Title:F0032- Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies

State Role Title:F0032- Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Credentials and Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location:Norfolk State University

Agency Website:www.nsu.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of History & Interdisciplinary Studies at Norfolk State University seeks applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of Interdisciplinary Studies beginning August 2024. The Department offers five curricula in History, four curricula in Interdisciplinary Studies, three minors (Interdisciplinary Studies, History, and Africana Studies), a certificate in African and African Diaspora Studies, and fully online programs in both History and Interdisciplinary Studies.

For many students, Interdisciplinary Studies is a "discovery major" which they turn to after recognizing it is a more direct path to addressing their life and career objectives that do not neatly fit into one content area, Each interdisciplinary studies major has a minimum of two content concentration areas in addition to their coursework in theory, process, and practice in interdisciplinary studies. Most interdisciplinary studies majors in our department have at least one content concentration area in a field outside of the social sciences.

The successful candidate will:

• Instruct and mentor our diverse community of Interdisciplinary Studies majors.
• Teach undergraduate courses in Interdisciplinary Studies with specialization(s) outside of the social sciences.
• Develop and teach courses on regionally relevant topics that are addressable through interdisciplinary approaches involving the sciences, business, and/or education.
• Engage in both face-to-face and online instruction and have an interdisciplinary research/scholarship agenda.
• Assist with university service at the department, college, and university levels.

Minimum Qualifications

• A doctoral degree and graduate coursework in more than one discipline
• Evidence of potential for excellence in teaching, and
• Evidence of potential for excellence in research

Preferred Qualifications

• A record of excellence in teaching, research, and service
• A record of or potential for obtaining external grant support
• Evidence of the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching, research/creative activities, and internal/eternal service
• A record of contributing to curriculum revision & improvement

Additional Considerations

N/A

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application review begins November l, 2023, and continues until the position is filled.

Application materials should include:

• State application
• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Diversity Statement
• Teaching Philosophy
• Three letters of reference will be required before hiring.

Norfolk State University

Norfolk State University is a comprehensive urban public, doctoral-granting institution committed to transforming students' lives through exemplary teaching, research, and service. The University is a top-ranked Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with nationally recognized STEM programs and enrolls 6,000 students in over thirty undergraduate and nineteen online & in-person graduate programs. Norfolk State University garners over $20M in annual grant expenditures, has an NCAA Division I athletic program with fifteen sports, boasts eleven MEAC conference championships in the last three years, and a coveted marching band invitation for participation in the 2023 Rose Parade.

City of Norfolk, Virginia

Home of the largest Naval Base in the world, Norfolk, Virginia is one of the seven cities that make up the Hampton Roads Region, an area that includes Virginia Beach and Colonial Williamsburg, Norfolk has large-city amenities including festivals and attractions for arts and culture, and an exciting culinary scene featuring cuisines of the Eastern Seaboard. There are numerous parks, riverfronts, lakes, and beaches: all favorable for weekend getaways and an easy commute to Norfolk State University.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.

Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed is dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-Verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 757-823-8160

Email: Emailed material is not accepted.

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.