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Endowed Professorship - George and Bernice Wyss Phillipp Professor of History

Position Number: 6706202
Location: Worcester, MA
Position Type: Liberal Arts - History

Endowed Professorship - George and Bernice Wyss Phillipp Professor of History

Description
The History Department at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications and expressions of interest from qualified candidates for appointment as the inaugural George and Bernice Wyss Phillipp Professor of History. Endowed professorships are among the highest honors at the College. We seek a historian with a record of distinguished scholarly achievement and with demonstrated research and teaching expertise in the History of Science. We welcome nominations and inquiries from colleagues with expertise in any area of the history of science, including but not limited to:

Scientific knowledge production and exchanges in imperial, trans-national, and cross-cultural contexts.

History of medicine, public health, and the body, including practices, policies, and lived experiences.

Intersections of science with race, gender, and class, with attention to structures of power and inequality.

Indigenous knowledge systems, epistemologies and their dynamic interactions with scientific practices and local traditions.

We are especially interested in a colleague who can build bridges across disciplines, enrich and expand our curriculum, and strengthen the presence of the history of science within the broader liberal arts.

The Phillipp Professor will be qualified for appointment as a tenured full professor in the Department of History at the College of the Holy Cross and will be expected to maintain an active research agenda and an internationally significant academic profile. The teaching load for this position is 3 courses per year. The salary and benefits, as well as sabbatical leave and research support policies, are nationally competitive. The nine-month base salary will be not less than $170,000. We anticipate that the Phillipp Professor will begin work at the College in August 2026 or August 2027.

Faculty at the College create high-impact scholarship, cultivate a richly diverse academic community, and pursue inclusive pedagogies to support effective teaching. To learn more about faculty life at the College and in the Worcester area, candidates are encouraged to see the Resources for Prospective Faculty on our Faculty Openings page.

We welcome nominations and expressions of interest. Candidates who have the stated qualifications and an interest in the role are encouraged to write to the Department Chair, Professor Munya Munochiveyi, at mmunochi@holycross.edu. Colleagues who wish to be considered for the position may submit the materials listed below no later than January 12, 2026.

Qualifications

Application Instructions
Please submit the following only:

a letter addressing the position requirements listed above, including an account of the current and future research projects, a statement about your teaching philosophy, experience, and interests, and a reflection on how you might contribute to and further the College's mission as a Jesuit undergraduate liberal arts college and its core commitment to creating a community where every individual feels empowered to contribute their talents and perspectives.

a current curriculum vitae.

Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/177236. The committee will request additional materials, including evidence of teaching excellence, the names of professional references, and examples of the scholarly work at a later date.

For full consideration, please apply by January 12, 2026. Interviews and campus visits will be scheduled in Spring 2026. Questions about this position may be directed to the Department Chair, Professor Munya Munochiveyi, at mmunochi@holycross.edu

The position will remain open until filled.

To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/177236

The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,000 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate commitment to the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (http://www.heccma.org) and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (https://new-england.hercjobs.org/)