Job description
Salary Range: Assistant: $62,000-$65,900/Associate: $73,530-$77,210
Is this a temporary position?
NoPosition Summary
The History Department at the State University of New York at Cortland (SUNY Cortland) seeks to hire an Assistant or Associate Professor in Social Studies.
Salary Range:
Assistant: $62,000-$65,900
Associate: $73,530-$77,210What makes SUNY Cortland a great place to work?
- Our positions provide predictable salary progressions, and many offer permanency.
- Generous benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, various retirement program options, paid family leave and/or parental leaves, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, long term disability and tuition reimbursement.
- SUNY Cortland prioritizes work-life balance and well-being in all forms. The university’s state-of-the-art Student Life Center is free for employees to use, with membership options for families. SUNY Cortland’s Child Care Center welcomes the children of employees and community members, as space allows. Alternate work schedules are available with a supervisor’s approval.
- Professional development opportunities exist through training, continuing education programs, tuition reimbursement and conference travel, based on funding.
- Cortland County and surrounding areas offer easy access to arts, entertainment, outdoor recreation and much more. Experience Cortland dives deep into the region’s offerings
Why SUNY Cortland?
To learn more about careers at SUNY Cortland, watch this video: https://vimeo.com/1038936994Major Responsibilities
The successful candidate joins a dynamic and growing History Department with more than 200 undergraduate majors and eight tenured or tenure-track faculty members. Its robust curricular offerings support undergraduate majors in history and adolescence education in social studies as well as an online graduate master’s degree in history. SUNY Cortland strives to attract faculty who can contribute to a campus that embraces diversity, practices inclusion, and fosters a supportive environment for all individuals. Department faculty are dedicated teachers, productive scholars, and engaged members of the campus community, including support for allied programs in Africana Studies, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, International Studies, Latino and Latin American Studies, Native American Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. The History Department has a well- established reputation for excellence in preparing secondary social studies teachers with its unique focus and commitment to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning of history (SoTL).
- Teach and supervise secondary social studies teacher candidates; in addition to teaching social studies methods courses, the candidate may also have the opportunity to teach survey- level and upper division undergraduate and graduate courses in history specialties.
- Pursue a robust research and publication agenda including in history, social studies education and the scholarship on the teaching and learning of history.
- Engage in department, school, university, and professional service opportunities.
- Work with multiple constituencies within and beyond the university including outreach to and collaboration with grade 7-12 school partners.
- Collaborate with department colleagues in the development, delivery, and accreditation of the Adolescence Education Social Studies (SST) program housed in the History Department.
Functional and Supervisory Relationships
This position reports to the History Department chair and works closely with department history and SST program faculty, including the SST Coordinator.Required Qualifications
- PhD. in History, or related field relevant to adolescent social studies education with disciplinary-specific training and coursework in history.
- Demonstrated effectiveness teaching college-level history and/or secondary social studies teacher preparation.
- Demonstrated commitment to social studies teacher preparation seen in activities such as publications in the Scholarship on the Teaching and Learning of History; engagement in efforts to promote history learning in grades 7-12; secondary- level social studies teaching experience; experience in grades 7- 12 teacher preparation; and meeting certification and accreditation requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Secondary-level social studies teaching experience.
- Leadership experience or potential in secondary social studies teacher preparation, and meeting certification and accreditation requirements.
- PhD. in history, with specialties that contribute to the department’s breadth of offerings and opportunities for students.
- Teaching experience and research that demonstrates ability to contribute to the department’s emphasis on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning of History.
- Experience relevant to preparing teacher candidates to work effectively with diverse student populations, and to meet evolving expectations for social studies teaching and learning.
- Current or past teacher certification in secondary social studies.
About the University
A top public university of approximately 6,600 students located in the geographic center of New York State, SUNY Cortland provides accessible, affordable education to students from across the U.S. body. One of 13 comprehensive universities in the State University of New York system, SUNY Cortland prides itself on its rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences, education, and professional studies. For more than 150 years, SUNY Cortland has provided unmistakable value for students seeking a well-rounded academic, athletic, and social experience. The University ranks among the top campuses in the nation on Money magazine’s “Best Colleges for Your Money List,” fields a powerhouse Division III athletics program and boasts an impressive network of alumni making a difference in education, business, government, fitness, medicine and many other fields.EEO Statement
The State University of New York at Cortland is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act (AA/EEO/ADA) employer. The university actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the university.Posting Number: F25005
How to apply
Review Start Date: 10/06/2025
Special Instructions to Applicant
Candidates selected for an initial virtual interview will be asked to submit additional materials (social studies methods lesson plan, e. g.) prior to the interview
SUNY CORTLAND IS AN AA/EEO/ADA EMPLOYER. We have a strong commitment to the affirmation of diversity and have interdisciplinary degree programs in the areas of multicultural studies.
