Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Job Summary

The Philosophy Department at Colorado College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin in August 2025. A successful candidate will exhibit potential excellence as a teacher-scholar with specialization in Global Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy, Indigenous Philosophy, or a combination of these areas. We especially welcome candidates with expertise and interest in teaching and research in decolonial, Indigenous, Latin American, Africana, South Asian, or East Asian philosophies. A successful candidate should also have an area of concentration in philosophy of race. Completion of all requirements for a Ph.D. in Philosophy, or in a closely related field, is required by the start of employment.

Responsibilities for the position include: regularly contributing courses to the Department’s historical and cultural perspectives major requirement in non-Western or critical Western philosophy; teaching the program’s capstone courses periodically; offering elective classes in the candidate’s areas of specialty; mentoring senior essays; advising majors, minors, and undeclared first- and second-year students; conducting philosophical research and publishing; and participating in service to the Department and College.

Colorado College is a private, selective undergraduate liberal arts institution enrolling approximately 2,200 students. The College follows a distinctive academic calendar, the Block Plan, in which professors teach and students take one course (or block) at a time. Each block is three and one-half weeks long, allowing for a wide range of teaching strategies, including off-campus courses, co-teaching, and convergence classes. For more information on the Block Plan, candidates are encouraged to consult https://www.coloradocollege.edu/basics/blockplan/.

Regular faculty are expected to teach six of the eight blocks in an academic year, with one of those six blocks dedicated to mentoring senior essays. We welcome candidates able to contribute to our joint History-Philosophy major, and we encourage our colleagues to cross-list and co-teach with colleagues in other departments and in interdisciplinary programs. Among the programs our faculty have recently contributed to are: Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies; Feminist and Gender Studies; Latin American Studies; Southwestern Studies; Asian Studies; Environmental Studies; History; Classics; Psychoanalytic Studies; Mathematics and Computer Science; and Comparative Literature. First-year tenure-track faculty receive one block course release. Following a successful third-year review, tenure-track faculty are eligible for a half-year sabbatical. Faculty then are eligible for sabbaticals in the seventh year and every seven years thereafter. Applicants will be expected to maintain an active research agenda and contribute to the intellectual dynamism of the Department and College. Funding is available for conference travel and other scholarly pursuits.

Colorado College seeks to develop an inclusive community, welcoming students and employees with a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives, thereby enriching our shared learning environment. The College is committed to becoming an antiracist institution in all its policies, practices, and pedagogies. The Department and College believe that recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty committed to building an inclusive community strengthens and deepens our lives and scholarship. Candidates who can contribute to these goals are particularly encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

A.B.D. at the time of application, and Ph.D. in Philosophy completed by the time of employment. Degrees in closely related fields, combined with significant depth in philosophical studies, will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

A demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching, to fostering philosophical inquiry, and to collaborative teaching and learning.

What We Offer:

As part of the total compensation for Staff and Faculty roles, we offer a competitive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Retirement plan (403b) where CC contributes 10%, with a mandated 5% employee contribution
• Paid seasonal breaks and holidays (20 days per year)
• Tuition assistance benefits for employee and their eligible dependents
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Assistance Program
• Wellness benefits including free access to the fitness center, swimming pool, wellness center, and financial consultants

Accommodation Statement:

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Colorado College’s policies, if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Colorado College, or if you cannot use the online application system, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (719) 389-6421 or [email protected]

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EOE Statement:

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