Instructor or Assistant Professor - Philosophy (Department of Social Sciences) (EXPIRED)

As a community college in the CUNY system, our students primarily take general education and lower division courses for university transfer. Teaching load entails 9 courses (27 hours) total for the academic year; summer optional. Faculty on Assistant Professor tenure track receive reassigned time to pursue scholarship. Teach introductory and elective courses in Philosophy.  Participate in Departmental and College activities including committees, course and program assessment, curriculum development and preparation of grants. Provide academic support and advisement for students. For faculty in Assistant Professor rank, continued scholarly activities are required for tenure and promotion. Some evening or weekend teaching may be required. Position to start in Fall 2016.

Performs teaching, research and guidance duties in area(s) of expertise.  Shares responsibility for committee and department assignments including administrative, supervisory, and other functions.

The Department of Social Sciences encompasses eight disciplines (Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) and has 32 full-time faculty.   The department offers an Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice (a Dual/Joint A.S./B.A. Degree Program in conjunction with John Jay College of Criminal Justice), an Associate in Arts (A.A.) Degree in Elementary and Early Childhood Education (a Dual/Joint A.S./B.A. Degree Program in conjunction with Queens College) and several concentration programs within the Associate of Arts Liberal Arts and Sciences Degree Program.  

QUALIFICATIONS 

For Assistant Professor:

Ph.D. degree in Philosophy from a regionally accredited institution is required.  Also required are the ability to teach successfully, demonstrated scholarship or achievement, and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.

For Instructor:

Master's degree in Philosophy from an accredited institution is required; an active ABD status in a Philosophy doctoral program from a regionally accredited institution is strongly preferred.  Also required are the ability to teach successfully, interest in productive scholarship or achievement, and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1) college level teaching experience in Philosophy with strong preference for community college teaching experience;

2) record of scholarship and research interests in Philosophy;

3) record of scholarship and/or experience teaching formal or informal logic 

4) research interests in teaching/learning innovation;         

5) experience with student-centered learning and high-impact pedagogy (for more information on high-impact pedagogy see the following website: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/academies/high-impact-practices.html); 

6) experience with course and/or program assessment;

7) experience teaching diverse college student populations.