"Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor of History"

Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor of History

Franklin & Marshall College invites applications for a one-year visiting position in the Department of History beginning August 2026. The rank will be Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Instructor, depending on qualifications. Appointment is for nine months (August - May). This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants should possess or be close to completing a doctorate (or terminal degree) in eighteenth and/or nineteenth-century U.S. History with an emphasis on public health and/or the history of medicine. Teaching experience required. Teaching load is 3/3 and may include U.S. History surveys, introduction to public health, historical methods, and upper level courses in area of expertise.

Candidates must submit the following items electronically via Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/180279): a cover letter; curriculum vitae; graduate transcript(s) (unofficial copies are fine); a holistic statement on your approach to inclusive excellence in teaching and student success; teaching evaluations and/or observations (if available); and one list of two reference names (NOTE: letters of reference will be solicited at a later stage, and once they are solicited referees will need to supply them within two weeks). For full consideration applications should be received by February 16, 2026.

Our department and Franklin & Marshall College are committed to teaching and mentoring individuals with a variety of personal experiences, values, and worldviews arising from differences of culture and/or circumstance. In your cover letter, please describe how you could work with us to create a more inclusive and equitable educational community. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the College does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender, sex, race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, family or marital status, sexual orientation, or any protected characteristic.

Individuals who need accommodation due to a disability in order to submit an application or to otherwise participate in the employment process should contact the department’s academic coordinator, Ann Wagoner (awagoner@fandm.edu).

Franklin and Marshall College is committed to providing a safe and productive learning, living, and working community. To assist in achieving this goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective applicants being considered for employment.