Visiting Assistant Professor

Posting Information

Posting Number: TMP
03291PO25

Job Code

Title:

Visiting Assistant Professor

Advertised

Title:

Visiting Assistant Professor

Campus: Columbia

College/Division: College of Arts and Sciences

Department: CAS College of Arts and Sciences

Salary: $65,000

Location of Vacancy: Columbia, SC

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Hours Per Week: 40

Work Schedule:

• Standard working schedule: 8:30am – 5:00pm
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Job Search Category: Temporary Faculty

Number Of Vacancies: 2

Desired

Start Date:

08/16/2026

Proposed End Date: 05/15/2027

Job Open Date: 12/04/2025

Open Until Filled: Yes

From the Upstate to the Low country, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in‑person, online or blended learning.

All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

The Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse is building a cohort of permanent and visiting faculty to assist in its research and teaching needs in fields centered on themes such as ordered liberty, rule of law, democratic self‑governance, justice, and unalienable rights. These scholars will promote the dialogic, cultural, and civic literacies that are essential to a well‑ordered and flourishing polity.

This position comes with a 2:2 teaching load; scholars who can teach courses required by the State’s REACH Act are particularly desired. Visiting Assistant Professors appointed in the Center are expected to devote significant time to their proposed research. They are also encouraged to attend or participate in various activities of the Center, including faculty‑student seminars, colloquia, and public lectures.

Visiting Assistant Professors are required to have a Ph.D in a relevant field awarded within the last three years (no earlier than September 1, 2022). Applicants will be considered from a wide range of fields including, but not limited to, philosophy, history, political science, religious studies, and English literature.

• a curriculum vitae
• a scholarly paper written in the past three years
• a statement (no more than 1,500 words) describing the proposed research
• contact information for two references

For priority consideration, application materials must be received by January 15, 2026; applications will continue to be reviewed until positions are filled. Awards will be announced in March 2025 or earlier.

Christopher Tollefsen
Interim Executive Director
South Carolina Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse
University of South Carolina
ctollefs.edu

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