Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Humanities

Job Details

Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Humanities
Position Type
Faculty
Faculty Track
Non Tenure
Employment Status
Full Time
Months
9
Campus
Biddeford, ME
Description
The School of Arts and Humanities at the University of New England invites applications for a full-time, one year Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor in a humanities discipline for AY 2026-2027. The successful candidate will join an energetic, dedicated, and highly productive school and will teach introductory and advanced courses in their field, as well as first-year writing. The start date for this position is August 10, 2026.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply for this position, please submit the following materials:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• A statement of teaching philosophy and interests
• Evidence of teaching ability, including in first-year writing
• Names and contact information for three professional references

For more information, please visit the School of Arts and Humanities website at https://www.une.edu/cas/schools/arts-humanities or contact the director of the School of Arts and Humanities, Dr. Michael Cripps (mcripps@une.edu).
About the University of New England
UNE is Maine's largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state's top provider of health professionals and home to Maine's only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.
Benefits Overview

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including MEPL, sick, and personal time.
• Educational benefits:
  • UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
  • UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service.
  • 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service.

For more information about our outstanding benefits, please visit: UNE Benefits Overview.
Responsibilities
The school seeks candidates to teach courses in the humanities, as well as first-year writing. These courses will largely serve the general education curriculum for students in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, and College of Health Professions. We are especially interested in candidates with training and/or experience teaching first-year writing as an introduction to academic discourse. The ability to teach one or more humanities courses that contribute to the Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies minor is a strong plus. The expected teaching load is 12 credits (4 courses) per semester, including 2 sections of first-year writing. The successful candidate will also be invited to participate in academic advising, recruiting, course and program assessment and service to the school, college, and university.
Qualifications
A master's degree in a humanities discipline (Art History, History, Philosophy, Religion, or a closely related field) is required. Undergraduate teaching experience is also required. Candidates with a Ph.D., and demonstrated record of scholarly or creative work are preferred.