History Non-Tenure Track Vacancy Pool

WWU College of Business & Economics; Bellingham (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of History at Western Washington University maintains a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in temporary or limited-term teaching positions. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply and contribute to WWU’s mission of inclusive excellence.

Standard qualifications include a graduate degree and demonstrated potential for effective teaching, with a commitment to cultivating equitable learning environments for all students on a large public campus.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in an appropriate field.
• Demonstrated potential for effective teaching.
• Demonstrated potential to work effectively with a diverse campus community, including a commitment to cultivating equitable learning environments for all students.

Responsibilities

• Teach history courses across eras and global regions.
• Contribute to the university's general education curriculum.
• Engage with interdisciplinary programs and foster high-quality scholarship.

Skills

Graduate degree

Teaching potential

Diversity & inclusion

Education

Graduate degree

PhD or ABD preferred

Job description

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department

The College of Humanities and the History Department support Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

The Department of History at Western Washington University consists of twenty‑tenured or tenure‑track faculty whose courses serve a very active history major and make significant contributions to the university's general education curriculum. History courses cover nearly every historical era and much of the globe. The department encourages its faculty to participate in interdisciplinary programs such as East Asian Studies; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; International Studies; Latin American Studies; Canadian‑American Studies; and the Honors program. Faculty in the department provide high‑quality courses that prepare majors and non‑majors with skills in research, analysis and writing. The department also houses a small but thriving M.A. program in History.

About the Position

The Department of History maintains a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in temporary or limited‑term teaching positions.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate degree in an appropriate field.
• Demonstrated potential for effective teaching.
• Demonstrated potential to work effectively with a diverse campus community, including a commitment to cultivating equitable learning environments for all students.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD or ABD in an appropriate field.
• Demonstrated successful teaching experience.

Conditions of Employment

All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60‑days of hire. Please reach out to [e-mail] if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

Salary Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Employment-based visa sponsorship may be considered depending on the candidate's current immigration status; however, the University is unable to sponsor new H1B petitions or cover associated filing or processing fees at this time.

Required Supplemental Materials

Required application materials:

• A letter of application along with a C.V., addressing the required and preferred qualifications
• Article or chapter-length writing sample
• Sample syllabi for a survey course and an upper‑division course
• Names and contact information for three professional references

Closing Date Notes

This vacancy pool is refreshed annually; please see applicable close date information below. Applicants who continue to remain interested in being considered for on‑going opportunities should re‑submit updated materials to the new pool, once posted.Vacancy pool closes January 31, 2027.

Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with applicable laws, WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, citizenship or immigration status, pregnancy, use of protective leave, genetic status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, creed, religion, veteran or military status, disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal (including a service animal in training) by a person with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, in its programs or activities, including employment, admissions, and educational programs. See WWU’s Policies on Prohibiting Discrimination Based A Protected Class and Prohibiting Discrimination Based Sex . Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance, Title IX and ADA Coordinator, Western Washington University, Old Main 126 (MS 9021), 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225; 360.650.3307 (voice) or 711 (Washington Relay); [e-mail]

WWU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources Disability Services , 360.650.3751 or 711 (Washington Relay).

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All new employees must comply with the immunization policy and show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service before beginning work at WWU. A thorough background check will be conducted on all new hires and rehires, which includes a sexual misconduct background check .