Assistant Professor (EXPIRED)

The Department of Philosophy at Rhodes College seeks qualified applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor to begin in August of 2016. Applicants should be committed to undergraduate teaching and professional scholarship and able to teach a broad range of courses in a liberal arts program. AOS in any of the following: Philosophy of Biology, Cognitive Science, Psychology, or Law. AOC: Open. The successful candidate will participate in the college’s interdisciplinary “Search for Values” program.  We encourage applications from individuals whose interests go beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries. The successful applicant must have earned a Ph.D. by July 1st, 2016.  The teaching load is five courses per year. 

Founded in 1848, Rhodes College is a highly selective, private, residential, undergraduate college, located in Memphis, Tennessee.  We aspire to graduate students with a lifelong passion for learning, a compassion for others, and the ability to translate academic study and personal concern into effective leadership and action in their communities and the world. We encourage applications from candidates interested in helping us achieve this vision. 

Rhodes College values an inclusive and welcoming environment.  We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity (http://www.rhodes.edu/collegehandbook/10309.asp) in the workforce.

 Memphis has a metropolitan population of over one million and provides multiple opportunities for research and for cultural and recreational activities (http://www.rhodes.edu/about/22775.asp).

 Please apply online at jobs.rhodes.edu; only online applications will be accepted.  A complete application includes a cover letter, a CV, a statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g. teaching evaluations), a research plan, a writing sample, and three letters of recommendation. Please address in your cover letter your interest in teaching at a liberal arts college and how your experiences with teaching, scholarship, and/or service might contribute to a college community that includes a commitment to diversity as one of its core values. Review of completed applications will begin on November 1 and continue until the position is filled. The online application system will solicit letters of recommendation electronically from the candidate’s recommenders once their contact information has been entered by the candidate and the search committee requests them.  Background checks are required before candidates can be brought to campus for interviews