Digital History Adjunct Instructor

Location: Various Locations, NY Category: Faculty Posted On: Wed Jan 28 2026 Job Description SUNY Empire State University is seeking an adjunct professor to develop, teach, and provide professional development for a new online course in digital history. This fully online course would introduce students to the theories and practices of digital history. The course will also help students gain insights into the intersections between digital and traditional resources and offer them opportunities to use both sets of resources to formulate research questions and create histories of their own. Among the theories and tools to be explored are virtual exhibits, digital and traditional archives, storytelling tools, mapping technologies, computational analyses of text, and the growing role of artificial intelligence. This is not a classroom position, and it does not require residence in New York State. Questions about the position should be sent to Dr. Paul Miller, Historical Studies Department Chair, Empire State University, paul.miller@sunyempire.edu. Job Requirements Required Qualifications: • Master's degree in history (Ph.D. preferred) Special Information • Compensation for developing and teaching this course for one semester comes from a special projects stipend of $6000. • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. VISA sponsorship is not available for these position. Additional Information SUNY Empire is an AA/EEO/ADA employer. The University actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the University. SUNY Empire is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the university community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic. SUNY Empire provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, veterans, or wounded warriors where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (518) 587-2100. In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act, a copy of our crime statistics is available upon request by calling (518) 587-2100. It can also be viewed online at our Safety and Security. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job