Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought at Amherst College, Massachusetts (Salary $70,000 to $100,000)

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 2027-2030 academic years, beginning 1 July 2027 and ending 30 June 2030.

Teaching responsibilities include two courses per semester and supervision of senior honors projects.

The department welcomes applications from persons trained in the humanities, social sciences and/or law, and is 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, with particular attention to the rule of law and liberal constitutionalism
• Feminist legal theory
• Legal history
• Legal anthropology
• Law and culture

The position requires a Ph.D and/or a J.D.

The expected salary range is $70,000 to $100,000. The advertisement states that the salary offered will vary based on factors including relevant education, training and experience, tenure status and other nondiscriminatory business considerations. Amherst College provides a comprehensive benefits package.

• A cover letter addressed to Professor Adam Sitze
• A curriculum vitae
• A sample of scholarship
• A statement of teaching philosophy
• The names of three referees, whom the applicant will ask to provide confidential letters of recommendation

Submit the documents electronically through Interfolio (link below). Candidates should ask referees to upload letters by 1 January 2027. Review of applications will begin on 1 January 2027 and continue until the position is filled, so apply before that date for full consideration.

Amherst College is an undergraduate liberal arts institution located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts. For more than a century it has collaborated in joint educational efforts with nearby Mount Holyoke College, Smith College and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Amherst College is an equal opportunity employer.