Visiting Assistant Professor Position in French and Francophone Studies

Visiting Assistant Professor Position in French and Francophone Studies

Colby College

The Department of French and Italian Studies is seeking a Visiting Assistant Professor in Francophone Studies for a one-year position to begin July 1st, 2027. 

The successful candidate will be part of an energetic department committed to providing the best liberal arts education to talented undergraduates. We seek a teacher-scholar with extensive experience teaching across the curriculum who, through their teaching, research, and service, will contribute to access, belonging, and inclusion within the campus community. The area of specialization is open; preference given to candidates specializing in the literatures and/or the cultures of the Francophone Americas, which include Quebec, North America and the French Caribbean, as well as, potentially, one or more of the following regions: the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Islands, North Africa, or the Middle East and their diasporas. 

We seek candidates whose research interests complement those already represented among the department’s French faculty while also expanding and diversifying our curricular offerings. Areas of research specialization may include interdisciplinary fields such as visual culture, cultural history, gender studies, ecocriticism, medical humanities, Atlantic studies, island studies, Indigenous studies and disability studies among others.

This one-year Visiting Assistant position carries a teaching load of five courses at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Candidates must have a native or near-native fluency in French and English, as well as a strong commitment to teaching all levels of French language. A Ph.D. is expected at the time of appointment.

Applicants should submit the following: cover letter describing how their research interests and teaching experience speak to the job description, curriculum vitae, three confidential letters of recommendation, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy, two full sets of course evaluations, and a representative sample of current scholarship (not to exceed 25 pages) via Interfolio at the following link, https://apply.interfolio.com/194259. Review of applications will begin November 15th, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled. Address all inquiries to Valerie M. Dionne (vmdionne@colby.edu), Chair of French Search Committee.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $82,800 to $86,800, commensurate with rank, experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.

Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifications to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law.