Location: Farmingdale, NY Category: Faculty Posted On: Mon Nov 18 2024 Job Description: The Department of English and Humanities at Farmingdale State College (FSC) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Humanities beginning fall 2025. The area of specialization (AOS) for this position is open, though successful candidates should have areas of competency (AOC) that enable them to teach across the department's philosophy curriculum. The department's philosophy curriculum can be viewed by visiting, FSC Courses (https://www.farmingdale.edu/courses/) and filtering for philosophy. This selected candidate will have the opportunity to develop new courses in their area of specialization, areas that speak to the college's broader needs, and especially areas that contribute SUNY's DEISJ initiative.The Department of English and Humanities at Farmingdale State College is an interdisciplinary service department that houses faculty who specialize in composition, speech communication, literature, and philosophy. As a service department, English and Humanities offers no major, instead offering foundational classes and electives that interweave with courses of study across the college. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the department, we will give special consideration to candidates who demonstrate ability and/or desire to work across disciplines and contribute to department life holistically. Candidates should also demonstrate clear commitment to teaching excellence in Philosophy and the Humanities. Experience teaching classes in relevant fields outside of philosophy is preferred, but not required.The course load for this position is 12 credit hours (4 classes) per semester, in addition to service and research obligations. All faculty members at Farmingdale State College have three workload components: teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service. The successful candidate will demonstrate an interest and high level of competence in teaching. Candidates should have a research agenda that complements their area of academic specialty resulting in peer-reviewed publications and presentation, both of which are necessary for promotion and tenure at Farmingdale State College. The service component of the workload includes student advisement as well as active participation on departmental, school and college-wide committees.In your cover letter, we ask that you highlight your teaching and service experience in addition to research. As well, please articulate how you see these experiences fitting within the intellectual life of an interdisciplinary humanities department. The college particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include:
Commitment to diversity and university initiatives supportive of diversity and inclusion.
Interest in participating in student-centered service activities.
Desire to apply expertise in promoting civic engagement with the College's many community partners.
Job Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Ph.D. in Philosophy or strongly allied field from a regionally accredited institution.
Ability to teach introductory level philosophy courses as professor of record.
Evidence of scholarship in candidate's field of expertise.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience teaching in more than one discipline that the department houses (Composition, Literature, Speech Communication, and Philosophy).
One or more years of experience teaching introductory level philosophy courses as professor of record.
Evidence of dedication to DEISJ principles in teaching, scholarship, or service.
At least one peer-reviewed publication.
Additional Information:
This is a 10-month UUP faculty position.
For the first 10 working days, beginning Monday, November 18, 2024, and ending Friday, November 29, 2024, applications will be limited to UUP Farmingdale.
CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
SALARY: $75,000 + $4,000 in downstate location pay = $79,000 Total Compensation.
ANTICIPATED START DATE: Fall semester 2025
The State University of New York offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans.Click here for New York State Benefits Summary (https://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/benefits/benefit-summaries/FTUUPbenefitsummary-June-2024.pdf) Visit our Why Work at FSC (https://www.farmingdale.edu/human-resources/why-work-at-farmingdale.shtml) page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer.VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITIONThe Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following linkhttp://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information/index.shtmlThis page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations.Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status.Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
