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JOB DESCRIPTION
Antioch College invites applications for a tenure-track position in
philosophy with contract beginning fall 2011. A Ph.D. in philoso –
phy or an appropriate interdisciplinary subject required. Successful
candidate will have the capacity to teach introductory courses in
the traditions of philosophy; social and political theory; the classi –
cal philosophical topics on the nature of knowledge and reality; and
topical courses that include a substantial philosophical component.
Should have the ability to teach advanced courses in philosophy that
can support student self- designed majors in philosophy and in those
areas of concentration that include substantial philosophical content.
Background in religion and/or Eastern philosophy is desirable. The
successful candidate’s experience will determine rank and salary.
We value highly a candidate’s appreciation for, and demonstrated
abilities to work within, this unique rigorous liberal arts education
model. Antioch College places equal emphasis upon three interwoven
strategies for learning: (1) academic study, (2) work and (3) commu-
nity living and participation in shared decision-making governance.
Antioch College is searching this year for its first tenure-track ap –
pointments (as well as some visiting and adjunct faculty) as it seeks to
admit its first small starting class in fall 2011, on the way to becom –
ing a liberal arts college of 600 students. These first six tenure-track
positions are in organic chemistry, philosophy, Spanish, anthropol –
ogy, 3-D arts and literature. From among the tenure-track faculty, at
the president’s discretion, one person may be invited to serve also as
interim academic dean. Qualifications to be dean are not a part of the
requirements for the teaching position.
WORKING AT ANTIOCH COLLEGE
Antioch College is committed to the goal of achieving equal oppor –
tunity for all and, accordingly, does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, expression and
characteristics, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, visible or invis-
ible disability, or status as a disabled veteran of the Vietnam era. The
College complies with federal and state legislation and regulations
regarding nondiscrimination. This policy applies to faculty and staff,
applicants for faculty and staff positions, students and applicants for
educational programs and activities. Inquiries concerning this policy
should be addressed to the Office of the President.
A private, independent nonprofit college in Yellow Springs, Ohio,
Antioch College proposes to offer a four-year, undergraduate residen-
tial college experience. The Antioch College curriculum puts equal
emphasis on rigorous liberal arts learning and work. Upon gradua –
tion, students will have completed an individualized major based on
one of 11 concentrations as well as a language minor. The institution,
originally founded in 1850, now operates independent of Antioch
University, the multi-campus system it founded.
Antioch College plans to award the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor
of Science degrees. As a liberal arts institution, the College will re –
quire students to complete substantial introductory coursework in
disciplines within four academic divisions: Arts, Humanities, Science
and Social Sciences. Then, with their advisors, students will propose
a major that may be either disciplinary or interdisciplinary, based on
the 11 areas of concentrations supported by the college within those
four divisions.
Another important element of the academic experience at Antioch
College is the introduction of Global Seminars that focus on impor-
tant human issues surrounding energy, food, governance, health, and
water. Designed as mini-courses, the Global Seminars will be taught
by distinguished visiting faculty, as well as other subject-matter ex –
perts. They provide an academic link between on-campus study terms
and off-campus work terms.
For 90 years, a critical component of the Antioch College educa –
tion has been the cooperative work program (Co-op) established by
the late former President Arthur E. Morgan. In addition to complet-
ing nine on-campus study terms, students will complete six terms of
full-time, paid work assignments in local, national and international
settings. The off-campus work program allows students to connect
academic knowledge with the professional world of work. The An –
tioch College work program expands learning experiences through
paid employment in a supervised, educational work setting often re –
lated to the student’s coursework. In addition to on-the-job-learning,
a high value is placed on the learning students do off-the-job in the
communities in which they live while on Co-op. That value leads
the college to provide second language instruction from the very first
term, and including every term, on and off campus, culminating in
a final two-quarter international work placement where the student’s
second language capability will be put to substantial use.
Our objective is to prepare scholars and adaptable critical thinkers
with the creative capacity and ethical bearing needed to invent solu –
tions to the problems facing humankind now and in the future.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Submit a curriculum vitae, transcript, statement of teaching philoso-
phy and how applicant might contribute to Antioch’s educational
goals, and three letters of recommendation. Send electronic applica –
tions (preferred) to nwilburn@antiochcollege.org or mail to Antioch
College Faculty Recruitment, c/o Nancy Wilburn, South Hall, An –
tioch College, Yellow Springs, OH 45387.
Antioch College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Tenure-Track Position in Philosophy
EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Visit www.antiochcollege.org and www.insidehighered.com/profiles/antioch_college for more information.
