Employment

Current Academic/Faculty Openings

As of February 20, 2025

Lecturer of Neuroscience (one-year appointment)

Visiting Assistant Professor of English (one-year appointment)

Lecturer in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (one-year appointment)

Lecturer of African and/or Afro-Caribbean Religions (one-year appointment)

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry (two open positions for two-year appointments)


Lecturer of Music in Violin (three-year appointment)

Lecturer of World Literatures (one-year appointment)  

Lecturer of Philosophy (one-year appointment)

Visiting Assistant Professor in Ethics across the Curriculum (two-year appointment)

Open Rank Professor of Music

Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematical Science

Visiting Assistant Professor of Astronomy 

Assistant Professor of Art-Architecture

Equity & Inclusion

Smith College is an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.  Please review our EEO Policy Statement. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, you can review the details on the EEO is the Law poster, as well as the supplemental EEO is the Law document.

Smith College is an EO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer. Women, underrepresented racial groups, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Smith College endeavors to make smith.edu accessible to any and all users.  If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact Kim Kenney-Rockwal, Director of Talent Acquisition (Human Resources) at 413-585-2260 or the Recruiting team at recruiting-u@smith.edu. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Applicants are invited to submit along with all other required materials a statement reflecting on and regarding diversity, equity and inclusion. Guidelines on the purpose of the statement and what it might include are provided in the adjacent accordion block.

Smith College is dedicated to promoting learning, teaching, scholarship, discovery, creativity and critical thought. In addition, the college is committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and accessible educational community founded on the free and open exchange of ideas. In service of our mission, we are called to reflect on our past and present to build a more just and inclusive future. Toward Racial Justice, our strategic plan is a living document that guides our efforts. 

This statement is your opportunity to show how you will be able to work with Smith students. The total undergraduate student enrollment in fall 2023 was 2506 of which 33% identify as domestic students of color, 13% are international, 17% are first- generation, and 60% receive need-based aid. Students are also diverse in terms of age, ability and disability, religion, and veteran status, among other dimensions of identity. 

Please respond to, at least, the first question. You may also respond to the second. 

  • Describe your pedagogical practices that foster an inclusive learning environment for diverse student populations. You may define teaching broadly to include curriculum, pedagogy, or climate, and teaching that occurs inside and/or outside the classroom setting. 
  • In what ways have your experiences shaped your perspectives, behaviors or actions about or towards others, and what did you learn from these experiences? 

Thank you for taking the time to provide this information.

Searches & Appointments

For more information on searches and appointments, consult the following policies and procedures: