Job Title Instructor of Philosophy

Position Title Instructor of Philosophy

Position Number

Job Category University Faculty

Job Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Exempt

Campus Rogers Park-Lake shore

Location Code PHILOSOPHY (02108A)

Department Name PHILOSOPHY

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No

Duties and Responsibilities
Loyola University Chicago, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Philosophy invites applications for an Instructor (non-tenure track, one-year appointment) beginning August 15, 2017. The Department serves undergraduate majors and minors and has a doctoral program in Philosophy as well as two terminal masters programs: one in Philosophy and one in Social Philosophy. For a description of the Philosophy Department, please visit its website: http://www.luc.edu/philosophy/index.shtml.

Duties and Responsibilities: Duties will include teaching at the undergraduate level in the University Core Program. The expected teaching load for this position is 8 undergraduate courses per year (four per semester), typically with 2 new course preparations per semester.

Qualifications

Physical Demands

Working Conditions

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
A completed Ph.D. by August 2017 is strongly preferred. The area of specialization is open, but successful candidates will be able and willing to teach the foundational Philosophy core course on Philosophy and Persons ( PHIL 130) as well as a foundational Core course in Ethics ( PHIL 181 or PHIL 182). Previous successful experience teaching of these courses is highly preferred.

Candidates for the position must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) student mentorship. The incumbent must also be willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education.

Open Date 06/06/2017

Close Date

Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants should submit a current Curriculum Vitae, a teaching statement, and a letter of interest outlining the candidate s qualifications to www.careers.luc.edu. They also should provide the names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to speak to their professional qualifications for this position. Referees will not be contacted immediately but might be at subsequent points in the review process. Applicants should forward additional materials related to teaching excellence to:

Mark H. Waymack, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Philosophy
Loyola University Chicago
1032 W. Sheridan Road
Chicago, Illinois 60660

Review of applications will begin June 5, 2017 and continue until the position is filled.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment is critical to achieving the University s mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual s record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.

As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about LUC s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.

Quick Link for Posting http://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/4802

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