Available Faculty Positions

Note on non-U.S. applications: Due to a combination of extensive federal procedures and our limited administrative resources, Deep Springs regrets that it cannot support visa applications for faculty applicants who are not otherwise eligible for employment in the United States.

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Short-Term Positions: Visiting Scholars and Visiting Artists

During the two semesters, (September-December and January-April), there are two to three Visiting Scholars or Visiting Artists teaching at Deep Springs. Visiting professors teach one class in their specialty or discipline. Applications for the 2013-2014 academic year will be accepted beginning September 1, 2012. Short-Term Applications for that year are requested by January 1, 2013.

Summer Seminar (July-August)

At the opening of our academic year, the seven-week Summer Seminar (July-August) is the incoming class's introduction to college work and to life at Deep Springs. This intensive course is typically team-taught, and usually poses questions relevant to the educational experience of Deep Springs: questions concerning community, service, responsibility, and the place of the individual in the world. We are currently entertaining applications for summer term in 2013. Applications for 2013 are due by May 1, 2012.

Interim Summer Appointments (May-June)

At the close of our academic year, the seven-week interim summer term (May-June) is entirely staffed by visiting professors. In addition to standard curricular offerings in any liberal arts field, this term is an opportunity for faculty applicants to offer classes of more particular, experimental, or eclectic focus. We are currently entertaining applications for interim summer term in 2014. Applications for 2014 are requested by January 1, 2013.

Short-Term Appointments for Scholars on Sabbatical Leave

Deep Springs makes a limited number of short-term and summer appointments several years in advance, in order to accommodate applications from scholars planning sabbatical leaves from other institutions, and who might wish to teach one small course as they write-up their research. Applications are currently accepted for 2013 and beyond.

Chairs - Long-Term Appointments

Note: We are not currently accepting applications for any long-term positions

There are three long-term chairs at Deep Springs: the Robert B. Aird Chair in the Humanitites (a position currently open), the Julian Steward Chair in the Social Sciences, and the Herbert Reich Chair in the Natural Sciences. Initial appointments for these chairs are usually for two years, with multi-year renewals for up to six years. Senior scholars in these positions may apply to have their appointments extended more than six years, but Deep Springs does not grant tenure.

Professors holding these chairs teach two courses in both the Fall and the Spring semesters, as well as any directed or independent studies they choose to take on; they also serve on one of the standing Student Body committees.

Application Process and Instructions

Application Procedures for Faculty Candidates

Deep Springs College seeks applications from all qualified teachers, from graduate students to professors emeriti, in all disciplines. Our search for the 2013-2014 academic year begins on September 1, 2012 and will conclude when all positions are filled. This year, Deep Springs seeks Visiting Scholars and Artists in all disciplines.

Applications for short-term visiting positions are accepted from September 1, 2012, through January 1, 2013.

All applications should include the following:

Please send applications to:

Faculty Search
Curriculum Committee
Deep Springs College
HC 72 Box 45001
Dyer, Nevada 89010

or electronically to curcom@deepsprings.edu.