Position Detail - Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics

The Department of Politics at Mount Holyoke College invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics. The position will begin July 1, 2024 and is for a two year appointment. PhD or ABD in Political Science required. Teaching load is 3/2. Salary is competitive. Ideal candidates should be able to teach a combination of introductory and upper-level courses in American politics and public law.

Please submit a letter of application, CV, graduate transcripts, sample syllabi of an introductory American Politics course and an upper-level course in your area of expertise, a short writing sample and a teaching philosophy. Review of applications will begin March 1st. Please submit contact information for three references as part of your application. Reference letters will be requested at a later date in the search process.

Mount Holyoke is an undergraduate liberal arts college with 2,200 students and 220 faculty. Over half the faculty are women; one-fourth are persons of color. Mount Holyoke College is located about 90 miles west of Boston in the Connecticut River valley, and is a member of the Five College Consortium consisting of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts.

Mount Holyoke College is a women’s college that is gender diverse. The College is committed to providing equal access and opportunity in employment and education to all employees and students. In compliance with state and federal law, Mount Holyoke College does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, genetic information, sex, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state or local law. The College does not discriminate on the basis of gender in the recruitment and admission of students to its graduate program.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the finalist successfully passing a background (including criminal records) check.