Associate director and studies / professor

About Gratz College:

Founded in 1895, Gratz College is the oldest independent Jewish college in North America. Its mission is to advance both education and applied Jewish wisdom for the benefit of a diverse student population, the Jewish community, and all people. The College achieves this mission through accredited degree programs, scholarship, and public engagement. Evolving from its roots as a Hebrew teacher’s college, Gratz today enrolls students of all backgrounds from across the world in a diverse range of online degree and certificate programs.

Gratz College’s Center for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights supports online-based graduate level degree programs in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Certificate/MA/PhD) and Antisemitism Studies (Certificate/MA/PhD). Its Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is the world’s largest program of its kind. Its students hail from 43 states and 22 countries. Many students are educators in public and private schools, museum and education center staff, military and college instructors, descendants of victims who speak in the community, and others who are interested in Holocaust and Genocide research, education, advocacy, and prevention.

Students in this program share a passionate commitment for learning about the worst impulses of mankind and the most egregious examples of genocide in modern history in hopes of creating awareness and preventing such events from occurring again. Gratz offers over 35 courses that address the Holocaust, its contemporary significance, and the broader phenomenon of genocide in modern times, such as the cases of Armenia, Cambodia, the Balkans, the Holodomor, Rwanda, and the Native American genocides. Gratz College is fortunate to support its students with more than $100,000 in endowed tuition scholarships per annum.

Position Summary:

Gratz College invites applications for an open rank professorship and associate director of the Center for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights. The full-time appointment is for a tenure-aligned appointment and will commence on September 1, 2026. The successful candidate must hold a PhD in Holocaust Studies or Genocide Studies and have a demonstrated exceptional record of excellence in research and teaching, particularly in the online modality. Candidates will have an established reputation, administrative experience and possess a strong network within the constellation of agencies within the area of Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

The faculty position will work with the Director of the Center for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights and a growing support staff to advise students in the Holocaust and Genocide Studies program. The successful candidate will teach courses in the Center’s degree programs, manage a dedicated roster of affiliated faculty, coordinate with the Dean’s Office to schedule coursework, and oversee assessment. Gratz College prides itself on innovation and welcomes faculty and staff with an entrepreneurial approach to curriculum and design.

Responsibilities:

• Teach four (4) courses per academic year in the Holocaust and Genocides Studies program
• Serve as Associate Director of the Center’s Holocaust and Genocides Studies degree programs. This includes student advising and coordinating with the Center’s Associate Director and Dean’s Office on (a) Admissions, (b) Registrar, Financial Aid, (c) Bursar matters. (d) hiring of adjunct faculty, course scheduling.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally to build the content and curriculum for Holocaust-related initiatives across the institution. (One such initiative is collaborating with the Digital Scholarship department to create curricular ties to the Elie Weisel Archive on the digital archive platform, Grayzel)

Experience:

• PhD in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, or a related field
• Strong record of publications and public scholarship
• Experience in higher education administration
• Strong record of innovative teaching, especially with online modalities such as the Canvas LMS
• Strong record of non-degree programming (i.e., webinars, public lectures, non-degree certificate/microcredential programs)
• Strong record of networking with organizations and agencies within the area of Holocaust and Genocide Studies
• Experience with curriculum development related to teaching the Holocaust

Skills:

• Collaborative work with faculty and staff in small college setting
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Comfortable with outreach on behalf of the Center and the College
• Experience with budgeting and grant-writing (fundraising) process preferred
• Management of staff members

To apply, candidates will assemble a portfolio that includes a cover letter, indicating reasons for interest in this position, CV, evidence of excellence in scholarship (sample chapter), a statement on teaching philosophy (that addresses online-based higher education), a summary of recent teaching evaluations, as well as contact information for two letters of reference. Applications may be submitted to [email protected] . Position is open until filled; please complete application submission by October 31, 2025. Competitive salary is commensurate with experience. Gratz offers a competitive benefits package including tuition remission for employees and immediate family members.