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+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posting Number: | 20241133F | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Title: | Visiting Assistant Teaching | | | Professor | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Type: | Faculty | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Location: | Villanova, PA | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Recruitment Type: | Internal/External Applicants | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Work Schedule: | full-time/9-months | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Department: | 151-Augustine and Culture Seminar | | | Program | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Summary: | Villanova's first-year seminar | | | program, the Augustine and | | | Culture Seminar Program ( | | | | | | ACSP), invites applicants for the | | | position of Visiting Assistant | | | Teaching Professor, this is a | | | one-year position. Villanova is a | | | Catholic university sponsored by | | | the Augustinian Order. Diversity | | | and inclusion have been and will | | | continue to be an integral | | | component of Villanova | | | University's mission. The | | | University is an Equal | | | Opportunity/Affirmative Action | | | employer and seeks candidates who | | | understand, respect and can | | | contribute to the University's | | | mission and values. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Duties and Responsibilities: | The successful candidate will | | | teach four courses per semester | | | for | | | | | | ACSP. | | | | | | ACS is a two-semester, reading | | | and writing-intensive | | | interdisciplinary first-year | | | seminar, required of all | | | students. Each section is capped | | | at sixteen students. The students | | | are expected o write a minimum | | | of thirty pages (graded and | | | ungraded) per semester. Although | | | the position carries no research | | | or committee service | | | responsibilities, the successful | | | candidate is expected to | | | contribute to the life of the | | | Program, including participating | | | in faculty teaching development | | | activities. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Minimum Qualifications: | - * The candidate must have | | | earned a PhD prior to the | | | start of the academic year. | | | - * Candidates must have prior | | | experience teaching a | | | multi-disciplinary, | | | discussion-oriented, | | | writing-intensive, first-year | | | seminar and be willing to | | | support a humanistic | | | exploration of Villanova's | | | Catholic and Augustine | | | tradition and mission. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Preferred Qualifications: |   | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Physical Requirements and/or |   | | Unusual Work Hours: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Special Message to Applicants: | Applicants must apply online at | | | http://jobs.villanova.edu. | | | Questions about the position can | | | be directed to Dr. Gregory | | | Hoskins, Director, The Augustine | | | and Culture Seminar Program at | | | gregory.hoskins@villanova.edu. | | | The application must include | | | contact information for 3 | | | references. For finalists, an | | | official graduate transcript will | | | be required. Review of | | | applications begins upon receipt | | | and continues until the position | | | is filled. Applications must | | | include: | | | | | | - * Application letter | | | - * Current and complete | | | curriculum vitae | | | - * Copies of unofficial | | | transcripts (undergraduate | | | and graduate) | |