Amherst College is a private undergraduate liberal arts college with 1,800 students and more than two hundred faculty members. Located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts, Amherst participates with Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts in the Five-College Consortium. For all faculty positions, completion of the Ph.D. or appropriate equivalent is expected. Candidates should have a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate and interdisciplinary teaching in a liberal arts context, including advising; a well-articulated plan for robust and sustained research; and a desire to participate in the life of the college through service.

The college is committed to cultivating a challenging and inclusive educational environment.  We seek candidates who can teach, mentor, and inspire students of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, sexual identities, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Amherst College (formally known as “The Trustees of Amherst College”) announces the following faculty positions. Searches will be conducted during the 2023-2024 academic year.  Positions will begin in July 2024. Amherst College is located at 100 Boltwood Avenue, Amherst, Massachusetts 01002-5000.

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Amherst is a private undergraduate liberal arts college, with 1,800 students and more than two hundred faculty members.  Located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts, Amherst participates with Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts in the Five-College Consortium.  Amherst College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of all genders, persons of color, and persons with disabilities to apply.

2024-2025 Searches In Progress

THEATER AND DANCE

Visiting Professor of Theater and Dance
The Department of Theater and Dance at Amherst College invites applications for a full-time, one-year position in playwriting and dramatic literature at the rank of visiting assistant professor to begin on July 1, 2024. Candidates for this position should have expertise in teaching playwriting, script analysis, and dramatic literature.

Amherst College is one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country. Nearly half of our students identify as domestic students of color, and another 11 percent are international, with non-U.S. citizenship; 16 percent are the first members of their families to attend college. Amherst is committed to providing financial aid that meets 100 percent of every student’s demonstrated need, and nearly 60 percent of our students receive financial aid. Our expectation is that the successful candidate will excel at teaching and mentoring students who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual identity, disability/ability, and religion.  

We seek a working playwright with broad experience teaching playwriting, script analysis, and dramatic literature to undergraduates at all levels. Responsibilities include teaching two courses per semester, including an introductory course in script analysis and playwriting, an intermediate course in playwriting, and additional courses in dramatic literature related to the successful candidate’s area of expertise. The ability to teach contemporary work by a diverse range of playwrights is especially welcome. In addition, participation in evaluating senior honors projects is expected, as well as routine departmental meetings. The successful candidate will join a liberal-arts oriented theater and dance department that emphasizes creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.

Candidates must have a terminal degree (either an M.F.A. or a Ph.D.) in hand, or all requirements for the degree fulfilled by the start of the appointment. Professional experience as a playwright is also required. Applicants are asked to submit electronically to http://apply.interfolio.com/123324 the following: a cover letter; curriculum vitae; statement of teaching philosophy, including philosophy of teaching a diverse student body; as well as the names of three professional and/or academic references. Applications received by April 15, 2023, will be assured full consideration; review of applications will continue until the position is filled. 

Amherst is a private undergraduate liberal arts college, with 1,800 students and more than two hundred faculty members.  Located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts, Amherst participates with Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts in the Five-College Consortium.  Amherst College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of all genders, persons of color, and persons with disabilities to apply.

 
2023-2024 Searches In Progress
 
COMPUTER SCIENCE
 
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
The Amherst College Department of Computer Science invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor, beginning July 1, 2023.  Candidates in all areas of computer science are encouraged to apply.  The college is committed to cultivating an inclusive and critically engaging educational environment.  Nearly one-quarter of Amherst’s students are Pell Grant recipients; close to half are domestic students of color; 10 percent are international students; and 15 percent are the first members of their families to attend college.  Amherst is committed to providing financial aid that meets 100 percent of every student’s demonstrated need, and 57 percent of our students receive financial aid.  The expectation is that the successful candidate will excel at teaching and mentoring our extraordinarily talented students, who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual identity, disability, and religion.
 
Both research and teaching are supported by the college, which is situated within a vibrant intellectual community (including the University of Massachusetts Amherst, an R1 university with a highly ranked CS department). The department comprises eight tenure-line faculty with research programs in performance modeling, natural language processing, data science, machine learning, distributed algorithms, and systems. A number of faculty are supported by NSF research grants. The department is housed in a recently constructed science center that contains top-notch research and teaching facilities. The teaching load is two courses per semester.  
 
Amherst College is a small, highly selective liberal arts college located in western Massachusetts. The college is part of the Five College Consortium, which supports collaborations with nearby Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges, and affords many opportunities for joint work with researchers at the University of Massachusetts. 
 
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in computer science in hand or have fulfilled all requirements for the degree by the start of the appointment. Applicants are asked to submit electronically to http://apply.interfolio.com/113839 a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and three confidential letters of recommendation.  Applications received by October 24, 2022, will be assured of full consideration. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.  
 
Amherst College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of all genders, persons of color, and persons with disabilities to apply. The college is committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its students, faculty, and staff.

LAW, JURISPRUDENCE AND SOCIAL THOUGHT

Assistant Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought
Amherst College’s Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the area of global and/or post-colonial legality. The college is committed to cultivating an inclusive and critically engaging educational environment. Nearly one-quarter of Amherst’s students are Pell Grant recipients; close to half of our students are domestic students of color. The successful candidate will demonstrate competence and sensitivity in working in a department in which students are broadly diverse in matters of gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, and religion.  We seek a colleague who has the scholarly expertise to understand the legal theories, practices, and histories that link disparate areas of the world. We are interested in candidates who conduct research into, for example, the racial dimensions and legacies of colonial legal regimes; the legal aspects of refugee and population movements as a consequence of war, political upheaval and climate change; the shifting place and function of sovereignty in a globalizing world; the ways in which various sorts of rights have been accepted, inflected, translated, and even violently rejected in different legal cultures; and/or the theory, practice, or history of institutions of global legality (such as the I.C.C., the U.N, the W.H.O. the W.T.O., etc.).
 
Teaching responsibilities include two courses per semester and supervision of senior honors projects. We welcome applications from persons trained in the social sciences, the humanities, and/or law. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research and teaching is interdisciplinary.  The position requires a Ph.D. (candidates must have the Ph.D. degree in hand or all requirements for the degree fulfilled by the start of the appointment) or a J.D.  The start date for the position is July 1, 2023. To apply, please submit electronically to (http://apply.interfolio.com/113846) a cover letter addressed to Professor Lawrence Douglas, a curriculum vitae, a sample of their scholarship, a teaching statement and three confidential letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2022, and will continue until the position is filled.
 
Amherst College is a private undergraduate liberal arts college with 1,800 students and more than 200 faculty members. Located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts, Amherst participates with Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts in the Five-College Consortium. 

MUSIC

Visiting Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Music
The Amherst College Department of Music invites applications for a full-time, two-year visiting appointment at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor from artists, scholars, and teachers whose work centers on the creative and social dimensions of digital audio production and studio practices in popular music, with the appointment to begin on July 1, 2023.   

Within the last decade, Amherst College has profoundly transformed its student body in terms of socioeconomic status, race, and nationality, among other areas. Today, nearly one-quarter of Amherst’s students are Pell Grant recipients; 45 percent of our students identify as domestic students of color.  Our expectation is that the successful candidate will excel at teaching and mentoring students who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual identity, and religion. They will also thrive in the interdisciplinary context of a vibrant liberal arts college. Candidates are encouraged to learn more about Amherst by visiting our web page for prospective faculty at  https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/provost_dean_faculty/faculty_hiring/for-candidates.   

The appointment will begin on July 1, 2023. The teaching load is two courses per semester, and, in addition, the candidate may be asked to advise senior theses. The successful candidate should have a Ph.D., D.M.A, or equivalent professional experience. Candidates are asked to submit a cover letter discussing their teaching, creative work, and/or research, a CV, two examples of their professional work, and a list of three references who may be asked to submit recommendation letters should be submitted electronically http://apply.interfolio.com/115618. Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2023, and continue until the position is filled.

 
 
RELIGION

Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion
The Amherst College Department of Religion seeks a scholar of ancient Christianity and/or Judaism for a full-time one-year visiting appointment at the rank of visiting assistant professor, beginning on July 1, 2023. The candidate’s research and teaching interests should center upon one or more of the following areas:  Christianity through late antiquity; Second Temple Judaism; and Rabbinics. Within these fields, scholars working on gender and sexuality, responses to empire, and material studies are especially welcome to apply. The candidate will be expected to teach two courses in the fall and two courses in the spring, which may include a general introduction to the study of religion and the theory and methods of the study of religion. The candidate may also advise honors theses.

Within the last decade, Amherst College has profoundly transformed its student body in terms of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, and nationality. Nearly one-quarter of Amherst’s students are Pell Grant recipients; 45percent of our students identify as domestic students of color; and 10 percent of our students are international students. Our expectation is that the successful candidate will excel at teaching and mentoring students who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexuality, and religion. 

The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in hand by the start of the appointment. An application letter (including brief descriptions of four possible courses), C.V., one sample syllabus, and three confidential letters of recommendation should be submitted electronically to http://apply.interfolio.com/119333.  Review of applications will begin on February 6, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. 

Learn more about the department at https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/religion.  Amherst College is a private liberal arts college of 1,800 students and more than two hundred faculty located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts.  It participates with Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges, and with the University of Massachusetts in the Five-College consortium. Amherst College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of all genders, persons of color, and persons with disabilities to apply. The college is committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration, and staff.

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