The American Catholic Philosophical Association

Job & Fellowship Opportunities

 


University of St. Thomas

Department of Philosophy - Full Time Faculty

One-year Non-Tenure Track Position


The Department of Philosophy of the University of St. Thomas is accepting applications for a one-year, full time, non-tenure track Faculty appointment for 2008-2009.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in the Philosophy of the Human Person, Ethics, Medieval Philosophy, and Metaphysics, striving to illustrate the perennial value of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.


Applicants should provide evidence of excellent teaching and scholarly activity.

Send a letter of application, electronically or by surface mail, addressing qualifications; statement of teaching philosophy and research plans; evaluations of teaching; and the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses (if available) of 3 references to Rev. Anthony Giampietro, CSB, Ph.D., Acting Chair, The Department of Philosophy, The University of St. Thomas. 3800 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77006-4696. Application deadline is May 5, 2008.

UST is a private institution committed to the liberal arts and to the religious, ethical, and intellectual tradition of Catholic higher education. Applications should address applicant’s support of the mission of Catholic higher education. We encourage women and minorities to apply. EOE.
www.stthom.edu.
 

The ad is here: http://www.stthom.edu/Offices_Services/Offices/Human_Resources/Employment/FullTime_Faculty/School_of_Arts_and_Sciences.aqf

 

Loyola University New Orleans

Department of Philosophy – Visiting Faculty

Two One-year Visiting Faculty Positions (renewals possible)

 

The Philosophy Department seeks applications for two one-year visiting faculty positions (renewals possible) beginning Fall 2008. Ph.D preferred, ABDs considered.  Teaching load for each position is 4/4; no non-teaching duties. 

 

Position One.AOS: Open.  AOC: History of Philosophy, Ethics. Prior teaching experience and the ability to teach introductory logic is desirable. 

 

Position Two. AOS: Epistemology. AOC: Open. 

 

Prior teaching experience and the ability to teach introductory logic is desirable.  

 

Loyola University is a highly selective, Jesuit, Catholic institution dedicated to liberal education, whose primary mission is undergraduate  education. Applicants should send letter, CV, three letters of recommendation, and transcripts to Philosophy Search, Box 46, Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 St. Charles AvenueNew OrleansLA  70118. Review of  applications will begin April 17, 2008. Loyola University New Orleans is an AA/EEO employer.

 

Saint Anselm College

Department of Philosophy

Three-year (annually renewable) position

 

Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH. Asst. Prof. Three-year (annually renewable) position beginning Fall, 2008. 4/3 teaching load (7 courses per year). AOS: Applied Ethics; special interest in Business Ethics. AOC: Open, but must include broad background suitable for undergraduate teaching. Teaching responsibilities: introductory courses (Nature and the Human Person, Ethics), interdisciplinary Humanities seminar, and Business Ethics. Usual non-teaching duties. Ph.D. strongly preferred, ABD considered. Evidence of scholarly activity and teaching excellence is expected. Support of the aims, values, and mission of this Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts College is required. Saint Anselm College is committed to actively building a diverse academic community that fosters an inclusive environment. It therefore encourages a broad spectrum of candidates to apply. Send complete dossier and C. V. to: Philosophy Search, Box 1644, Saint Anselm College, 100 St. Anselm Drive, Manchester, NH 03102. Applications should be received by March 24. Interviewing at Central APA Meeting. 

 

Desales University
Department of Philosophy and Theology
Non-tenure track Assistant Professor of Catholic Philosophy

 

DESALES UNIVERSITY, Department of Philosophy and Theology, invites applications for a non-tenure track Assistant Professor of Catholic Philosophy to begin Fall, 2008 with the possibility of a long term contract. We seek someone who is rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition, enjoys teaching undergraduates, and is respectful of the Catholic and Salesian mission of the university. A Ph.D. and college teaching experience preferred. Duties include teaching four courses per semester and committee work. Although this is a non-tenure position, the successful applicant can take advantage of our generous long-term contracts with the possibility of conversion to a tenure track position in the distant future. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and photocopies of transcripts to Brian M. Kane, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Philosophy and Theology, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034-9568 by December 1, 2007. DeSales University is a Catholic liberal arts institution on a beautiful 350-acre campus in the Lehigh Valley of eastern Pennsylvania, approximately one hour from Philadelphia and two hours from New York City. EOE For further information, please consider our web site http://www.desales.edu/default.aspx?pageid=290

 

Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union
Department of Philosophy

 

The Department of Philosophy of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union invites applications for an appointment in Philosophy to commence July 1, 2008. We are seeking candidates who can offer foundational courses in philosophy, the works of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, as well as modern discourse and contemporary thought as engaged constructively from these studies.

The Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology is an accredited Roman Catholic college/seminary sponsored by the Western Dominican Province. The school offers rigorous programs of academic and pastoral training for Western Dominicans as well as for men and women considering careers in ministry and teaching within the Church, the academy, or the wider society. In implementing its mission, the school seeks to articulate an understanding of the collaborative nature of lay, religious, and ordained vocations in the Church, and to foster that collaboration in its governance, administration, and academic programs.

As a member-school of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), the faculty of the DSPT collaborates regularly with scholars and students from different faith traditions and in a broad range of academic disciplines within the GTU as well as at the University of California at Berkeley, notably in the areas of fundamental and systematic theology, religion and the arts, philosophical anthropology and aesthetics, the history of thought, as well as social and moral theory. Faculty members of DSPT are encouraged to join the Core Doctoral Faculty of the GTU

Applicants are to submit curriculum vitae, samples of scholarly work, course syllabi and arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to Rev. Anselm Ramelow, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley, CA 94708.