skills, including the ability to develop and offer web-based courses, are a plus.

SALARY: Commensurate with experience

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applicants must submit (1) a letter of application; (2) a curriculum vita; (3) graduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable); (4) teaching evaluations if available, and (5) three current letters of recommendation to Dr. Julie Newell, Chair, Department of Social and International Studies, Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, Georgia, 30060-2896. Additional materials, including official transcripts and writing sample, may be requested later. Screening of candidates will begin on February 15, 2008, and continue until the position is filled.

Southern Polytechnic State University, a member of the University System of Georgia, is a residential university with approximately 4,200 students pursuing bachelors and masters degrees in many of the nation’s fastest growing technology fields. The university, located one mile west of 1-75’s Exit 263, is just 20 minutes northwest of downtown Atlanta. Southern Polytechnic is an EOE/ADA/AA Employer v University System of Georgia.

Posted: February 8, 2008