Position Description
The Biology Department at Williams College, a premier liberal arts college with a strong commitment to excellence in the sciences, invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor to begin September 2025. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and strongly encourage individuals whose experiences and perspectives will enhance our commitment to academic excellence and innovation to apply.
We seek an ecologist with expertise in fields including (but not limited to) conservation, behavioral, evolutionary, community, or population ecology. The successful candidate will teach Conservation Biology with two lab sections in the fall semester and either Animal Behavior with two lab sections or an upper level course in their discipline in the spring semester. There is also the opportunity to mentor undergraduate research projects and to hire undergraduate research assistants during the academic year.
Qualifications
Candidates who can involve talented undergraduates in a dynamic research program will be considered favorably. Some internal funding for research with students is available. A Ph.D. is required; postdoctoral experience and a strong research record are preferred. For more information on the Department of Biology, visit https://biology.williams.edu/.
Application Instructions
Review of applications will be on a rolling basis beginning May 1st and will continue until the position is filled. All applications should be submitted through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/166266 Email, fax, and paper applications will not be accepted. The application should include the following four items, each as an independent document: (1) a cover letter addressed to Professor Manuel Morales (Search Committee Chair), (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a concise statement of teaching philosophy, and (4) a concise description of research plans. Your application should speak to your ability to work effectively with a student population that is diverse with regard to gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and religion. After an initial round of review, we will request three recommendation letters from those applicants who advance in the search. All offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background check. Further information is available here: http://faculty.williams.edu/prospective-faculty/background-check-policy/.
Williams College is a liberal arts institution located in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. The Berkshires is home to a number of world-class museums and arts institutions, and has a long history of supporting and fostering the arts, the literary arts in particular. The college has built its reputation on outstanding teaching and scholarship and on the academic excellence of its approximately 2,000 students. Please visit the Williams website (http://williams.edu).