Faculty Associate

Company: Arizona State University
Location: Tempe
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

The School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies (SHPRS) at Arizona State University invites applications for its faculty associate pool for the 2025-26 academic year and summer session (Session Instructor). Faculty Associates are one semester appointments, with the potential to be renewed. They are part time, non-benefits eligible with no tenure implications, not to exceed .40 FTE (.50FTE during summer session). A typical Faculty Associate course load is one to two classes per semester, either in-person or online. Teaching duties include: preparing course materials, responding to and evaluating student work, and availability for one-on-one assistance (via weekly office hours for on-campus classes and electronically for online classes). Individuals employed as Faculty Associates may not hold multiple, non-benefits eligible appointments at Arizona State University. About the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies In 2008, the departments of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies joined together to create the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies (SHPRS), an academic unit of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. We continue to advance Arizona State University’s goals of excellence, access and impact through award winning innovative research and a commitment to supporting students both online and on-campus. As the largest transdisciplinary school in the humanities at ASU, the collaborative environment of talented faculty and students aims to create leaders of change that understand the past, present and future. For more information about SHPRS, please visit our website: https://shprs.asu.edu/. About The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University, committed to improving communities on a local, national and global scale. We support the professional development and growth of our faculty and staff in their cutting-edge research to advance these aims. Within The College, our faculty engage with a large, curious student body, guiding them as they grow into socially aware, critical thinkers and writers able to succeed in a wide range of careers and to address the challenges of the twenty-first century. Advancing the success of our students remains our top priority. To learn more about The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, please visit https://thecollege.asu.edu . About Arizona State University ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university. As articulated in the ASU Charter , ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves. Essential functions: Prepare course materials Respond to and evaluate student work Available for one-on-one assistance (via weekly office hours for on-campus classes and electronically for online classes) Required qualifications : Master’s degree in History/Philosophy/Religious Studies by time of appointment. Experience teaching undergraduate History/Philosophy/Religious Studies courses in person and Online. Desired qualification: PhD in History, Philosophy, or Religious Studies. Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty, staff, students, and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter

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