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
American Studies
Associate or Full Professor of Asian American Studies Program, American Studies Program
The American Studies Program at Williams College seeks to make a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in Asian American Studies, to start July 1, 2020. more »
American Studies
Two-year Visiting Assistant Professor in American Studies, American Studies Program
The American Studies Program at Williams College invites applicants for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor appointment beginning Fall 2020. more »
American Studies
Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Native American and Indigenous Studies, American Studies Program
The American Studies Program at Williams College invites applications for a two-year Mellon postdoctoral fellowship in Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS), beginning July 1, 2020. more »
Art
Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art
The Art Department at Williams College seeks to hire an art historian who specializes in 20th-century European art for a tenure-track assistant professor position, to begin July 1, 2020. more »
Art
One-Year Visiting Position in East Asian Art History, Department of Art
The Art Department at Williams College seeks to hire an art historian who specializes in East Asian art, able to teach pre-modern to the present, for a one-year visiting assistant professor position, to begin July 1, 2020. more »
Asian Studies
Assistant Professor of Japanese, Department of Asian Studies
The Department of Asian Studies at Williams College invites applications for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Japanese, beginning in the fall of 2020. 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 (leave replacement) visiting position in Japanese language instruction beginning September 2020. more »
Asian Studies
One-Year Leave Replacement Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese, Department of Asian Studies
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 2020. more »
Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation
Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Coach of Women’s Soccer
Williams College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Coach of Women’s Soccer. more »
Biology
Neurobiologist, Two-year Visiting Faculty Position, 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 two-year visiting faculty position, to begin July 2020. more »
Chemistry
Assistant Professor in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
The Williams College Chemistry Department invites applications for a tenure-track position in organic chemistry at the assistant professor level beginning in July 2020. more »
Chemistry
Consortium for Faculty Development (CFD) Post-doctoral Fellow: Department of Chemistry
The Williams College Chemistry Department invites applications for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship. more »
Classics
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Department of Classics
The Department of Classics at Williams College invites applications for appointment as a Visiting Assistant Professor for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2020. more »
Cognitive Science Program
Visiting Assistant Professor in Cognitive Science, Cognitive Science Program
Williams College Program in Cognitive Science invites applications for a two-year position at the level of Visiting Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2020. more »
Computer Science
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at Williams College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor beginning fall 2020. more »
Economics
Advanced Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Economics, Department of Economics
The Williams College Economics Department invites applications for a tenure-track position in development economics, potentially at the senior level, to begin July 1, 2020. more »
English
One-Year Visiting Assistant Professor in English, Department of English
Williams College seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor of English who specializes in African American Literature and/or African Diasporic Literature. more »
English
One-Year Visiting Assistant Professor in English, Department of English
Williams College seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor of English in postcolonial literature and theory. more »
Fellowship – Department of Chemistry
Consortium for Faculty Development (CFD) Post-doctoral Fellow: Department of Chemistry
The Williams College Chemistry Department invites applications for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship. more »
Fellowship – Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Native American and Indigenous Studies, American Studies Program
Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Native American and Indigenous Studies
The American Studies Program at Williams College invites applications for a two-year Mellon postdoctoral fellowship in Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS), beginning July 1, 2020. more »
Fellowship – Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Science & Technology Studies
Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Science & Technology Studies
The Science & Technology Studies Program at Williams College invites applications for a two-year Mellon postdoctoral fellowship in Science & Technology Studies (STS), beginning July 1, 2020. more »
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 »
German and Russian
Assistant Professor of Russian, Department of German and Russian
The Department of German & Russian invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Russian (tenure-track) beginning July 1, 2020. more »
German and Russian
Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Lecturer of German, Department of German and Russian
The Department of German & Russian invites applications for a full-time, one semester position as Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Lecturer of German for the Spring semester 2020. more »
History
Assistant Professor of African-American History, Department of History
The Department of History at Williams College seeks to make a tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant professor in African-American history (period open), to start July 1, 2020. more »
History
Assistant Professor of African History, Department of History
The Department of History at Williams College seeks to make a tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant professor in African history, to start July 1, 2020. more »
Physics
Assistant Professor in Physics, Department of Physics
The Physics Department invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, with teaching duties starting September 2020. more »
Political Science
Visiting Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics, Department of Political Science
The Department of Political Science invites applications for a one-year appointment in the 2020-2021 academic year, as Visiting Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics. more »
Psychology
Visiting Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, Department of Psychology
WILLIAMS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in Social Psychology, beginning July 1, 2020. more »
Psychology
Visiting Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology, Department of Psychology
WILLIAMS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY invites applications for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in Cognitive Psychology, beginning July 1, 2020. more »
Romance Languages
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Department of Romance Languages
The Department of Romance Languages at Williams College seeks to appoint a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Spanish, beginning July 1, 2020. more »
Romance Languages
Two One-Year Visiting Assistant Professorships in French and Francophone Studies, Open Specialization, Department of Romance Languages
The Department of Romance Languages at Williams College invites applicants for two one-year Visiting Assistant Professorships beginning Fall 2020. more »
Science & Technology Studies
Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Science & Technology Studies
The Science & Technology Studies Program at Williams College invites applications for a two-year Mellon postdoctoral fellowship in Science & Technology Studies (STS), beginning July 1, 2020. more »
Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program (Mystic, CT)
Assistant Professor in Maritime History
Williams College invites applications for an assistant professor based at the Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program in Mystic, Connecticut. more »
Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program (Mystic, CT)
Assistant Professor in Literature of the Sea
Williams College invites applications for an assistant professor based at the Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program in Mystic, Connecticut. more »
Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Visiting Assistant Professor in Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies
The Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Program at Williams College invites applicants for a Visiting Assistant Professor appointment beginning Fall 2020 for one year with the possibility of renewal for a second year. more »
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