The Wabash College Rhetoric Department invites applications for a one-year position as Visiting Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2025. Expertise and training in rhetorical studies required.  Area of specialization is open but candidates must be qualified to teach classical rhetoric (RHE 320), a required course for rhetoric majors at Wabash College. Ph.D. preferred, but ABD candidates are encouraged to apply. Teaching responsibilities consist of teaching three courses per semester, including public speaking, persuasion, classical rhetoric, and the possibility of designing an elective course in area of specialization.

Wabash College offers competitive salaries and benefits with substantial conference support for faculty. Strong applicants will have an appreciation for the broad intellectual community of a liberal arts college and a commitment to excellence in undergraduate mentoring and teaching. Wabash College is within 50 miles of Indianapolis, a major metropolitan area, and draws on the collaborative resources of the Great Lakes Colleges Association, of which it is a member.

In the midst of a strategic transformation to advance the success of first-generation students, students of color, and students from low-income families, Wabash College is committed to attracting and effectively supporting an academically and culturally diverse faculty. Approximately 25% of our students are federal Pell Grant recipients, one-third of our students are first-generation college students, and about 20% of our students identify as domestic students of color. Home to the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies for more than fifty years and a newly launched La