MorningsideEmployment Assistant Professor of History September 2, 2026 SHARE ON: The Department of Humanities at Morningside University seeks a faculty member for the History program as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. The position emphasizes developing student knowledge, understanding, and skills related to history, historical research, and history teaching. This position is a nine-month appointment beginning
August 16, 2027. The best qualified candidates will have a PhD in history. The teaching load is 24 credits per year, including a May Term every three years. Candidates must be able to teach courses in US history and European history. Candidates should expect to teach both halves of the standard US survey sequence annually; one course each year in modern European history, Renaissance to the present; and first-year
composition. Candidates should be interested in teaching upper-level undergraduate research seminars in the candidate’s areas (themes or eras) of US history specialization and in developing cross-national (US-world) courses. Ideal candidates will have an active scholarly agenda that could include collaborating with students. Morningside is a private university located in Sioux City, Iowa, that serves over 2,000
students from almost all 50 states and more than 30 countries. It was established in 1894 by The United Methodist Church, an affiliation it continues to maintain, and Chad W. Benson serves as its President. The main campus comprises 69 acres nestled in a serene, park-like setting in the heart of Iowa’s fourth largest city. Lags Farm and Sioux Gateway Airport are both nearby extensions of the campus that serve the
School of Agriculture and Aviation. Morningside’s largest undergraduate programs are education, nursing, and business, and the Sharon Walker School of Education, Nylen School of Nursing and the Rosen School of Business all offer well-established online post-baccalaureate and graduate program options for nontraditional and graduate students. A strong commitment to experiential learning has enabled Morningside
University to maintain a remarkable 99% job and graduate school placement rate for its undergraduate graduates over the past decade. Morningside University is home to the Mustangs Athletic Department, which fields 28 varsity sports and is a proud member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). Residential undergraduate students may also enjoy
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