Current Faculty Job Postings

This page lists all the currently open faculty jobs at Bates College. For information on staff positions at Bates, please see the listings on the Human Resources website.

Professor of Africana (R2320) The Program in Africana and the Program in Digital & Computational Studies (DCS) at Bates College together invite applications for an open-rank tenure-line position, to be appointed in Africana, beginning  August 2025.  

Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana (R2333) The Africana Program at Bates College invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position, beginning in July, 2025. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, but are especially interested in those whose work focuses on Blackness through feminist, queer, and global lenses, including but not limited to the United States. PhD must be in hand before beginning the job in July 2025.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology (R2328) Bates College, a private, highly selective, residential college in Lewiston, Maine is devoted to undergraduate study in the liberal arts. The Department of Biology invites applications for a one-year full time Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, beginning July 1, 2025. Ph.D. is required by the start date. The department would be interested in a wide-range of candidates who specialize in marine science and marine biology at the system, ecosystem, or population-level.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (R2327) The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Bates College, a private, highly selective liberal arts college in Maine, invites applications for two Visiting Assistant Professor positions to begin July 1, 2025. The positions each carry a five-course annual teaching load including general chemistry (lecture and lab) and biochemistry (lecture and lab) (course descriptions can be found here).

Visiting Assistant Professor of Digital and Computational Studies and History (R2334) The Bates College Program in Digital and Computational Studies and Department of History invite applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor with a specialization in Digital History, beginning July 1, 2025. We welcome applications from scholars who use digital methods in their research and teaching, across any area of specialization within history.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics (R2335) The Bates College Economics Department invites applications for a one-year (with the possibility of a second year, pending institutional approval and satisfactory job performance) visiting assistant professor position. The position begins in July, 2025. The successful candidate must combine research in their field(s) of specialization with a willingness to teach statistics using Stata and electives in their areas of expertise.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Education (R2329) The Education Department at Bates College invites applications for a one-year, full-time visiting assistant professor of education, from July 2025 to June 2026. We seek an outstanding undergraduate teacher with demonstrated expertise in the field of education. Areas of specialty are open, but could include: race and education, education policy, gender and/or sexuality in education, STEM education, English Language Learners/Multilingual Learners, early/elementary education, secondary teacher education, education law, and/or educational technology.

Visiting Assistant Professor of English (R2331) The Department of English at Bates College invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Early Modern Literature to begin July 1, 2025. The successful candidate will teach five courses over the 2025-2026 academic year, including two introductory classes.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (R2326) The Program in Environmental Studies (ES) at Bates College seeks to hire a one-year, full-time, Visiting Assistant Professor in environmental field science to begin July 1, 2025. We are looking for a person who works in an area of applied environmental science.

Visiting Assistant Professor of History (R2332) The Bates College Department of History invites applications for a one-year, full-time Visiting Assistant Professor of History with a specialization in the history of China, beginning July 1, 2025.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology (R2325) The Bates College Sociology Department invites applications for a three-year Visiting Assistant Professor position to begin July, 2025. We welcome applications from scholars with areas of specialization in sociological criminology and the sociology of crime and justice.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology (R2324) The Bates College Sociology Department invites applications for a one year Visiting Assistant Professor position beginning July, 2025. We welcome applications from scholars with areas of specialization in sociology of immigration and/or urban sociology, with attention to racially marginalized communities. The ideal candidate will cross-list at least two of their courses with the Program in Africana.