History Instructor, Tenure-Track

History Instructor

Are you passionate about history but ready to move beyond the "old school" lecture model? Do you see the potential for history to not only illuminate the past but also prepare students for today's rapidly evolving workforce? Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) is seeking a visionary, student-centered, full-time, 9-month, in-person, tenure-track History Instructor who can bring the past to life through innovative, interdisciplinary teaching.

This isn't just about teaching world history (though you'll do that too). We're looking for someone who can bridge history with digital tools, data analysis, and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence to help students connect historical inquiry with modern career skills. Whether integrating qualitative and quantitative research methods, collaborating with colleagues in other disciplines, or guiding students in the use of digital archives and visual media, you will help reimagine what a 21st-century history education can be.

Why Join TMCC?

Innovative Environment: Be part of a college that embraces cross-disciplinary collaboration and new approaches to teaching.

Workforce-Relevant Learning: Connect historical thinking to skills like data literacy, AI integration, and digital communication that students can carry into diverse careers.

Student Impact: Inspire learners from all backgrounds to see history as relevant, dynamic, and deeply connected to today's world.

Key Responsibilities

Teach 30 (15/15) credit or contact hours during the academic year in various modalities as assigned, including in-person (required), hybrid, online, live-virtual, and dual-credit high school courses, per the needs of the program.

Teach across historical fields world, European, American, and other areas as needed.

Integrate digital tools, data analysis, and emerging technologies (including AI) into historical instruction.

Support student learning outcomes assessment processes by teaching toward approved learning outcomes and assessing student performance.

Assist with curriculum and program review, revision, and assessment. Aid in the development of new course materials and innovative instructional techniques that improve student learning.

Collaborate with faculty across disciplines to design innovative courses and programming.

Work closely with department peers and administrators to become an effective teacher and contributing member of the academic unit.

Aid in the development of new instructional techniques that connect history to today's workforce needs.

Participate in department, division, and college service, including recruitment and retention efforts.

Hold 5 regular office hours for student advising and support per week.

Engage in professional development to stay current in both historical scholarship and evolving teaching technologies. Complete training outlined in TMCC's Faculty Standards of Online Instruction, when and as needed.

Attend and actively participate in College events, department and division meetings, college or Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) committees, and community service activities.

Travel occasionally to community and workforce sites, conferences, events, and so on, per the needs of the program.

Communicate and interact in a professional and collegial manner with faculty, students, staff, and administration, in the best interests of the college and the people it serves.

Comply with departmental administrative responsibilities and published college and NSHE policies and procedures.

Uphold the Mission, Vision, and Values of TMCC and perform assigned duties in a manner consistent with them.

Adhere to the published codes of NSHE as detailed in the Board of Regents Handbook.

Adhere to the Code of Ethical Standards of the State of Nevada (Nevada Revised Statutes 281A.400-281A.480).

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in History or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution.

Two (2) or more years of higher education teaching experience with diverse learners.

Ability to teach world history and additional historical fields such as European, American, or other global areas as needed both in person and virtually.

Demonstrated interest or experience in interdisciplinary teaching that connects history with real-world applications.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience or demonstrated interest in applying digital tools and technologies, such as:

Working with digital records or visual media

Preserving or curating digital archives

Using historical sources that require data analysis

Familiarity with data analysis software or basic programming concepts

Integrating artificial intelligence into teaching and learning

Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches in historical inquiry

Experience collaborating with faculty in other disciplines to enhance curriculum.

Strong oral and written communication skills.

Flexibility to teach in different modes, at day/evening times, and at various campus locations.

Join Us!

If you're ready to rethink what history can be blending traditional scholarship with cutting-edge tools to prepare students for a connected, data-rich, and tech-driven future we'd love to welcome you to TMCC. Let's make history matter more than ever.

Salary and Benefits Information

Salary: This position is a 9-month role, totaling 172 working days per year. The salaries listed below are based on this schedule, paid over 12 months:

Master's: $60,634 - $72,761

Master's + 30: $63,444 - $76,133

Ph.D: $68,739 - $82,487

Perks of Working at TMCC

Health insurance options including dental and vision

19.25% retirement match, a beginning balance of 30 sick leave days, 12 paid holidays

Life insurance, long-term disability, generous annual and sick leave

Employer-paid long term disability (LTD) at 60% of salary up to $7,500 per month

Sports and Fitness Center with annual or monthly membership options for employee and spouse/domestic partner

Compsych supports employees through life's difficult moments

Professional Grant-in-Aid TMCC is proud to provide a reduced rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible, children must be unmarried and the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.

Free parking on all TMCC campus locations

No State income tax

All full-time faculty and staff are provided with a variety of discounts and employee purchase programs

Additional Information

Transcripts If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Any expense related to the evaluation will be the responsibility of the candidate