Instructor

Posting Details

Position Information

Employment Status

Faculty / Type Title

Instructor

Area of Study

Begins

Fall Semester 2025

About the College

Spelman College seeks instructors dedicated to excellence in teaching and to the continued enhancement of the academic environment for students and colleagues. Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a private four-year liberal arts college located in Atlanta, GA. The oldest historically Black college for women in the United States, Spelman is a member of the Atlanta University Center Consortium and Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education.

Position Description

The ADW African Diaspora and the World Program in the Division of the Humanities at Spelman College invites applicants for a non-tenure PT Instructor position for the two-semester first year African Diaspora and the World Sequence ADW 111 and ADW 112. The sequence is a two-semester interdisciplinary and gender-informed introduction to the experiences of peoples of the worldwide African Diaspora historically. Selected instructors will be assigned, initially, one course section per semester in the first year, with the possibility of additional sections to a maximum of 3 per semester based on positive teaching evaluation and engagement. Each course section meets in-person for two 75-minute sessions per week either on Monday / Wednesday or Tuesday / Thursday.

Instructors are required to attend one instructors' calibration discussion meeting every two-weeks, and a week-long curriculum and pedagogical review and training workshop at the end of each academic year. We are seeking candidates with a Master's degree or higher in any academic discipline with some scholarly experience on the African Diaspora, and at least two years of experience in teaching at the undergraduate level. The successful candidates should be willing to work closely with first year students at a Liberal Arts college with a commitment to teaching and engagement of students.

This position is contingent upon the availability of sufficient funding.

Please Note : This part-time faculty position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Only candidates authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship will be considered.

Qualifications

A minimum of a Master's degree in any discipline from an accredited institution at the time of application.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

F593P

Open Date

07 / 22 / 2025

Close Date

12 / 15 / 2025

Open Until Filled

No

Special Instructions to Applicants

Any correspondence regarding the position or your application will be relayed to you by our Faculty Affairs Team. Please do not reach out to any department faculty regarding the position or status of your application. We appreciate your interest and consideration.

EEO Statement

Spelman College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are a smoke-free campus.

Deadline to Receive Letter(s) of Reference