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Job Summary:

The Department of Philosophy at Xavier University of Louisiana invites applicants for a tenure-track position in Philosophy at the rank of assistant professor beginning August 2025. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Philosophy or a related field. 

The department is looking for an innovative and dynamic scholar dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and service. This position is part of the newly launched MA program in the Ethics of Technology, Health, and Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana. The program aims to develop high-quality education, offer students research opportunities, and serve both the University and the broader community. The primary responsibility of this role will be to teach in this emerging program. Ideal candidates should have teaching experience and a publication record in a field relevant to the program. While research focus is open, we prefer candidates with experience and interest in Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Philosophy of Science and Technology, and/or Neuroethics. The department values diversity, equity, and inclusion and is particularly interested in candidates who can effectively teach in a diverse university environment and demonstrate a commitment to supporting the success of students from varied backgrounds.

Duties and Job Requirements:

• Teach undergraduate course in the new MA program as well as undergraduate Philosophy courses in-person;  
• Teach 12 credit hours per semester;
• Supervise, mentor, and advise undergraduate students; 
• Develop and sustain an independent research agenda;
• Contribute to the growth of the program; 
• Participate in service activities for the department, university, and community; and 
• Participate in on-campus department, division, college, and university meetings and assemblies, as well as university convocations and graduation. 

About  the Department

The Department of Philosophy has five full-time faculty members. It offers a wide variety of courses in Philosophy and in the Core Curriculum. The Department seeks to offer students ways to approach and understand the examined life and the role of reason in human affairs. The study of philosophy includes training in logic and the techniques of evaluating varying points of view, and training in ethics regarding conceptions of the good life and the importance of achieving justice in society. 

It also includes consideration of the ideas of the true, the good, and the beautiful as keys to self-knowledge and the concern for others. Instruction in these areas of thought aims at making connections with the other fields of knowledge and the education of the whole person. It focuses on supplying students with the means to confront the issues of today and to provide a basis for an active, reflective life that will aid them in assuming leadership roles in their chosen careers. The Department is proud of the quality of instruction, accomplishments of their students and to be launching our new Masters in the Ethics of Technology, Health, and Sciences.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Philosophy or a related field (conferred by the time of appointment); 
• Strong commitment to teaching a full load of 24 credit hours per academic year; 
• Write and Speak English proficiently; 
• Experience with teaching, as well as a strong publication record in an area relevant to the   Ethics of Science, Health, & Technology; 
• Commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population; and 
• Commitment to the mission of Xavier University of Louisiana.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced training beyond the Ph.D., e.g. Post-doc, etc.  
• ·Successful experience teaching a wide range of undergraduate courses in Philosophy, Ethics, or related field; 
• Experience in mentoring and advising HBCU students;
• Experience growing a new program;
• Awareness of pedagogical best practices and ongoing commitment to developing and maintaining knowledge in this area;
• Experience developing and offering experiential learning opportunities (e.g. undergraduate research, service learning, participatory action research); and
• Develop and participate in an active research agenda and contribute to service activities for the department, university, and community.

Education: PhD

About Xavier University of Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1925, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. The only historically Black, Catholic university in the United States, XULA is a private, liberal-arts based, co-educational institution offering 40 undergraduate majors, 5 master’s degree programs and a doctor of pharmacy program. More than one-half of its 3,100 students are from Louisiana, but it draws students from nearly all fifty states and 35 countries. Xavier is recognized as a national leader in the sciences and the liberal arts: • #1 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school (AAMC data 2019). • Among the nation’s top four colleges of pharmacy in graduating African Americans with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degrees. (2018) • #1 in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees to African American students in the biological and biomedical sciences, the physical sciences, and physics. ... (2018) • #3 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in science and engineering disciplines. (2018) • The Department of Physics is #1 in the nation for awarding African Americans baccalaureate degrees in physics and the physical sciences, according to the American Institute of Physics. (2018) Xavier is consistently ranked by the American Chemical Society as one of the top 25 universities in the nation. • The 2020 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges named Xavier among its 300 “best and most interesting” four-year colleges and universities. • Xavier was also singled out as one of the nation’s 385 best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2020 edition of its annual “The Best 385 Colleges”. • College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, ranks Xavier as the nation’s #3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities) (2019). It also ranks Xavier as #3 among all Louisiana colleges. • College Factual ranks both Xavier’s biology and chemistry programs as program as No. 1 in Louisiana. (2019) • Your 2018 Guide to College Transfer lists Xavier as one of only 90 colleges and universities nationwide profiled as “transfer friendly” in this guide to the college transfer process by the Kaplan Educational Foundation. • The Student Loan Report ranks #Xavier 12 out of 800 Private schools who left graduates with the least amount of private student loan debt, a form of financial aid known for higher interest rates and less forgiving repayment programs. (2018) • Zippia.com named Xavier's Psychology Program as #1 in Louisiana. (2018) • Learn.org ranks Xavier Among the Top 50 STEM schools in the U.S. (2019) • The Edvocate ranks Xavier as the nation’s No. 3 Catholic University. (2019) • Zippia.com rates Xavier #1 in Louisiana in its 2019 report, “Best College in Each State for Getting a Job”.

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