The Department of Catholic Studies offers an undergraduate major and minor as well as a graduate certificate and master’s degree. Guided by the principles of Ex corde ecclesiae and Fides et ratio, we are committed to sustaining and developing the Catholic intellectual tradition. We seek candidates who share these commitments. As an interdisciplinary department, we seek candidates whose disciplinary expertise is coupled with an interdisciplinary habit of mind and an ability to teach in an interdisciplinary way. To this end, we seek candidates with expertise in one of the multiple elements of the Catholic intellectual tradition (including but not limited to history, literature, art, theology, or philosophy) and expect that candidates will demonstrate how their teaching engages the tradition as a coherent whole. Candidates should have a clearly established scholarly agenda, and evidence of ability to teach across disciplinary boundaries and connect with students from varied backgrounds and with varied interests. The successful candidate must have a terminal degree in an academic field germane to Catholic Studies. Besides undergraduate teaching, graduate teaching and the ability to develop hybrid in-person/online courses for the Catholic Studies master’s program is also expected.
