Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities

Description

The Department of Environmental Studies at Amherst College invites applications for a full-time one-year appointment as visiting assistant professor of environmental humanities for the 2025–2026 academic year. Areas of specialty might include (but are not limited to) the arts, history, law, literature, non-fiction environmental writing, philosophy, and religious studies.

 

The teaching load is two courses per semester, with topics and course levels negotiable. Teaching responsibilities also include advising senior honors theses in environmental studies and participating more broadly in the life of the Amherst College environmental studies department. Environmental studies is an interdisciplinary major with students concentrating in the environmental sciences, the environmental social sciences, and the environmental humanities. A successful candidate for this position will offer courses that contribute to our environmental humanities concentration and enrich the overall course offerings of the college.

 

Amherst College is a small, distinguished undergraduate institution with a strong liberal arts curriculum, committed to excellence in teaching and scholarship. Amherst is one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country. The college is committed to providing financial aid that meets 100 percent of every student’s demonstrated need, and nearly 60 percent of Amherst students receive financial aid. Our expectation is that the successful candidate will excel at teaching and mentoring a broad range of students. The college is committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration, and staff and works to support all members of its community. Amherst College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of all genders, persons of color, and persons with disabilities to apply. 

 

The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. or relevant degree (e.g., M.F.A., J.D.) in hand by the start of the appointment. Please send an application letter, a CV, and contact information for three referees to Edward D. Melillo, chair of the search committee, at http://apply.interfolio.com/161894. Review of applications will begin on January 27, 2025, and continue until the position is filled.  First-round interviews will be conducted by video conference.

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