Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor in Environmental Humanities

The Environmental Arts and Humanities (EAH) program at the University of the South invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Environmental Humanities to begin in Fall 2026. We welcome applications from teacher-scholars from across the humanities disciplines whose research engages with transdisciplinary approaches to the Environmental Humanities.

Position Description

Environmental Arts and Humanities is one of six majors within Sewanee’s Integrated Program in the Environment. Sewanee’s Integrated Program in the Environment includes more than 40 faculty and staff whose teaching and research engage with environmental questions across the liberal arts curriculum. Our 13,000-acre campus, working farm, and thriving Office of Civic Engagement provide faculty with outstanding opportunities to engage in environmental, place-based, and community-engaged research and pedagogy.

The Environmental Arts and Humanities major is taught by faculty with expertise in areas including anthropology, art, art history, history, literary and cultural studies, performing arts, philosophy, political theory, and religious studies.

Attributes of a Successful Candidate

We welcome candidates whose scholarship would complement and expand our existing strengths. We are especially interested in candidates with expertise in areas including, but not limited to: climate change, energy, environmental literature, environmental justice, food systems, Africana studies, Asian studies, community-engaged teaching and scholarship, creative writing, ecocriticism, film studies, Indigenous studies, and Latinx studies.

Teaching responsibilities include core introductory and upper-level Environmental Arts and Humanities courses in addition to courses in the candidate’s area of scholarship that would enhance the EAH major and at least one other major or minor on campus. The University has a 3/2 teaching load. We seek creative candidates with an interest in building connections across disciplines to support and expand the interdisciplinary Environmental Arts and Humanities major. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about teaching and mentoring undergraduate students within the liberal arts tradition.

Qualifications:

Must have a Ph.D. by the start of appointment in August 2026.

While the discipline of Ph.D. is open, candidates must demonstrate genuine engagement with the Environmental Humanities in their scholarship.

Teaching experience is strongly preferred.

Instructions:

Applicants must submit a CV, cover letter, and the names of three people who have agreed to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf.

Applications should be submitted at https://jobs.sewanee.edu.

Three letters of recommendation and a writing sample will be requested of applicants who proceed to the semi-finalist stage of the process.

For full consideration, please submit an application by October 20, 2025.

The University of the South, commonly known as Sewanee, comprises a nationally ranked residential College of Arts and Sciences and a School of Theology. The University is strongly committed to the values of intellectual inquiry, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and living and serving in community. Situated on 13,000 acres atop Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau, Sewanee is known for its stunning natural beauty while providing easy access to Chattanooga, Nashville, and Huntsville. The University is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and seeks to help employees of all backgrounds and identities flourish.