Full-time Faculty, Honors - College of Arts, Humanities, Sciences and Theology

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APU seeks employees who desire to contribute to our thriving culture by cultivating community through professional interactions, demonstrating a posture of lifelong learning, and modeling Christ-like character. Working together, employees at APU commit to establishing a university atmosphere that is edifying to God and one another.

Description

The Honors College at Azusa Pacific University seeks a full-time faculty member to teach in its Great Books program. The College’s telos is to liberally educate the next generation of high-achieving, academically motivated Christian leaders. The curriculum features high-impact practices that foster student engagement and improve learning, including a common, interconnected curriculum, a strong first-year experience, engagement with life’s big questions, rigorous writing-intensive classes, and a year-long capstone experience. The College strives to produce scholarly disciples, equipped and worthy to assume positions of influence, having grown in wisdom, virtue, faith, and eloquence.

Faculty members in the Honors College are generalists who teach courses in an integrated, interdisciplinary humanities program. Each class in the program integrates philosophy, history, literature, aesthetics, writing, speaking, Bible, and theology. Candidates must be eager to work with students from a variety of academic majors, helping them grow, not simply in understanding, but in the practice of faith, virtue, and leadership. Ideal candidates will be accomplished lecturers and discussion facilitators who offer the following: Experience in a Great Books program either as a student or as a teacher.

A passion for learning and for the humanities. A record of teaching excellence. A record of scholarly accomplishments. Proficiency in writing instruction.

An eagerness to aid the intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth of high-achieving students. A capability to help students sharpen their capacities to think critically, listen attentively, and communicate cogently, clearly, and persuasively. An ability to work well in a highly collaborative work environment. Specialization: Philosophy, Humanities.

Responsibilities

Leading small, discussion-based, intellectually stimulating colloquies in the Honors College core curriculum: i.e., HON 101: Leadership, HON 240: Greco-Roman and Early Christian Thought, HON 260: Monks, Mystics, and Reformers, HON 280: The Dawn of the Modern Era, and HON 300: Contemporary Challenges. Delivering engaging and informative lectures about Great Books: e.g., Plato’s Republic , Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics , Confucius’s Analects , The Mengzi (Mencius), Sunzi’s The Art of War , The Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), Boethius’s Consolation of Philosophy , Aquinas’s Summa Theologica , Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling , Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil, etc . Maintaining a research program. Facilitating student research.

Engaging in student mentoring, discipling, and advising. Contributing to program assessment and curriculum refinement. Participating in the life of the Honors College community, including faculty meetings and activities as well as events such as orientation, student recruitment, fund-raising, field trips, banquets, etc. Participating in the life of the broader university community, including kickoff events, convocation, commencement, faculty governance, etc.

Level: Open rank. Early career candidates are warmly invited to apply.

Qualifications

Earned Ph.D. in relevant discipline. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proven success in teaching excellence in an undergraduate liberal arts program. Desire and ability to integrate one’s Christian faith into the curriculum.

A vibrant Christian faith compatible with the mission of Azusa Pacific University. Faculty members are required to sign a Statement of Faith, available at https://www.apu.edu/believe/, to affirm the university position statements, and to adhere to the policies outlined in the Faculty Handbook.

Experience

Previous experience and demonstrated excellence in university teaching and service to a university is desirable. Candidates seeking appointment at Associate or Full Professor level must demonstrate evidence of scholarly research and publications. Workload: Full-time position. Hire Date: Anticipated start date is August, 2027.

Mental Demands: Ability to integrate Christian values in all aspects. Ability to engage in critical thinking and exercise independent judgment. Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage confidential information. Ability to collaborate with other faculty and staff and maintain collegial relations.

Self starter, ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form. Compensation: $70,304 to $125,460 is the annual salary for this role and reflects what Azusa Pacific University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on the qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition to compensation, APU offers a competitive benefits package .

Compensation will be based on experience, rank, and qualifications. Additional Information: Candidates must align with Azusa Pacific University's Christian identity. Faculty members are expected to sign a Statement of Faith (available at http://www.apu.edu/about/believe ), to adhere to the policies outlined in the Faculty Handbook, and to integrate the Christian faith in teaching and scholarship. Azusa Pacific University is a Christ-centered, multicultural community that values and seeks faculty and staff who are committed to diversity, work effectively with diverse populations, and engage others in ways that honor our rich cultural mosaic and biblical foundation.

Please click the links to learn more about ' what we believe ,' our ' mission statement ,' and our ' statement of faith .' You can learn more about APU by watching the stories of faculty, staff, and alumni as they carry out our mission here: http://www.apu.edu/stories/ . Azusa Pacific University will conduct a background check on all final candidates. Review of applications will begin immediately, and the position will remain open until filled unless otherwise stated. Azusa Pacific University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures.

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