"Assistant Professor - Philosophy"

Assistant Professor - Philosophy

Company:

Seton Hill University

Job Location:

, Pennsylvania

Category:

Philosophy

Type:

Full-Time

Job Description

SCHOOL: Humanities

DEPARTMENT: Religious Studies/Theology/Philosophy

TENURE STATUS: tenure-track

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

EMPLOYMENT STATUS:Full-time, 10 months

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Seton Hill University invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Philosophy, housed in the School of Humanities and linked to programs in Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Theology. Appointment is to begin in August 2026.

The faculty member will teach a range of courses in undergraduate Philosophy within a Continental framework. Seton Hill University offers a minor in Philosophy, and all students are required to study Philosophy as part of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. Willingness to teach across the Liberal Arts Curriculum required. The teaching load is 4/4.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

• Teaching and advising (didactic and clinical supervision of residents)
  • Demonstration of content expertise in appropriate areas
  • Effective design of instructional and assessment procedures
  • Effective delivery of instruction
  • Responsive to feedback
  • Effective advises students toward meeting curricular requirements and developing career directions
  • Demonstrates curricular leadership
  • Integrates Setonian mission and values into teaching.
• Scholarship and Professional Activities
  • Actively pursues ongoing professional development
  • Active participation in advancing the discipline
  • Employs a scholarly approach to pedagogy
• Service to the University
  • Engages in positive collegial interactions
  • Contributes to the university community, supporting a vibrant campus and the university mission
  • Participates in co-curricular activities with students
  • Models a commitment to the Setonian mission of transforming the world through support of mission initiatives or service to the community
  • Acts in a leadership capacity to make significant contributions to support institutional structures and advance the mission of the university.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ph.D. in Philosophy at time of appointment
• Ability to teach a range of courses in Philosophy, with an approach rooted in the Continental tradition, including Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Ethics, Logic and Argument, Special Topics in Philosophy, and Special Topics in Ethics
• Evidence of effective teaching and commitment to continued professional development
• Ability to work collegially with other faculty members and staff in the School of Humanities and across the University
• Willingness and ability to recruit and advise undergraduate minors in Philosophy
• Affirmation of the mission and identity of Seton Hill University, a Catholic Liberal Arts institution in the tradition of Elizabeth Ann Seton

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Interest in contributing to Seton Hill's liberal arts curriculum, with potential to connect across interdisciplinary areas (including for example Environment & Sustainability, Gender and Women Studies, Religious Studies, and/or Genocide & Holocaust Studies)
• Demonstrated research trajectory, with opportunities for faculty/student collaboration and/or public humanities research

Required applicant materials include: Letter of interest, curriculum vitae, official transcripts, scholarship sample, statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of reference. Reference letters should be sent to atulley@setonhill.edu. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by October 10 will receive priority consideration. Finalists will be required to submit a Mission Statement.

Job Info

• Job Identification 51
• Job Category Faculty
• Posting Date 09/29/2025, 08:54 AM
• Degree Level ABD Doctorate Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 1 Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA, 15601, US