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At Davidson, every employee plays a vital part in establishing a strong community and in supporting the college's primary purpose of cultivating humane instincts and disciplined, creative minds.

Explore the interesting and exciting job opportunities available at Davidson College:

Discover Davidson College

Located in Davidson, North Carolina, and established in 1837, Davidson College is one of the nation's top liberal arts colleges. Davidson takes pride in creating a deep sense of community, which starts with talented, diverse, and thoughtful employees that make Davidson into a second home for our students. 

Working at Davidson

  • 2,079
    enrolled students
  • 935
    college employees
  • 1
    caring Wildcat community

Compensation & Professional Growth

  • Competitive salary package
  • College-paid retirement account (Davidson contributes 8.5% of your salary annually) 
  • Staff Tuition Assistance
  • Professional development opportunities

Insurance Coverage

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • College contributions to your health savings account (for those enrolled in high deductible health)
  • College paid life insurance, short term disability, and long-term disability

Work-Life Harmony

  • Paid vacation and sick leave, with accruals beginning on the first day of employment
  • Additional paid holidays (totaling at least 13 days depending on the calendar year)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible working time

Food, Entertainment & Shopping

  • Employee discounts to various local stores and restaurants, and sporting events
  • Discounted tickets to college arts events
  • Free tickets to lectures and college sporting events on campus
  • Discounted meal price at Vail Commons, 20% discount at the College Store

Wildcat Wellness

Family Benefits

All Davidson Benefits

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Davidson

At Davidson College, we believe the college grows stronger by recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff committed to building an inclusive community.

In order to achieve and sustain educational excellence, we seek to hire talented faculty and staff across the intersections of diverse races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, socio-economic backgrounds, political perspectives, abilities, cultures, and national origins.

Living In the Area

Whether you love living in a big city, a small town, or something in between, our surrounding cities and towns have something that is just right for everyone.

Nature lovers, rejoice! North Carolina is rich in varying landscapes, including Lake Norman, which houses our very own Lake Campus.

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Human Resources

Human Resources supports the recruitment and retention of all college employees and serves as a knowledgeable resource and adviser to faculty and staff.

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Fellows Program

Davidson seniors and recent Davidson graduates (no more than two years out of college) are eligible for fellow positions at the college, which offer one or two-year contracts in a variety of departments.

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Campus Crime Statistics

The college's annual Crime Statistics Report discloses our campus crime statistics and details our security policies.

Hiring Managers & Search Committees

Hiring managers or search committee members can access candidate applications through Oracle.

Contact Human Resources

We only accept applications for open positions through our online system.

If you have questions about the application process or the online system, please contact Human Resources, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m ET.

Human Resources
704-894-2213
employment@davidson.edu