Mid-Atlantic HERC

The Department of History at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY is seeking part-time instructors to teach Global Perspective of the Recent Past: 1870-2000. Preferred applicants will have teaching experience in history and familiarity with Bellarmine. In addition to the course, the instructor is expected to be available to students, including a minimum of one hour of office hours held weekly. The course is taught in person and on campus. 

At Bellarmine, Global Perspective of the Recent Past: 1870-2000 is an introductory course that asks how we - as individuals and as groups - construct and define our various national histories in an international context? How do economic events in one part of the world affect fiscal issues in another location? How do issues of identity (race, religion, class, gender, etc.) intersect with politics? These questions and others will be asked as this course analyzes major events in modern and contemporary history through a chronological and thematic lens.

• A Master's or doctoral degree in History is required and must be awarded by May 2026.
• Must be able to teach on Bellarmine's campus June 29 ? July 30, 9:00 - 11:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays as well as and 9:00-10 on Fridays.

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About Bellarmine University

Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of nearly 4,000 students, and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 382 Colleges, is one of the top 15 Southern regional universities in U.S. News and World Report's 2018 college rankings, and is a top university in Forbes' list of America's best colleges. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world. Bellarmine is located on a scenic 175-acre campus in the Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, KY, which Glassdoor recently recognized one of the nation's top 10 cities where pay goes the furthest, and National Geographic calls it a top 10 food city. ZipRecruiter calls Louisville a top 1...0 city for job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population. Bellarmine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply. Bellarmine University is committed to core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and embraces diversity in our workforce among members of faculty, staff and administration. We remain committed to affirmative actions, policies, procedures and attitudes necessary to continue to build and retain a diverse and equitable workforce. We will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of our increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential. As part of Bellarmine's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we will seek to ensure that all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, layoff and termination processes remain free of discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

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