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3-Year Visiting Assistant Professor, Geography
The Department of Geography invites applicants for a 3-year visiting assistant professorship beginning in the Fall of 2026. The successful candidate will teach introductory and advanced courses in Cartography and Geovisualization as well as elective courses in their areas of expertise. We are open to any number of thematic or regional specializations that complement our existing departmental strengths. In addition, candidates will have the opportunity to teach an upper-level senior seminar at least once during the three-year term.
Applicants are expected to have their Ph.D. in Geography by June 30, 2026.
Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in faculty teaching, research, and service. It is also an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a truly open and supportive learning, teaching, and working environment. The College hires faculty from a myriad of life experiences, cultures, frames of reference, social identities, and learning perspectives to help cultivate and advance innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience for our talented and distinguished student body. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of: $88,963 - $100,129 per year.
Middlebury College uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Email and paper applications will not be accepted. Through Interfolio submit: a letter of application addressed to the search committee chair, Peter Nelson; a curriculum vitae; an unofficial graduate transcript; a statement of teaching interests; a statement of research plans; a selection of cartographic work; and contact information of three recommenders - at least two of whom can speak to the applicant's teaching ability/promise - who can later submit confidential letters of recommendations.
More information is available at https://apply.interfolio.com/178731 and https://www.middlebury.edu/college/academics/geography.
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information on our background check policy can be found here: http://go.middlebury.edu/backgroundchecks
