"Instructor"

Position Information

Employment Status: Faculty/Type Title: Instructor

Area of Study:

Begins: Fall Semester 2025

About the College: Spelman College seeks instructors dedicated to excellence in teaching and to the continued enhancement of the academic environment for students and colleagues. Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a private four-year liberal arts college located in Atlanta, GA. The oldest historically Black college for women in the United States, Spelman is a member of the Atlanta University Center Consortium and Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education.

Position Description

The ADW African Diaspora and the World Program in the Division of the Humanities at Spelman College invites applicants for a non-tenure PT Instructor position for the two-semester first year African Diaspora and the World Sequence ADW 111 and ADW 112. The sequence is a two-semester interdisciplinary and gender-informed introduction to the experiences of peoples of the worldwide African Diaspora historically. Selected instructors will be assigned, initially, one course section per semester in the first year, with the possibility of additional sections to a maximum of 3 per semester based on positive teaching evaluation and engagement. Each course section meets in-person for two 75-minute sessions per week either on Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday.

Instructors are required to attend one instructors’ calibration discussion meeting every two-weeks, and a week-long curriculum and pedagogical review and training workshop at the end of each academic year. We are seeking candidates with a Master’s degree or higher in any academic discipline with some scholarly experience on the African Diaspora, and at least two years of experience in teaching at the undergraduate level. The successful candidates should be willing to work closely with first year students at a Liberal Arts college with a commitment to teaching and engagement of students.

This position is contingent upon the availability of sufficient funding.

Qualifications

A minimum of a Master’s degree in any discipline from an accredited institution at the time of application.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number: F593P

Open Date: 07/22/2025

Close Date: 12/15/2025

Open Until Filled: No

Special Instructions to Applicants: Any correspondence regarding the position or your application will be relayed to you by our Faculty Affairs Team. Please do not reach out to any department faculty regarding the position or status of your application. We appreciate your interest and consideration.

EEO Statement: Spelman College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are a smoke-free campus.

Documents Needed To Apply: Required Documents: 1. Cover Letter of Interest 2. Transcripts (unofficial) 3. Curriculum Vitae