Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg Maryland is seeking to hire two full-time teaching fellows for its common, integrated, sequential interdisciplinary core curriculum. The positions will begin August 15, 2023. The fellowships will be a 1 year appointment, renewable for up to four years, contingent upon satisfactory evaluation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The teaching load will be 4-3. Fellows will teach in the Mount’s First Year Symposium, the introductory course in the Mount’s core curriculum. This course, which functions as students’ introduction to college level writing and research, draws on the reading of great authors to engage students in the questions, “What does it mean to be human? What does it take to live significantly? And how are humans responsible to others?” As part of the duties of teaching this course, instructors also serve as students’ academic advisors during the freshman year. 

The remaining load will be in one (or more) of the following courses in our common, sequential core: Origins of the West, Foundations of Philosophy, Atlantic Encounters: 1450-1850, Philosophy in the Modern Age, America in the World, Foundations of Theology, Encountering Christ, or Ethics and the Human Good. 

Salary/Benefits

This is a full-time position with full benefits and annual, holiday and sick leave. The university offers a generous benefits package, including tuition remission for graduate and undergraduate classes at Mount St. Mary’s University, retirement program with a match as well as a generous paid time off schedule. Competitive salary commensurate to experience

Please provide a cover letter addressing qualifications and indication of which core program or programs you’d be interested in teaching.

• A curriculum vitae
• A teaching philosophy statement
• Teaching evaluations (if available)

Job Requirements: Education, Experience and Skills:

Applicants should be ABD or have earned a PH.D. Candidates with degrees in history, theology, philosophy, English literature, or other interdisciplinary fields are especially encouraged to apply.

About Mount St. Mary's University

Mount St. Mary's University is a dynamic, Catholic, liberal arts university with over 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students. As a Catholic university, Mount St. Mary’s graduates ethical leaders who are inspired by a passion for learning and lead lives of significance in service to God and others. The university has a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity in its educational programs and employment practices; we actively seek and welcome applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world. EOE

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