Visiting Assistant Professor of Education at Colby College in Waterville, Maine

Job Description:

The Education Department at Colby College invites applications for a one-year visiting assistant professor of education position, beginning September 1, 2025.

We seek a teacher-scholar (with Ph.D./Ed.D. in hand) with expertise in human development and learning to teach the following four courses: 1) an intermediate course that explores foundational concepts in child and adolescent development with specific implications for educational settings; 2) an advanced course on key cognitive, motivational, and/or socioemotional processes that support active engagement in learning; 3) two additional courses that provide perspectives on human development or how young people learn, what factors influence variation in learning and developmental pathways, or the role of learning environments.

We seek candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the department through their teaching, scholarship, and mentorship. We are looking for candidates who can work with us to engage and support students from different cultural, demographic, and socio-economic backgrounds and especially encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

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 Program 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 http://www.colby.edu/educationprogram/

Review of applications will begin December 1, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. To apply please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact information for three references, a statement of teaching philosophy and research interests that demonstrates a commitment to equitable and inclusive teaching, and copies of selected publications or in-press manuscripts. All materials must be submitted electronically to: https://apply.interfolio.com/155124

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.