Visiting Assistant Professor of Global Studies-Global Race and Inequality

Position description

The Global Studies Department at Colby College invites applications for a two-year position at the Visiting Assistant Professor rank in Global Studies with a focus on race and global inequality, broadly conceived. The position will start in fall 2026. We seek an innovative inter- or transdisciplinary scholar and teacher, either trained in an interdisciplinary program or with a strong and demonstrated commitment to inter- or transdisciplinary methodologies in their research and pedagogy. Areas of focus within race and global inequality could include, but are not limited to, indigeneity, race and racial capitalism, sovereignty, borders, environment and climate change, human rights, health and medicine, gender and sexuality, colonialism, and/or American empire. We welcome applications from scholars whose research and teaching combine more than one of these areas and/or takes a transnational approach.

Global Studies is one of the largest interdisciplinary majors at Colby. As one of the oldest Global Studies departments at a liberal arts college, the department has a history of drawing on faculty and classes from across the college. Building on this foundation, Global Studies at Colby is in the midst of a multi-year process of aligning our curriculum with critical and transdisciplinary approaches to global studies. We are particularly excited to welcome a new colleague who might engage in, and contribute to, that process with us. Depending on training and interests, they could also participate in relevant centers and institutions on campus, including social science and humanities departments, interdisciplinary departments such as Latin American Studies, East Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, and initiatives such as the Oak Institute for Human Rights and the Critical Indigenous Studies Initiative (CISI).

Review of complete applications will begin on January 5 and continue until the position is filled. We encourage applicants to continue to send materials after the deadline.

Qualifications

We seek highly qualified candidates with demonstrated excellence in teaching. The search committee is especially interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and/or service, draw on and contribute to critical perspectives and pedagogies of the Global South, Indigenous, migrant, and other marginalized communities. We welcome candidates whose scholarship centers alternative wisdom traditions, epistemologies, futurities, and traditions of resistance that are often excluded from the Eurocentric academy. The successful candidate will be a creative and engaged teacher, able to teach courses that emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, intersectional engagement, and anti- and/or de-colonial perspectives in ways that will complement the department’s current strengths and broaden our offerings. Candidates should be prepared to teach an introduction to global studies, a mixed and transdisciplinary research methods course, and electives in their areas of specialization.

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