Antioch College invites applications for a full-time, one-year faculty position for the 2025-26 academic year within its Cooperative Education Program. The one-year appointment will begin on August 11, 2025. For more than 100 years, a critical component of the Antioch College education model has been the Cooperative Education (Co-op) program. All students are required to participate in co-op, gaining full-time immersive work experience in local, national and international settings. Co-op expands the boundaries of the liberal arts learning environment by developing employment opportunities where students learn on the job and expand their professional skills, engage in diverse communities of practice, and explore career pathways. As one of ten federal work colleges in the nation, Antioch is committed to providing meaningful work opportunities for all students to have access to an affordable undergraduate degree that prepares them for careers beyond college. The co-op faculty member will be responsible for advising students as they apply and prepare for a variety of co-op experiences, as well as the oversight and assessment of the eleven-week cooperative work term. This includes instruction of the co-op field experience courses in which students document and reflect on their experiential learning while on co-op, earning full-time academic credit.
Qualified candidates are expected to distinguish themselves as student-centered educators committed to experiential learning, adept at career advising, and able to bring industry experience in the areas of social enterprise, community engagement, advocacy, or small business development. The co-op faculty member’s area of expertise should align with our curricular interdisciplinary pathways in Social Enterprise and Social Innovation, and/or Culture, Power and Change. The focus of this position is on building co-op partnerships for student employment and expanding professional opportunities with purpose-driven businesses and community non-profit organizations, while acting as an advisor and mentor to students who are preparing for co-op jobs in various parts of the country.
The faculty member will be expected to cultivate opportunities with employers, contribute to grant development efforts, instruct the field experience courses taken by students during their co-op terms, and assist students with co-op preparation prior to placement. The faculty member advises Co-op students before, during, and after their field experiences; teaches introductory courses on meaningful work, documents program achievements in order to ensure proper reporting; and coordinates supplemental program activities. They work closely with faculty members in the interdisciplinary pathways in Social Enterprise and Social Innovation, and/or Culture, Power and Change and may be asked to teach an occasional divisional course in alignment with a curricular pathway or a practicum course at one of the campus learning-hubs. The successful applicant will actively engage with the campus community, and may represent the Co-op program on campus committees, with alumni constituents, or in local partnerships in Yellow Springs and the surrounding region.
Qualifications for the co-op faculty position include an advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D.) and demonstrated achievements in social enterprise, justice studies, community advocacy, or related fields. Teaching experience within cooperative education, service learning, field-based education, or another form of experiential education programming is highly preferred. Experience in and commitment to liberal arts education is desirable. Candidates should possess solid organizational skills; have the ability to adapt themselves to new software packages and online teaching interfaces; be willing to carry out a variety of administrative tasks including maintaining regular telephone, email, and face-to-face contact with employers; and most importantly, engage in sustained dialogue with students and be willing to work hard to meet their needs. Adaptability, resourcefulness, a sense of humor, public speaking ability, and strong communication skills will be necessary for success.
Application review begins immediately and the position is open until filled. To apply, please send a CV and cover letter that addresses your interest in the position and your commitment to undergraduate teaching, experiential learning, and supporting the needs of a diverse student body on a multicultural campus committed to inclusion. Materials can be sent to oaa@antiochcollege.edu. Questions about the Cooperative Education program at Antioch College can be directed to Luisa Bieri, dean of cooperative, international and community-based learning, at lbieri@antiochcollege.edu.
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Antioch College holds a distinct place within higher education. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative faculty community dedicated to building a new kind of American college. Antioch College is a place where students seek to “win victories for humanity” and engage in real-world problem solving in the classroom, campus and community, and through our renowned cooperative education program. Antioch attracts tenacious questioners who find virtue in our being rigorous and open, creative and deliberative, diverse and self-reliant; who appreciate the thoughtful scale of individual, small group and community learning, and our commitment to principles of applied and experiential education. Antioch is a laboratory for discovering the new and better ways of living and learning that are the building blocks for democratic communities and a healthy planet. Through participatory learning and work-based education, students develop and put their ideas into practice. Guided by talented teachers and mentors, students own their education through a robust Self-Designed Major program that encourages students to explore the transdisciplinary spaces within and between the humanities, sciences, arts, and social sciences. Students also utilize Antioch’s dynamic learning hub resources like our Antioch farm, the Coretta Scott King Center, the Wellness Center and the Herndon Gallery. The high level of participation in the design and governance of the College, dialogue and collaboration across the campus to develop community here and in the surrounding region is unmatched elsewhere.
Antioch College embraces diversity as a core value, and considers it fundamental to excellence in education. We are an educational community dedicated to the pursuit of social justice that intentionally and consistently supports diverse and inclusive practices. Antioch College acknowledges and seeks to end the existence of systemic inequity in terms of access to power, resources, and privilege and works to develop access and equity in the community. Within this context, Antioch seeks to build authentic engagement across diversity, ensure systems of support for historically and currently marginalized groups, and promote safety in challenging dialogues and exchanges. We believe diversity enhances learning and our individual and collective ability to manifest positive change. We seek candidates who can contribute to Antioch’s mission through curricular development and innovation that fosters social justice, cultural competencies and understanding of diversity.
Antioch College is located in the village of Yellow Springs, Ohio – a vibrant progressive community nestled between two nature preserves. Yellow Springs is located 55 miles from the fast-growing city of Columbus, Ohio, and 30 miles from the Dayton metro area.
Antioch College is an equal opportunity employer; the College offers employment, advancement opportunities and benefits in a harassment-free environment on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competency to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender identity, national origin, handicap, sexual orientation or covered veteran status. Candidates who can contribute to Antioch’s commitment to diversity and its evolving multilingual culture are encouraged to apply.
To apply for this job email your details to aolson@antiochcollege.edu