Professors of Philosophy and Literature
Open Rank, Arts and Humanities, Ralston College
Employer: Ralston College
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Salary: Highly competitive
Position Type: Professor of Philosophy; Professor of Literature
Employment Type: Full Time
Ralston College invites applications for two separate, full-time faculty positions (Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Literature), to begin on or after 1 September 2024. Start dates in 2025 or 2026 may be available by negotiation. While the field for both positions is open, candidates should be able to contribute substantially to the College’s MA in the Humanities program, which runs from classical antiquity to the present.
Professors of Philosophy and Literature will be expected to offer seminars and lectures, set and mark assignments and exams, participate in the communal life of the College, maintain active scholarly commitments, and contribute to administrative operations.
Rank: open to early career scholars and more established academics; the initial appointment is for one year, but renewable. Teaching load: six to eight class hours per week during term-time, across three eight-week terms. Salary: highly competitive depending on experience, starting at $90,000.
Ralston College is a new academic institution based in Savannah, Georgia. Within higher education, it is holding open a space for courageous curiosity and productive disagreement, where ideas are shared with the purpose of living more fully, and renewing our shared human culture. Positively, and with no political, ideological, or religious agenda, the College offers its students encounters with the richest and most challenging works of art and intellect from an uncensored past. Students are encouraged to question openly and boldly, in a community dedicated to freedom of thought and speech, and to fostering genuine fellowship. More information on the College’s activities, mission and values can be found here: https://www.ralston.ac/about
Candidates should be able to demonstrate excellence in teaching, significant scholarly promise, and a strong commitment to fostering a collegiate community. Candidates should have completed a relevant PhD, and have a good working knowledge of the languages relevant to their fields of expertise.
To apply, applicants should send a CV, letter of interest, and contact information for three letters of recommendation to the Chair of the Search Committee: employment@ralston.ac.
Writing samples (and reference letters) will be requested after initial interviews.
