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Posted: 18-Mar-23
Location: Glassboro, New Jersey
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 498402
Assistant Director For Public History and Red Bank Field School
The History Department at Rowan University is seeking an Assistant Director for its Public History and Red Bank Field School programs. The successful candidate should have a Ph.D., experience directing historical preservation sites, as well as evidence of effective teaching at the college level. Specifically, candidates should have demonstrated experience in the following areas and the ability to perform the tasks listed:
- Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses related to public history and material culture, with an ability to direct master’s theses on relevant topics;
- Writing grants at the local, state, and federal level;
- Directing historic preservation projects in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties;
- Overseeing historic site management (including interpretation, education, exhibitions, and programming);
- Supervising historic site staff and volunteer/docent programs;
- Guiding student interns in the classroom and at historic sites, including the Red Bank Field School;
- Assisting in the planning and development of Rowan’s Public History and Red Bank Field School programs, developing and recommending goals, policies, and procedures that comply with college policies and goals;
- Developing performance standards, making performance evaluations, providing guidance and counsel to staff and student interns and recommends approval of personnel actions required by the department;
- Advising students regarding program offerings, activities, and services. Providing guidance and assistance when unusual problems occur;
- Serving on ad hoc and standing committees as required by the needs of the program and department;
- Developing public relations materials.
For more information on the Department, please see: https://academics.rowan.edu/chss/departments/history/index.html
Applicants should send cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references.
Please direct all inquiries to Dr. Edward Wang, chair, Department of History, Rowan University: Wangq@rowan.edu
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) is the second largest college at Rowan University with seven departments, a Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, and nineteen majors. The College also has a number of established graduate programs and is in the process of developing more programs at the Master's and Doctoral level. The College also houses a number of Centers and Institutes that serve both research and pedagogical functions. CHSS places a strong emphasis on exceptional research, teaching, and service. Our mission is to empower, transform, and engage students and faculty, as well as the global communities in which we live. We actively support faculty research and strive to include faculty as full partners in governance within the College.
A top 100 national public research institution, Rowan University offers bachelors through doctoral and professional programs in person and online to 23,000 students through its main campus in Glassboro, N.J., its medical school campuses in Camden and Stratford, and five others. Home to Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering; Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts; William G. Rohrer College of Business; Virtua Health College of Medicine & Health Sciences; Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and the School of Osteopathic Medicine, it also comprises the colleges of Education, Humanities & Social Sciences, Performing Arts, and Science & Mathematics; Virtua Health School of Nursing & Health Professions; the schools of Earth & Environment; Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Translational Biomedical Engineering & Sciences; Veterinary Medicine; the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; and a multidisciplinary honors college. Rowan focuses on practical research at the intersection of engineering, medicine, science and business while ensuring excellence in undergraduate education. The University has earned national recognition for innovation; commitment to high-quality, affordable education; and developing public-private partnerships. A Carnegie-classified (R2/high research activity) institution, Rowan has been recognized as the fourth fastest-growing public research university for three consecutive years as reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Rowan University celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, race, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, (dis)ability status, military status, and other NJ-protected classes. Rowan University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including employment as required by Title IX. Rowan is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with (dis)abilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Christy Mroz, Administrative Assistant, OEE@rowan.edu, 856-256-5494. Rowan strongly encourages applicants from underrepresented groups to apply.
Note: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US, and the university will not sponsor an applicant for a work visa for this position.
