Assistant/Associate Adjunct Faculty in Philosophy (PHIL 436) Modern Metaphysics
Location: Moraga
Open Date: Jun 05, 2025
Deadline: Jun 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description:Background:
Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College.
As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary's offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary's reputation for excellence, innovation and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.
The Philosophy Department seeks to hire a per-course faculty member to teach Philosophy 436, Modern Metaphysics in the Fall of 2025.
Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:45pm - 4:25pm
Course description
A study, through close reading, discussing and writing, of "metaphysical" texts of Thomas Aquinas and Hegel (with some attention, as time permits and inclination prompts, to texts of one or more of the following: Descartes, Kant, Wittgenstein, Heidegger).
Qualifications:
Candidates must hold a Master's degree, and be ABD or have completed a Doctoral degree in either Philosophy or Theology. Candidates must also be familiar with the Thomastic tradition of Natural Law, and have experience teaching Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas from primary rather than secondary texts. Candidates must also be educated in a program sympathetic to the Catholic Thomastic-Aristotelian philosophical tradition elaborated in John Paul II's Fides et Ratio.
Candidates must reside in California.
Salary: $9,929-$13,744 dependent on qualifications. The salary range for this position is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the College and SEIU, Local 1021, available here.
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