Lecturer in Philosophy/Religious Studies - College of Liberal Arts (EXPIRED)

Lecturer in Philosophy/Religious Studies - College of Liberal Arts

Job Class Code: 10050

FLSA: Exempt

Posting Number: FRGV1473

Location: Edinburg, Texas

Division/Organization: Provost - Academic Affairs

Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position: 3 years

Tenure Status: Non Tenure Track

FTE: 1.0

Scope of Job:

We seek applicants who are dedicated to serving The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's diverse student body as a 3-Year Lecturer of Philosophy beginning in the 2023-2024 academic year.

About UTRGV:It is UTRGV's Vision “To be one of the nation's leaders in higher education, its premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly engaged bilingual university, with exceptional educational, research, and creative opportunities that serve as catalysts for transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond.” As such, UTRGV is committed to building a diverse faculty and staff that can contribute to an enriching learning environment that strives for more equitable outcomes for student success. UTRGV is a distributed campus, one university spanning four counties and multiple locations. Our purpose is to be a university for the entire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% of the students enrolled at UTRGV identify as Hispanic, making UTRGV one of the top 3 universities with the highest percentage of Hispanic students. For additional information, please visit our https://www.utrgv.edu/about/index.htm.

Department Background:We are an inclusive and pluralistic department that offers a major and a minor in Philosophy and a minor in Religious Studies. We are especially looking for someone to teach “Introduction to World Religions” and “Religious Diversity in the Global Community” on a regular basis, as well as upper division PHIL/RELS cross-listed electives from our course catalog. The successful candidate will have a PhD in Philosophy and a passion for teaching courses in Religious Studies and attracting students to minor in it. As we currently have strengths and scholastic offerings in Buddhism and the Abrahamic faith traditions, we are looking to expand our offerings. Preference will therefore be given to candidates who demonstrate competence and interest in fields like Feminist, Womanist, Black or Liberation Theology, Hinduism, Indigenous religions, Borderlands Spirituality, etc. As this is primarily a teaching position, we will only consider candidates who demonstrate excellence in teaching.

A complete application includes: 1) a curriculum vitae, 2) unofficial graduate transcripts, 3) a list of three references, 4) a letter of interest showing how your experience, work, or teaching could support UTRGV's priorities, 5) a teaching portfolio that includes a teaching statement and at least one sample syllabus for a course that you could teach at UTRGV. Candidates may include other evidence of excellent teaching in their teaching portfolio (attached as “other document”). Application deadline is April 15, 2023. Start date is August 2023.Questions can be directed to mailto:[email protected].

Minimum Qualifications:

PhD in Philosophy

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications:

Preferred Qualification:

PhD in Philosophy and a PhD, MA, or 18 graduate credit-hours in Religious Studies or Theology.

Salary: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience

License or Certification Required?: No

Number of Vacancies: Varies

Desired Start Date: 09/01/2023

EEO Statement:

EEO Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964, the title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Diversity Statement

UTRGV is a Hispanic-serving Institution dedicated to student success and building a diverse faculty committed to working in a multicultural environment. UTRGV has an NSF ADVANCE grant to increase the representation of women in STEM fields and to promote a positive, family friendly workplace for all faculty. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities.

Open Date: 03/24/2023

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of Birth

Social Security Number

Gender

Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

Security sensitive; All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). CBCs will be conducted for all candidates invited for an on-campus interview.

Additional Information:

UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Please Note:

Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval

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