Job description template

History Professor Job Description Template

A copy-ready history professor job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows history professors earn a median of $83,820; the middle 50% earn $63,920–$112,090.

Job title

History Professor

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable history professor to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will teach history courses, teach primary source analysis and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Teach history courses
  • Teach primary source analysis
  • Research in archives
  • Publish articles and books
  • Mentor students
  • Advise history majors
  • Serve on committees
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • Doctoral or professional degree
  • Working knowledge of historical research and primary source analysis
  • Storytelling and critical thinking
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • Ph.D. in history
  • Language skills
  • Research fellowships
  • Experience with library databases

Skills

  • Writing
  • Lecturing
  • Archival work
  • Curriculum design
  • Patience
  • Curiosity

Work environment and schedule

Faculty work in classrooms, offices, libraries and archives. Teaching and research with flexible hours and archive trips.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a history professor job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “History Professor” is the clearest; alternates include History Faculty, Historian and Professor, American History Professor.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a history professor so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as History Professor training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our History Professor hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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