Villanova University's first-year seminar program, the Augustine and Culture Seminar Program (ACSP), seeks two full-time continuing non-tenure track (CNT) faculty members to teach its two-semester humanities seminar. With a reading list grounded in the Augustinian, Catholic, and liberal arts traditions, the Augustine and Culture Seminar (ACS) is reading-and-writing-intensive and also facilitates student engagement in the intellectual, cultural, and artistic life of the University and the greater Philadelphia area. Students from all four colleges (Liberal Arts & Sciences, Nursing, Engineering, and Business) take the two courses (1000 Ancients and 1001 Moderns) in this collegial program taught by 20+ full-time faculty from a wide range of disciplines. A signature feature of the first-year experience at Villanova is the Communitas: First-Year Learning Community program that is a result of the coordinated effort between ACSP and the Division of Student Life.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian Order. The University is an equal opportunity employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect, and can contribute to the University's mission and values.

The positions are renewable 9-month academic appointments at the rank of assistant teaching professor with a 4/4 teaching load (classes capped at 16). Successful candidates will provide evidence of teaching effectiveness or potential, and demonstrate a willingness to explore and teach the Augustinian and Catholic intellectual traditions as well as texts in and outside of one's discipline and areas of expertise. The positions are primarily and essentially teaching positions, and ACSP cultivates a cooperative community of teacher-scholars dedicated to meeting the perennial and the changing needs of our students through an ongoing program of faculty development activities.

After a one-year probationary period, ACSP faculty are eligible to teach for other departments and programs in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. CNT faculty in ACSP are expected to engage in significant service to the program, college, and university. CNT faculty also are expected to be professionally active and there are funds available at the program, college and university levels for research, curricular development, and conference travel. CNT faculty at Villanova are eligible for promotion. Villanova offers a competitive benefits package to all full-time faculty.

A terminal degree (e.g. Ph.D., MFA) in a fine art, humanities discipline, or social science at the time of application.

Applicants must apply on-line at http://jobs.villanova.edu. All materials must be received by February 6, 2026. Questions about the position can be directed to Dr. Gregory Hoskins, Director of the Augustine and Culture Seminar Program at Gregory.hoskins@villanova.edu.

For more information about ACSP and about Communitas: First-Year Learning Community, please see the respective websites:

Candidates invited to interview must provide:

Competitive