Part-Time Faculty, History Department, Fall 2026

Job description

The University of Southern Maine’s Department of History is seeking part-time instructor applicants for our Fall 2026 semester, beginning August 31, 2026. We are seeking a successful candidate who will be able to teach Native American History, 1450 - 2000 (HTY 143) . There is also the option to teach an additional upper-level elective in Native American History for the Fall 2026 semester if the candidate chooses. Native American History (HTY 143): This course examines the historical experiences of North America’s indigenous peoples with respect to their cultures. It focuses upon Native Americans as active agents in producing their history both before and after European contact, not just victims of white oppression and/or abstract social forces. Topics include Native cultural diversity on the eve of European contact; the dynamics of early Indian-European encounters; the political, spiritual, and gendered dimensions of Native accommodation and resistance; the construction and reconstruction of Indian identities in the era of the American Revolution; forced Indian Removal; the nineteenth-century struggles for the Great Plains; and the systematic placement of Native children in boardin...