Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities

The Department of Environmental Studies at St. Olaf College invites applications for a 5/6-time, one-year position at the level of Visiting Instructor or Assistant Professor, to begin August 2025. This position has the potential for additional years of reappointment.

The teaching load is 5 of a possible 6 courses (0.83 FTE). The successful candidate will teach 2 sections of an intermediate level “topics” course in Environmental History; 1 section of an upper level “topics” course in the candidate's area of specialization; and 2 sections of ENVST 233 Environmental Justice. 

Salary: $49,000 - $53,000 

Qualifications
Candidates who have earned their PhD are preferred; ABD candidates will also receive full consideration. PhD training and scholarship should be in a field clearly related to the teaching responsibilities associated with the position.

About the Department
For more information about the department, visit https://wp.stolaf.edu/environmental-studies/.

We strive to be a campus of welcome where students, faculty, and staff thrive by bringing their full humanity—gender identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, national origin, socioeconomic class, disability, religion, spirituality, and age—to the Hill each day. Our goal is to generate conversations and processes that over time create greater clarity, transparency, trust, cooperation, consensus, respect, and measurable outcomes. Practices that support this goal include listening, cultivating a growth mindset, respecting those with different views, being informed by data, and understanding that the work is ongoing, collaborative, organic, and ever evolving. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Community and Belonging webpage to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.

How to Apply
A complete application includes the following: 

References: Provide contact information for three professional references who can speak to your abilities in teaching and scholarship. 

Supporting Documents:

1. Cover letter outlining your qualifications and why you are interested in this particular position
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Graduate transcripts (unofficial)
4. Teaching Statement 

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position, department, or college may be directed to Seth Binder, Department Chair, at binder@stolaf.edu. 
 

Who We Are:

Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul. 

The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.

The college offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 9% retirement match, contributions to eligible employees' health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to a 90% reduction) at ACM, GLCA, and ELCA colleges and universities for employees' children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of the college's benefits, please see the summary of our benefits here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.

A summary of the Flexible Work Policy for staff: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/

A link to our Community and Belonging page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/