Job description
Amherst, MA
Amherst College’s Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought invites applications for a full-time three-year visiting appointment at the rank of assistant professor for the 2025-2029 academic years (beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029). Teaching responsibilities include two courses per semester and supervision of senior honors projects. We welcome applications from persons trained in the humanities, social sciences, and/or law. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research and teaching is in one or more of the following areas: global legality; post-colonial legality; law and science; law and critical race theory; law and religion; legal theory; legal history; and law and culture. The position requires a Ph.D. or a J.D.
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. 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. 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.
Statement of Nondiscrimination
Amherst College does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs and activities on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender expression, and gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, military service, or any other characteristic or class protected under applicable federal, state or local law. Amherst College complies with all state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Inquiries should be addressed to the chief equity and inclusion officer, Amherst College, P.O. Box 5000, Amherst, MA 01002-5000.
How to apply
Applicants are asked to submit electronically to Interfolio https://apply.interfolio.com/163214 a cover letter addressed to Professor Adam Sitze, curriculum vitae, sample of their scholarship, a statement of teaching philosophy, and three confidential letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin on March 21, 2025, and continue until the position is filled.
