Visiting Assistant Professor in Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought (EXPIRED)
Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought, Amherst College
Job category | Visiting fellowship / Professorship / Fixed term |
AOS | Law, Religion, global legality, colonial legality |
AOS categories |
American Philosophy Philosophy of Religion Philosophy of Social Science Philosophy of Law |
AOC | Philosophy of Law |
Workload | Full time |
Vacancies | 1 |
Location | Amherst Center, Massachusetts, United States |
Start date | July 1, 2022 |
Job description |
Amherst College's Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought invites applications for a full-time one-year visiting appointment for the 2022–2023 academic year (beginning July 1, 2022). 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. 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. Applicants should submit electronically to Interfolio http://apply.interfolio.com/96654 a cover letter addressed to Professor Martha M. Umphrey, curriculum vitae, sample of their scholarship, a statement of teaching philosophy, and three confidential letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin on January 1, 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. |
How to apply | |
Application type | Online |
Web address to apply | http://apply.interfolio.com/96654 |
Hard deadline | January 1, 2022, 11:59pm EST |
Contact | |
Web address for more information | https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/provost_dean_... |
Contact name | Megan Estes |
Contact email | |
Contact phone | 4135422380 |
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Time created | October 18, 2021, 7:05pm UTC |
Scheduled expiry date | January 1, 2022, 11:59pm EST |
Expired on | January 3, 2022, 12:46am EST |
Last updated | January 3, 2022, 5:46am UTC |
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