Visiting Assistant Professor in Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought (EXPIRED)
Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought, Amherst College
Job category | Junior faculty / Fixed term |
AOS | Open |
AOC | Open |
Workload | Part time |
Vacancies | 1 |
Location | Amherst Center, Massachusetts, United States |
Start date | July/August 2015 |
Job description |
Amherst College's Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought invites applications for a one-year visiting appointment for the 2015-16 academic year. 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. The successful candidate will demonstrate competence and sensitivity in working in a department in which students are broadly diverse with regard to gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research and teaching is in one or more of the following areas: jurisprudence and modern legal theory; the social organization of law; constitutionalism and democratic practice; law and literature; legal history; law, popular culture, and the arts; and law and science. Applicants should submit electronically to https://apply.interfolio.com/28179 a cover letter addressed to Professor Martha M. Umphrey, curriculum vitae, sample of their scholarship, and three confidential letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin February 15, 2015, and will continue until the position is filled. Amherst College is a private undergraduate liberal arts college for men and women, 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. |
How to apply | |
Application type | Online |
Web address to apply | https://apply.interfolio.com/28179 |
Hard deadline | February 15, 2015, 6:59pm EST |
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Web address for more information | https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/dean_faculty/... |
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Time created | December 11, 2014, 3:11pm UTC |
Scheduled expiry date | February 15, 2015, 6:59pm EST |
Expired on | February 16, 2015, 6:59pm EST |
Last updated | May 21, 2015, 3:00pm UTC |
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