Faculty Positions
Williams College has one of the lowest student to faculty ratios in the country.
The members of Williams College’s accomplished and diverse faculty are strongly committed to original research and artistic creation and to teaching undergraduates from a rich variety of backgrounds and experiences. They contribute to a vibrant liberal arts environment that values collegial exchange, interdisciplinary work, and pedagogical innovation. The Williams faculty is exceptionally large for a college of its size, producing one of the lowest student / faculty ratios in the country.
In accordance with its stated commitment to building and sustaining an intellectual culture in which all faculty, students and staff can thrive, the college appoints its outstanding scholars, artists, and teachers from broad, inclusive pools of candidates, and supports the work of new and continuing faculty through a range of programs and initiatives.
Open Faculty Positions
Africana Studies
Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Africana Studies
The Africana Studies Department at Williams College invites applications for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in Africana Studies, beginning July 1, 2019. more »
Art
Tenure-Track Position in Photography, Department of Art
The Art Department at Williams College seeks actively engaged artist photographers who are also dedicated to innovative teaching to apply for a tenure-track assistant professorship, to begin in fall 2019. more »
Art
Tenure-Track Art Studio Position in Film/Video/Moving Image, Department of Art
The Art Department at Williams College seeks actively engaged video/filmmaker artists who are also dedicated to innovative teaching to apply for a tenure-track assistant professorship, to begin in fall 2019. more »
Asian Studies
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese
The Department of Asian Studies at Williams College invites applications for a full-time one-year leave replacement position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese beginning in the Fall of 2019. more »
Asian Studies
One-Year Visiting Lecturer Position in Japanese, Department of Asian Studies
The Department of Asian Studies at Williams College invites applications for a full-time one-year visiting lecturer position in Japanese beginning September 2019. more »
Asian Studies
One-Year Visiting Position in Japanese, Department of Asian Studies
The Department of Asian Studies at Williams College invites applications for a full-time one-year (leave replacement) visiting position in Japanese beginning September 2019. more »
Biology
Tenure-Track Position as an Ecologist, Department of Biology
The Biology Department at Williams College, a premier liberal arts college with a long-standing tradition of excellence in the sciences, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin July 2019. more »
Biology
Tenure-Track Position as a Metabolic Biochemist, Department of Biology
The Biology Department at Williams College, a premier liberal arts college with a long-standing tradition of excellence in the sciences, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin July 2019 more »
Chemistry
Tenure-Track Positions as Bioorganic and Organic Chemists, Department of Chemistry
The Williams College Chemistry Department invites applications for two tenure-track positions at the assistant professor level beginning in July 2019. more »
Chemistry
Visiting Assistant Professor in Analytical/Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
The Williams College Chemistry Department invites applications for a one-year visiting assistant professor position beginning July 2019 in the general areas of analytical, physical, or environmental chemistry. more »
Computer Science
Tenure-Track Position in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at Williams College invites applications for two tenure-track positions, one at the assistant professor level and one open-rank, beginning fall 2019. more »
Environmental Studies
Two-Year Visiting Position in Environmental Studies
The Program in Environmental Studies at Williams College invites applications for a full-time, two-year visiting professor position in environmental studies, for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021. more »
Fellowships
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS: Gaius Charles Bolin Dissertation and Post-MFA Fellowships
The Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships at Williams College are designed to promote diversity on college faculties by encouraging students from underrepresented groups to complete a terminal graduate degree and to pursue careers in college teaching. more »
Fellowships
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP: Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Africana Studies
The Africana Studies Department at Williams College invites applications for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in Africana Studies, beginning July 1, 2019. more »
History
Tenure-Track Position in Twentieth Century African-American History, Department of History
Twentieth-Century African-American History: The Department of History at Williams College seeks to make a tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant professor in twentieth-century African-American history, to start July 1, 2019. more »
Latina/o Studies Program
Tenure-Track Position in U.S. Afro-Latinidades Studies, Latina/o Studies Program
The Latina and Latino Studies Program at Williams College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in U.S. Afro-Latina/o/x Studies, to begin July 1, 2019. more »
Mathematics & Statistics
Visiting Assistant Professor Position in Statistics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
The Williams College Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for a one-year visiting position in statistics, to begin fall 2019. Candidates should have earned a Ph.D. in statistics, or a related field by summer, 2019. more »
Mathematics and Statistics
Tenure-Track Position in Statistics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
The Williams College Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for a new tenure-track position in Statistics, beginning fall 2019, at the rank of assistant professor. more »
Mathematics and Statistics
Visiting Assistant Professor Positions in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
The Williams College Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for two two-year visiting positions in mathematics, to begin fall 2019. more »
Music
Visiting Position in Jazz Studies, Department of Music
The Department of Music at Williams College announces a one-semester visiting appointment in Jazz Studies from February through May 2020. more »
Physics
Tenure-Track Position in Physics, Department of Physics
The Physics Department invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, with teaching duties starting September 2019. more »
Political Science
Tenure-Track Position in the Area of Contemporary Welfare States and/or Comparative Capitalisms, Department of Political Science
The Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track, entry-level assistant professor position in the area of contemporary welfare states and/or comparative capitalisms. more »
Political Science
One-Year Visiting Assistant Professor in Political Science
The Department of Political Science at Williams College invites applications for a one-year appointment in the 2019-20 academic year, as Visiting Assistant Professor in American Politics. more »
Psychology
Tenure-Track Position in Developmental Psychology, Department of Psychology
Williams College Department of Psychology seeks candidates for a tenure-track position in Developmental Psychology, beginning July 1, 2019. more »
Psychology
Visiting Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology
WILLIAMS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY invites applications for a one- to two-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in Clinical Psychology, beginning July 1, 2019. more »
Psychology
Assistant Professor
WILLIAMS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in any area of Psychology, beginning July 1, 2019. more »
Romance Languages
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in French, Department of Romance Languages
The Romance Languages Department at Williams College seeks to appoint a tenure-track Assistant Professor of French, beginning July 1, 2019. more »
Theatre
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor: Artist/Scholar in Theatre and/or Performance Studies, Department of Theatre
Williams College Theatre Department seeks qualified and enthusiastic applicants for a tenure-track appointment in Theatre and/or Performance Studies beginning July 1, 2019. more »
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