Visiting Assistant Professor in Anthropology

Job no:

R-

Position Title:

Visiting Assistant Professor in Anthropology

Work Type:

Faculty

Part time

In-Person

Start Date:

07/27/2025

Job Description:

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Holyoke College seeks a visiting faculty to teach one course during the Fall 2025 semester.

Mount Holyoke is an undergraduate liberal arts college with 2,200 students and 220 faculty. 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.

Background Checks:

Mount Holyoke College is committed to providing a safe and secure environment, supported by qualified employees that will allow all of its students, faculty, staff and those associated with them to successfully carry out the mission of the college. As a condition of employment, the College will conduct appropriate background checks for all new hires. Mount Holyoke has designated the Office of Human Resources as the office responsible for ensuring that background checks (CORI, SORI, Credit History, & Driver Credential) are completed and utilized in the hiring process and Five College Office of Compliance and Risk Management as the office responsible for facilitating background checks as articulated in this policy.

Special Instructions for Applicants:

Apply online; application materials must include:

A cover letter summarizing interests and qualifications

A complete resume or curriculum vitae

For faculty positions, statements on mentoring, teaching, and research will also be required.