Faculty Openings - School of Arts & Sciences

Faculty Searches in AY 2025-2026

The School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University is committed to excellence in scholarship and teaching, and to building a faculty that draws strength from its diversity. To that end, we conduct thorough and systematic searches for all new faculty positions, both full-time and part-time.

Full-time Faculty Positions

(PF) = Position filled
(SC) = Search closed

(Updated: July 25, 2025)

DepartmentFieldRank
Chemistry
(PF)
Chemistry Human HealthAssociate Professor (tenured)/Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Community Health
(PF)
Health Equity Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
English
(PF)
20th and 21st-Century Global Anglophone Poetry and PoeticsAssistant Professor (tenure-track)
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development 
(PF)
Applied Developmental Science, Cluster Hire Focus on Health EquityAssociate Professor (tenured)/Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Mathematics
(PF)
Mathematical Aspects of AIAssistant Professor (tenure-track)
Mathematics
(PF)
Applied MathematicsAssistant Professor (tenure-track)
Mathematics 
(PF)
Probability and Dynamical SystemsNorbert Wiener Fellow
Museum Studies
(PF)
Lecturer and Director Full-time Lecturer (non-tenure-track)
Physics and AstronomyExperimental High Energy Physics Associate Professor (tenured)
Physics and Astronomy
(PF)
Introductory PhysicsFull-time Lecturer (non-tenure-track)
Occupational Therapy
(PF)
OpenFull-time Lecturer (non-tenure-track)

Part-time Faculty Positions

(Updated: August 1, 2025)

 
DepartmentFieldRank
ChemistryResearch Methods & Industry InternshipsPart-time Professor of the Practice
Economics Open Part-time Lecturers 
(non-tenure-track)
Ex-CollegeVisiting Lecturers Spring 2026Part-time Lecturers 
(non-tenure-track)
Film and Media StudiesTelevision History (Spring 2026)Part-time Lecturers
(non-tenure-track)
International Literary and Cultural Studies Judaic Studies Part-time Lecturer
(non-tenure-track)
Physics & Astronomy OpenPart-time Lecturer 
(non-tenure-track)
SMFAPhotography Part-time Lecturer 
(non-tenure-track)
Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies Scenic Painting Part-time Lecturer 
(non-tenure-track)

Resources for Conducting a Faculty Search

Review the items below for procedures for conducting faculty searches (both full-time and part-time), important tips for doing outreach to build diverse applicant pools, administrative and financial guidelines, and the required forms.