Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities
- Employer
- Amherst College
- Location
- Amherst, Massachusetts (US)
- Salary
- TBD
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- Faculty Jobs
- Science & Technology, Environmental Science & Sustainability
- Position Type
- Assistant Professor
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Visiting Professor of Environmental Humanities
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.
Organization
Amherst College is one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation, enrolling 1,800 talented, energetic and diverse young men and women. Our open curriculum is one of the boldest, most productive experiments in higher education.
Our students—1,800 of the most interesting, intellectually adventurous, independent-minded people you’d want to meet—publish papers in major journals; present at conferences worldwide; and undertake research, internship, study and community engagement projects around the world.
Amherst is a place where discovery happens—in labs, in classrooms, in libraries and over lunch in Valentine Dining Hall. The campus is located in Amherst, Mass., a town of 35,000 people in the western part of the state. Our scenic 1,000-acre campus is adjacent to downtown Amherst and includes a 500-acre wildlife sanctuary.
The town of Amherst combines breathtaking natural scenery with a rich cultural life. It is home to 35,000 politically engaged, culturally aware people. More than 40 percent of the local population has a graduate degree, and more than 30,000 college students live in Amherst during the academic year.
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