Instructional Assistant Professor

Note for Current UM Employees

Current employees must apply internally via connectU > connectu.olemiss.edu

Position Description

The Department of Philosophy and Religion is committed to research and teaching that defines the University of Mississippi as an institution devoted to higher education and liberal education.  Our faculty are experts in core sub-disciplines of our respective fields, and our department aims to produce research that is of a quantity and quality worthy of the University of Mississippi’s R1 status in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.  Our programs aim to produce students who not only understand the concepts and methods relevant to the respective disciplines of philosophy and religion, but who excel in critical and analytical thinking, writing and verbal communication, ethical deliberation, and who can readily engage in civil and productive dialogue with their peers.

 

The Department of Philosophy and Religion invites applicants for an Instructional Assistant Professor beginning August 2025. A successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in philosophy or in religious studies in hand by August 2024. This position will be 50% teaching (five classes per year) and 50% administrative service.  Service responsibilities will include maintaining the Department’s electronic media, overseeing the Department’s student support and engagement activities, and assisting the chair with a number of Departmental administrative processes.
 

 

The key responsibilities of this role are to teach, maintain the Department’s electronic media, oversee the Department’s student support and engagement activities, and assist the chair with a number of Departmental administrative processes.

In addition to teaching, here are examples of the work that will be performed.

Maintaining Electronic Media:
• maintaining the Philosophy and Religion Website
• maintaining Philosophy and Religion social media accounts
• maintaining the Mississippi Philosophical Association Website
 
Student Engagement and Support:
•  Working with Liberal Arts Studies Services to advise all philosophy majors (with and without the Religious Studies emphasis) about meeting requirements for graduation
• Handling new student and potential student "Visit Days"
• Handling the annual "Mississippi Day" event
• Overseeing Student Awards (Lawhead, Blass, Taylor medal, Ambassadors, Phil-Rel Hall of Fame)
• Helping to recruit talented students to the major
• Helping add/drop students from class rolls during the first two weeks of each semester
• Visiting all 100-level Philosophy & Religion classes to advertise the major and upcoming classes during advising period
 
Administrative Support:
• Helping with course schedule planning
• Helping with graduate student application materials
• Collecting data about Philosophy & Religion for various administrative reports

Position Details

Appointment: 9 month

Assignment Type: Non-Tenure Track

Minimum Qualifications

 A successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in philosophy or in religious studies in hand by August 2025.

 

 

Interview Requirements: Any candidate who is called for an interview must notify the Department of Equal Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

Application Procedures

Applicants must complete an on-line application at careers.olemiss.edu where they will also be asked to submit a letter of interest and a C.V.  In their letter of interest, applicants should (1) describe classes they have already taught that are similar to those offered by the Department of Philosophy and Religion, (2) describe classes they could teach that would appeal to both philosophy and religion students, and (3) give a brief description of their experience with academic service.
 

 

Review of applications begins immediately and the position will remain open until an adequate applicant pool is reached. 

 

The University of Mississippi is a Carnegie R1 very high research activity institution, and the Department offers an MA, a BA, and several minors. Questions about this position should be directed to Steven Skultety (skultety@olemiss.edu).

About the University of MS & Oxford, MS

Founded in 1848, the University of Mississippi (UM), affectionately known to alumni, students and friends as Ole Miss, is Mississippi's flagship university. Included in the elite group of R-1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity by the Carnegie Classification, it has a lo