Assistant Professor of Philosophy and MCI

Reg Three-Quarter time Employee Faculty - Full Time Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, Notre Dame, IN, US

Reports to Supervisor:
Academic Director of Philosophy

and Director, Moreau College Initiative

FLSA:
Exempt

Holy Cross College's Mission:The Mission of Holy Cross College is to educate and form global citizens with the competence to see and the courage to act. Holy Cross is a Catholic college that advances the apostolic mission of the Brothers of Holy Cross. Our practical, experiential, liberal arts curriculum applies timeless truths to contemporary life and leads people to wholeness in the image of Christ.

Central to our mission is an encompassing commitment to uphold the legacy of the Brothers of Holy Cross and the charism, mission, values and traditions of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Embracing this mission, we strive to live out the following aspects of our shared vocation. First, all members of our Holy Cross College Community are called to be educators in the faith, directing our efforts to the educational approach first developed by Blessed Fr.

Basil Moreau, which underscores the formation of the mind and heart, for the Holy Cross College community. We desire to be a community that supports one another in developing excellence in our area of specialty and wholeness in our human dignity through relationships of collegiality and collaboration. As a community, we are stewards of the charism of the Congregation "to renew the Christian faith, to regenerate society and bring about better times."

At Holy Cross College, our roles and responsibilities are witness to how we seek to join our gifts together and build a community that honors every person’s contribution to this shared mission, the common good of the College, and the well-being of our students.

Our hiring practices reflect this missional commitment to being a Christ-centered institution.

Typical Schedule:This is a full-time faculty position to begin July 2027.

Purpose: H oly Cross College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Philosophy (tenure track) to begin July 2027. The successful candidate will have a passion for teaching undergraduate students, including students in Holy Cross College's Moreau College Initiative, which provides education in the liberal arts to incarcerated men at Westville Correctional Facility, about forty-five miles west of the main campus.

The successful candidate will also teach courses in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Program of Priestly Formation, including the history of ancient and medieval philosophy, philosophy of nature, philosophical anthropology, and natural theology. Holy Cross's multi-national faculty, staff, and student body collaborate to create a unique learning environment, where mission permeates our approach to student formation.

• All administrators, faculty and staff are called to assist students in their formation to be Christ-like students and thus must embrace and advance the Holy Cross mission of the College in all professional activities.
• Assist students in seeing the relevance of the Catholic intellectual tradition to this particular field of study and to guide students in scholarly conversation about this topic.
• Teach eight undergraduate philosophy courses (24 credit-hours) per year, four on the main campus and four at the Westville Correctional Facility.
• Conduct office hours on campus
• Meet regularly with the Director of the Philosophy Program, the Chair of the Humanities Department, and the Director of the Moreau College Initiative
• Participate in the life of the College by serving on administrative committees and…