Philosophy

Title:     Philosophy, Full-Time Faculty
Type : Hybrid 
Location: Philadelphia United States

Job Description:

General Description

The Department of Humanities is seeking one full-time, tenure-track faculty in Philosophy for the 2026-2027 academic year.

The ideal candidate is an active scholar and teacher, committed to promoting student success both within and beyond the classroom, leading by example. The candidate is ready to enter the dynamic environment of an urban community college with its diverse set of learners, including non-traditional and dual enrollment students. The position requires collaboration with colleagues, sometimes from other departments, and readiness to engage in interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary work that produces high-impact experiences for students. The ideal candidate will teach introductory courses in the broad area of Humanities as well as a wide range of 100-level and 200-level courses in Philosophy.

College Intro

Community College of Philadelphia is an open-admission, predominantly Black institution and a minority-serving institution which provides access to higher education for all who may benefit. CCP’s Strategic Plan affirms the College’s long-standing commitment to quality, access, affordability and upward mobility while including an emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion. This plan firmly plants student success at the center of all efforts, establishing the means for each student to achieve their goals.

Teaching faculty are an integral part of the larger Academic and Student Success Division at CCP including Workforce Development or Career Training. The Academic and Student Success Division is a community of learners committed to student success as demonstrated through equitable and measurable outcomes, innovative practices, relevant curriculum, quality learning, and a rewarding student experience. As a minority-serving institution, CCP faculty contribute significantly to our collective efforts to improve student success and eliminate racial equity gaps through the utilization of inclusive and high-quality teaching practices.

Specific Responsibilities

• Prepare, teach, and evaluate student learning in five course sections each Fall and Spring semester. This requires keeping up to date within your discipline as well as relevant topics and technologies for effective college-level instruction. Courses may require instruction on campus, online, or hybrid.
• Post syllabi, attendance, and grade reports in a timely and effective manner.
• Respond promptly to requests for information and communications from students as well as college employees.
• Maintain at least six office hours each week during the academic term, being available at least three days per week to meet with students.
• Attend all departmental faculty meetings and consistently contribute to the sustainability and flourishing of the department. This may include co-curricular efforts with students, campus-wide events to promote programs in the department, and other such activities.
• Participate in the assessment of student learning and student learning outcomes at the course, program, and institution levels. This includes review of syllabi, pedagogy, and assignment design within your discipline as well as regular collegial teaching observations.
• Contribute to the life of the college in ways that align with its mission and values.
• Commitment to the College’s Mission: Demonstrate a sense of connection and responsibility for helping the College to achieve success through a commitment to its mission, vision, and values.
• External and Internal Community Relations: Actively participate in the academic life of the College; including participation in graduation, recruitment events, general assemblies, student life activities and other cross functional teams. Create learning opportunities for students inside and outside of the classroom including opportunities to teach dual-enrollment high school students.
• Collaboration: Communicate effectively, share vision, focus on people, initiate positive change, value differences and foster collaboration. Work with and inspire others to achieve college, department, and individual success. Proactively identify/address problems.
• Respect for Diversity: Establish an inclusive environment in the classroom. Demonstrate an understanding of, and sensitivity to, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of the College’s faculty, staff and students.
• Assessment: Full participation in the assessment of student learning and student learning outcomes at the course, program, and institution levels.
• Student Success: Strive for excellence in teaching, applying best practices in field of discipline, and modeling behaviors that encourage student success and retention. Utilize innovative teaching strategies and technologies for online learning and other technology tools to meet the learning needs of a diverse student population. Maintain office hours to meet with students outside of the classroom and respond to questions or concerns.
• Leadership and Development: Commitment to professional learning and growth, student mentoring, and service to the profession. Remain current in the use of technology, developments within the field of discipline, and developments related to teaching and student success.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Philosophy required.
• Demonstrated competence in Applied Ethics, Logic, and/or Philosophy of Gender required.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Philosophy preferred.
• Demonstrated experience teaching diverse student populations.
• Demonstrated experience teaching within a community college.
• Bilingual or other language proficiency.

Work LocationMain Campus

Benefits Summary

Benefits:

“Success Starts Here” at Community College of Philadelphia. We recognize that our success as a college and the success of our students starts with our employees. Our employees are vital to our success. Our total compensation package includes a comprehensive offer of benefits that are unrivaled by most.

Full-time faculty and staff benefits include:

· College-paid medical, dental, drug, life and disability insurance

· Tuition remission (for classes at the college)

· Forgivable tuition loan (for classes at any accredited academic institution)

· 403(b) retirement plan with 10% College contribution with employee contribution 5%

· Flexible spending accounts