Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Position description

Haverford College invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professors in its Peace, Justice, and Human Rights program, to begin Fall semester 2026. The positions are open to humanists and social scientists at all pre-tenure levels (including new PhDs through those who currently hold a tenure-track position) whose work is interdisciplinary and focuses on questions of justice, law, human rights, and related fields. Position 1 seeks scholars specializing in justice- or law-oriented work that engages with theory and can contribute to the vibrancy of an interdisciplinary program. Position 2 seeks scholars specializing in ethics-oriented work who are able to engage with the college’s new Kim Ethics Institute as well as contribute to the PJHR curriculum. Successful candidates for both positions will be required to teach an introductory course on peace, justice, and human rights and/or an applied ethics course emphasizing diplomacy over winning an argument, and also offer more specialized courses in their area of expertise. Scholars knowledgeable in both theory and practice in their fields will be best suited for these positions. Candidates should also be well-versed in inclusive pedagogy and prepared to mentor a diverse student body. Haverford College embraces the teacher-scholar model and supports faculty research through programs and funding opportunities such as a pre-tenure sabbatical after a successful 3rd year review. Candidates must have a PhD by August 31, 2026.

Peace, Justice, and Human Rights (PJHR) is an interdisciplinary concentration attracting students from many different disciplines; it offers students the opportunity to study the history, philosophy, and critiques of the rights tradition, examine issues of justice in their local and international contexts, and apply humanistic, social scientific, theoretical, and ethical reasoning to real-world problems. The program’s goal is to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration and new perspectives on entrenched problems. For more information, see http://www.haverford.edu/pjhr/

Still in the planning stages, the Kim Ethics Institute takes a holistic approach to ethical inquiry across the liberal arts, teaching students to address and evaluate competing goods and the consequences of choices in a global context. It brings scholarship, coursework, experiential learning, and collaborative action together, transforming theory into practice; and ethical inquiry into participation and leadership. For more information, see https://catalog.haverford.edu/programs/kim-ethics-institute/

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