Philosophy, Full-Time, Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor (19791)
- Employer
- University of Central Oklahoma
- Location
- Edmond, OK
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- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
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Position Overview:
Teaches, advises and mentors students, evaluates student performance, and maintains department and student records in accordance with university policies. Adheres to educational philosophy of the university. Works in a collaborative manner with colleagues and professional peers. Participates in university meetings that relate specifically to faculty. Serves on department, college, and university committees as requested. Prepares departmental reports as requested. Engages in teaching, service, and scholarly and/or creative activities as defined in the tenure and promotion policy in the UCO Employee and Faculty Handbook. Teaching, research, department/school and university service is expected. This position is a full-time, tenure track position.
Department Specific Essential Job Functions:
Philosophy professors teach a variety of introductory core courses per semester (Intro to Philosophy, Logic and Critical Thinking, Contemporary Moral Problems) as well as upper-year undergraduate courses in several areas of the discipline. The teaching load is 4/4. Applicants must be willing to teach in a variety of instructional formats as appropriate (face-to-face, hybrid, online).
Submission Requirements:
Online application must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, academic writing sample, teaching portfolio (including teaching philosophy statement, list of courses taught, and two syllabi), diversity statement, and degree transcripts for all degrees (Initial applications may be accompanied by unofficial transcripts).
Preferred deadline: December 17, 2020. Additional documentation many be requested at a later date. If you have confidential letters of reference, please instruct senders or letter services (e.g., Interfolio) to email letters of reference to jobs@uco.edu. These will be uploaded to your application file.
Experience Required:
A completed PhD in Philosophy from a regionally accredited or internationally recognized institution by the beginning of the appointment.
Experience Preferred:
The ability to teach upper division courses in some area of non-Western philosophy (e.g., African/Africana Philosophy, Arabic Philosophy, Asian Philosophy, Latin American Philosophy, Native American Philosophy) is strongly preferred. The ability to teach courses in other under-served areas of philosophy is also valued, as is experience teaching diverse student populations. Additionally, applicants are asked to provide a statement that speaks to their lived experience, knowledge, skills, or achievements in diversity, equity, and inclusion work within or transferrable to a higher education setting.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Familiarity with use of online learning management systems (for example, D2L). Competence in a European language is desirable for department study tours.
Physical Demands:
Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Organization
The University of Central Oklahoma prepares future leaders in an opportunity-rich environment, ideally located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Central offers an innovative learning community to its more than 17,000 students, where teaching comes first, a commitment seeded in the university's roots as a teaching college. Students at Central develop personal relationships with more than 450 full-time faculty, 450 adjunct faculty and over 850 staff, like 2008 U.S. Professor of the Year, Dr. Wei Chen, who are committed to transforming lives.
With 117 undergraduate majors and 59 graduate programs, Central is a smart investment for students dedicated to their future success. Notable academic programs include Forensic Science, Music Theatre, Mass Communications, Accounting, the region's only accredited Professional Golf Management program, Jazz Studies and the Academy of Contemporary Music at UCO, located in downtown Oklahoma City's Bricktown district.
Central's appealing 210-acre campus is on track to become a certified botanical garden, offering both a pleasing learning and living environment and a source of pride for students, employees and alumni. In fact, Central is ranked among the top universities nationally in residence life and as one of the top universities to work for by the "Chronicle of Higher Education." Central is also an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site, and hosted the 2010 World Sitting Volleyball Championships on campus. Founded in 1890, Central is the state's first public institution of higher learning, and continues to cultivate creativity and innovation in every corner of campus, bringing to life its core values of Character, Community and Civility each day.
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MISSION
The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) exists to help students learn by providing transformative education experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.
VISION
UCO will become one of the Top 10 metropolitan universities of our kind in the United States by providing a transformative education as well as development experiences that help learners achieve their highest level of leadership potential.
CALL TO ACTION
The University of Central Oklahoma transforms each student by focusing our resources on the Central Six tenets of transformative learning.
All students will be transformed with:
- Discipline Knowledge
- Leadership
- Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities
- Service Learning and Civic Engagement
- Global and Cultural Competencies
- Health and Wellness
Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experience.
About Edmond/Oklahoma City Metro
The University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, a part of the growing, thriving Oklahoma City metropolitan area. At Central, our students, faculty and staff get the best of both worlds - the "small town" feel of Edmond, with the big city excitement of the Oklahoma City metro. Both the Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro consistently rank nationally among the safest, most affordable and most exciting places to live. In fact, Edmond recently ranked among the best places to live in the nation by Money Magazine and Family Circle magazine, and Oklahoma City ranked sixth in the nation for the "Best Places for Young Adults" by Portfolio.com. From year-round arts, music and theater offering, to exciting sporting events like the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, to first class shopping, dining and more, Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro offer a diverse, active, culturally enriched lifestyle that's on the move to even bigger and better opportunities.
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