Part-Time Faculty, Philosophy and Religious Studies

Position Title:

PartTime Faculty Philosophy and Religious Studies

Department/School:

School of Liberal Arts

Salary/Pay Rate:

$1213 per 1 credit with upward adjustment for years of service at Marist University. Pay may vary depending on credits pertaining to online graduate music or lab courses.

Job Summary:

The Philosophy and Religious Studies Department at Marist University invites applications for parttime faculty for theacademic year. We have immediate teaching opportunities for our Introduction to Philosophy course and ongoing needs for qualified instructors in the following areas: Ethics Introduction to Religion Religion in America and World Religions.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Masters Degree in Philosophy Religious Studies or a closely related field is required. Doctorate of ABD preferred. Previous successful collegiate teaching experience needed.

Essential Functions:

Successful candidates may teach three to nine semester credit hours each may occur during both the fall and spring semesters. Teaching assignments are for inperson classes held at the Marist campus in Poughkeepsie New York.

Required Application Documents:

Resume Cover Letter & Contact Information of 3 Professional References

About the Department/School:

The Philosophy and Religious Studies Department offers majors in philosophy and religious studies as well as minors in each area. The Department is housed in the School of Liberal Arts which also includes departments in English history modern languages and political science.

About Marist University:

Founded in 1929 Marist is a comprehensive independent fouryear institution whose signature educational approach blends the liberal arts with preprofessional studies and emphasizes experiential learning to enrich classroom instruction. With campuses in Poughkeepsie N.Y. and Florence Italy plus over 70 programs offering a variety of international study Marist is a portal to the world and is devoted to nurturing a welcoming inclusive community. Through six schools offering almost 50 majors Marist cultivates the intellectual growth and wellbeing of its more than 6000 undergraduate and graduate students and encourages them to color outside traditional academic lines as they pursue coursework and personal experiences that provide valuable occupational expertise and reflect their individual passions. Marist has been acclaimed a top institution in the nation by U.S. News & World Report the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse Princeton Review and others.

Type of Position:

Parttime

Classification:

Faculty

Work Schedule:

Time as required for teaching office hours department/school activities.

Location:

Marist University Main Campus

Number of Position Openings:

Multiple

Equal Employment Statement:

Marist University is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end the University will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities women people with disabilities and any other protected groups found to be under represented.

Equal opportunity means employment development and promotion of individuals without consideration of race color disability religion age sex marital status national origin sexual orientation or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The University will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The University will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marists policy of nondiscrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the University. It shall be considered a violation of University policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist University on the basis of race color disability religion age sex marital status national origin sexual orientation veteran status or any other condition established by law.