What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Assistant Professor of Education position at Inside Higher Ed?
The Education Department at Colby College invites applications for a one-year visiting assistant professor of education position, beginning September 1, 2026. We seek a teacher-scholar (with Ph.D./Ed.D. in hand) with expertise in sociology of education to teach the following courses: 1) an intermediate course on the role of schools in society; 2) an advanced course on social class and education or global issues in education; 3) two specialty courses related to sociology of education.
We are seeking candidates with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences who, through their teaching, scholarship, and service, will promote access, opportunity, and inclusion across the campus community. Our students are motivated, intellectually curious, and easily engaged in the classroom and in independent research. The successful candidate will be familiar with the liberal arts context, possess college-level teaching experience, and have an active research program that can interest and engage undergraduate students. The Education Department consists of four faculty members committed to critical youth development and promoting social justice in schools and society at large. We offer a major and minor in Educational Studies, and we offer Maine State Teacher Certification at the secondary level. More information about the program can be found at: https://www.colby.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/education/
Review of applications will begin December 1, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. To apply please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and research interests that demonstrates a commitment to inclusive teaching, and contact information for three references. All materials must be submitted electronically to: https://apply.interfolio.com/174689
Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifications to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law.
We are seeking candidates with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences who, through their teaching, scholarship, and service, will promote access, opportunity, and inclusion across the campus community. Our students are motivated, intellectually curious, and easily engaged in the classroom and in independent research. The successful candidate will be familiar with the liberal arts context, possess college-level teaching experience, and have an active research program that can interest and engage undergraduate students. The Education Department consists of four faculty members committed to critical youth development and promoting social justice in schools and society at large. We offer a major and minor in Educational Studies, and we offer Maine State Teacher Certification at the secondary level. More information about the program can be found at: https://www.colby.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/education/
Review of applications will begin December 1, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. To apply please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and research interests that demonstrates a commitment to inclusive teaching, and contact information for three references. All materials must be submitted electronically to: https://apply.interfolio.com/174689
Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifications to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law.