Lecturer of Philosophy

Position Summary

 The Department of Philosophy at MSU Denver invites applications for a non-tenure track lecturer position to begin in August 2025. This full-time position is focused on teaching key department courses with strong and/or growing enrollment including PHI 1010 - The Big Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy (General Studies (GS): Arts and Humanities [AHUM)); PHI 1030 - Thinking about Ethics: Morality and the Good Life (GS: AHUM); PHI 1060 - Ethics in Medicine and Science (GS: AHUM), PHI 1110 - Language, Logic & Persuasion (GS: Oral Communication); PHI2040 Philosophy of Religion (GS: AHUM); and PHI 3370 - Computers, Ethics, and Society (GS: AHUM). The teaching will primarily be done in person, with a possibility of some online/hybrid instruction.

 Responsibilities

 The successful candidate will teach five courses per semester, which may include both lower and upper-division courses. A reduced course load is possible for lecturers who take on important service roles in the department such as coordinating student research, advising and supporting majors, or developing new philosophy courses for MSU Denver in areas of strong student interest.

 Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Philosophy or closely related discipline. ABD candidates with evidence of a plan for successful dissertation defense before the start of the fall 2025 semester in August are welcome to apply
• Evidence of ability to teach most or all of the courses highlighted above

 Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of excellence in undergraduate teaching
• Experience with and sensitivity to the needs of a diverse urban student population including (but not limited to) students of color, LBGTQIA students, students from low-income backgrounds, first-generation students, students with disabilities, undocumented students, non-traditional students, student veterans, and English language learners

 We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every preferred qualification. We are most interested in finding the candidate who will best contribute to our department, our mission, and the University. 

 Salary for Announcement

 The salary range for this position is $50,000 - $60,000 at Lecturer level. The salary of the finalist selected for the role will be set based upon a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, education, experience, specialty and training.

About the University

 MSU Denver enrolls over 16,000 students, where nearly 60% are first generation and over 55% are students of color. Located in downtown Denver, we are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution that also offers graduate programs (gHSI) and the only Seal of Excelencia certified institution in Colorado. As the third largest institution of higher education in Colorado and the only institution with an open access mission, MSU Denver is a model university for today’s students. The University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the state, as well as the most first-generation students. Through affordable, flexible, and holistic education, MSU Denver helps students build essential skills grounded in a multicultural and global perspective that lead to undergraduate and graduate degrees, and career and life success.

About the Department of Philosophy

 The Department of Philosophy’s mission is to provide our students, ourselves, and our community with opportunities to join in ongoing conversations about the nature and meaning of human existence in a rigorous, critical, and open-ended manner. We are committed to both freedom of inquiry and the value of truth. Our department is composed of a program coordinator and dedicated teacher-scholars, currently including nine tenure-track faculty, two full-time lecturers, and a talented group of part-time affiliates. Our department offers a B.A. in Philosophy and minors in both Philosophy and Religious Studies. Our department also serves as the home for the Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry, which enriches Denver’s intellectual and cultural life through programs that reframe perspectives, challenge assumptions, and stimulate dialogue about human thought, history, science, art and culture. Philosophy is unlike other disciplines: students learn not just what others have discovered, but also how to think about themselves, the world, and the relation between them. In our classes, students learn how to think more critically about moral values while developing their own perspectives.