Assistant Professor of Humanities

University of North Carolina School of the Arts•Winston Salem, NC

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About The Position

The Division of Liberal Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) invites applications for a full-time undergraduate faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor, beginning August 1, 2026, in the Humanities. We are particularly interested in candidates who could offer humanities courses that focus on: Cultural, Global, Environmental, Religious, or Science/Technology Studies, or Arts Entrepreneurship. We seek a colleague with a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate education, whose research and teaching will enrich our four-course interdisciplinary core curriculum and other course offerings. Discipline and field are open. Candidates interested in joining a vibrant, creative, and thoughtful community of scholar-educators, devoted to interdisciplinary undergraduate teaching and learning should apply. Applicants should note that this is one of two open positions in the UNCSA Division of Liberal Arts; please review the other position here https://employment.uncsa.edu/postings/10267 before applying for one or both.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Humanities or a closely related field by the contract start date
Teaching experience
A record or demonstrated potential for creative, scholarly, or professional achievement
An ability to think across disciplines
Excellent interpersonal skills
A commitment to divisional and institutional service
An ability to design courses relevant to students of the fine and performing arts

Nice To Haves

An interest in a variety of pedagogical methods, technologies and modalities
A commitment to working with diverse student populations
An interest in establishing creative, interdisciplinary collaborations
An interest in ongoing creative and scholarly activity and in incorporating it in course design.

Responsibilities

Offering courses in Humanities or a closely related field
Demonstrating an enthusiasm for teaching in an arts-oriented environment
Developing courses
Teaching courses within our core curriculum
Participating in academic advising, faculty meetings, retreats, and committees
Engaging in the development of new and existing programs
Continued research/creative work within the professional area of study
Attending to all duties associated with a full-time faculty appointment as deemed necessary by the Dean and as described in the UNCSA Faculty Manual

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