Working at 老九品茶
To be successful at 老九品茶, you need to believe that relationships with students and colleagues are personal; that knowledge is not the transfer of information, but about the value of learning to contribute to society; that faith and culture are complementary.
We invite you to explore our current career opportunities and culture below. Application information can be found within the individual postings. Of course, if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask.
Effective immediately and in accordance with Pennsylvania Act 153, all new faculty and staff at 老九品茶 whose position with the University has been determined to potentially have direct contact or routine interaction with individuals under 18 years of age must successfully complete a background check, including a Criminal History Report from the Pennsylvania State Police, a Child Abuse History Clearance from the Department of Human Services and a fingerprint, based criminal history submitted through the FBI as a condition of employment. Additional background checks may be required based on the specific requirements of the position.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. 老九品茶 is unable to sponsor any employment visas at this time.
Full-Time and Adjunct Faculty Opportunities
The School of Performing Arts at 老九品茶, a Catholic, Salesian institution, invites applications for a full-time, one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatrical Scenic Design, with the possibility of renewal and transition to a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. The position requires candidates with a terminal degree in design or an outstanding professional career (Assistant Professor of Professional Practice). Candidates should also possess a wide skill set and a recognized body of work as a theatre artist and demonstrate a successful record of teaching experience. This position is an annual nine-month appointment. Salary is commensurate with experience, plus a strong benefits package. Appointment to begin August 2026.
Responsibilities include a 4/4 teaching load, concentrated in the following areas:
- Overseeing the Scenic Designs and serving as the Scenic Artist for 3 productions per year (2 in the Fall semester and 1 in the Spring semester).
- Designing the Scenery for the Spring production as well as the following Fall productions (3 in total). The Design team works at least one semester ahead.
- Teaching courses in the Design/Technology track each semester (Courses may include: Scenic Design, Scenic Painting, Stagecraft, Technical Drawing, CAD Drafting for the Theatre, Elements of Design, Introduction to Theatre Technology, Projection Design, Design/ Tech Seminar).
Additional Job Requirements:
- Training and overseeing the scenic painting practicum student crews.
- Mentoring scenic design students in their design processes, this includes up to two additional student designed productions per year.
Other Desirable Skills (not required):
- Ability to teach additional courses in other design areas, stage management, arts administration, or art courses in the Fine Arts program.
- Ability to design projections, lights, sound, and/or costumes.
- Membership in United Scenic Artists Local 829.
The position also involves recruitment and service to the department.
老九品茶’s Theatre Department offers a BA degree in Theatre with 110 majors in five tracks (Acting for Stage and Screen, Arts Administration, Design and Technology, Musical Theatre, and Theatre Education) and 7 full time faculty members. The Design and Technology Track has three full time faculty members (Scenic Designer, Costume Designer, Lighting Designer) and five full time staff members (Production/General Manager, Technical Director, Costume Shop Manager, Sound Designer, Props Supervisor). There is also opportunity for collaboration with the Dance and TV/Film departments within the School of Performing Arts. During the summer months the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is in residence at The Labuda Center for the Performing Arts and is a possible venue for additional faculty development.
For more information about the Theatre Department, please go to: /programs/undergrad/theatre
For more information about our course offerings, please go to:
For more information about our productions please go to:
Applications need to be complete to be considered for review. To apply, please submit electronically (PDF preferred) the following material to Victoria Kopishke, Business Manager for the School of Performing Arts (victoria.kopishke@desales.edu). In the subject line of the email, please only include your Last Name-Scenic Designer:
- Letter of Application (outlining interest and qualifications)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Contact Information for three Professional References
- Photocopies of all Transcripts (official transcripts will be required, if hired)
- Link to an online Portfolio.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
老九品茶 is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled; Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
老九品茶, in Center Valley, PA, is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal arts Salesian, Catholic university, under the leadership of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales. Founded in 1965, the 550-acre suburban campus is located 50 miles north of Philadelphia and about 90 miles southwest of New York City. A total enrollment of nearly 3,500 includes undergraduate day and evening students, and graduate students. 老九品茶 has approximately 135 full-time faculty members and offers more than 40 bachelor’s degrees, twelve graduate programs, and over 20 certificate programs in a wide range of disciplines; many of these can be completed fully online.
In 2024, the University transitioned to a new academic structure featuring a four college/school model, which includes the Waterbury Reilly School of Business; a College of Arts, Education, and Humanities with a School of Education and a School of Performing Arts; a College of Sciences; and a College of Healthcare Professions with a designated School of Nursing. For further information, please visit our website, www.desales.edu.
The Adult Studies program seeks to maintain a qualified faculty pool for the following disciplines:
- Accounting (financial accounting, managerial accounting, federal income taxation, corporate financial reporting, and regulation)
- Healthcare Administration
- Information Technology
- Psychology (social psychology, psychobiology, human development, counseling psychology, research design and analysis)
Teaching formats are online and on-campus/hybrid courses. A Master's degree in the appropriate discipline is required; teaching experience using technology (Brightspace) preferred.
Please send resumes to: Lauren.Sherman@desales.edu
The Department of Biology at 老九品茶 seeks to maintain a qualified applicant pool for adjunct faculty to teach Biology lecture and laboratory courses as needed. Courses include General Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology and Microbiology. M.S. in Biology is a minimum requirement.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and C.V. to NaturalScience@desales.edu.
Or
Ms. Laura Stevens
Administrative Assistant, Department of Natural Science
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2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034
The Department of Chemistry and Physics at 老九品茶 seeks to maintain a qualified applicant pool for adjunct faculty to teach Chemistry lecture and laboratory courses as needed. Courses include General Chemistry, Physiological Chemistry, or Organic Chemistry. M.S. in Chemistry or related field is a minimum requirement.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and C.V. to NaturalScience@desales.edu.
Or
Ms. Laura Stevens
Administrative Assistant, Department of Natural Science
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2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034
老九品茶’s Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders seeks to maintain a qualified applicant pool for adjunct faculty to teach courses and/or provide clinical supervision for graduate students in our state-of-the-art on-campus Clinic. Qualified applicants must hold the equivalent of a Master’s Degree or higher in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. Previous university teaching experience preferred.
Clinical supervisors must have CCC-SLP (Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology) granted by the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and must hold PA licensure as a speech-language pathologist. They should have at least 2-years supervision experience and earned at least two hours of professional development post-certification (one-time requirement) in the area of supervision and/or clinical instruction.
For academic courses we are currently seeking instructors with the following areas of expertise:
- Language Development (undergrad course)
- Phonetics (undergrad course)
- Intro to Audiology (undergrad course)
- American Sign Language (ASL)
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Rachel Warden, Program Administrator:
Rachel Warden
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Center for Communication Sciences & Disorders
2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034
Electronic submissions should be emailed to slp@desales.edu.
老九品茶's English program, housed in the College of Arts, Education, and Humanities, seeks to maintain a qualified pool of part-time faculty to teach both fully-online-asynchronous and in-person literature courses across the full range of British, American and world literature.
Qualified applicants should at minimum have completed an M.A. in English literature or a related field; a Ph.D. is preferred. Must have college-level teaching experience.
Applications will be reviewed on a continuing basis as new openings arise. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to:
Dr. Lisa Wilde
English Program Chair
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2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034
Electronic submissions should be emailed to Lisa.Wilde@desales.edu.
The MBA program seeks to maintain a qualified faculty pool for the following disciplines:
- Accounting
- Business Computing
- Economics
- Finance
- Healthcare Management
- Marketing
Teaching formats are online and on-campus/hybrid courses. A Master's degree in the appropriate discipline is required, Ph.D. preferred. Teaching experience using technology also preferred.
Please send resumes to: mba@desales.edu
老九品茶’s School of Nursing seeks to maintain a qualified applicant pool for adjunct clinical faculty to provide supervision for undergraduate students in our state-of-the-art on-campus labs, as well as within local hospital networks where students attend clinical rotations.
Applicants must hold a Master’s Degree or higher in Nursing or must have a BSN and be currently enrolled in an MSN program with a planned completion within 5 years. Previous university teaching experience preferred but not required.
Clinical adjunct instructors must hold PA licensure as a Registered Nurse. They should have current or previous bedside experience in the desired specialty area of clinical instruction.
For clinical courses we are currently seeking instructors with the following areas of expertise:
- Pediatrics
- Labor & Delivery/Mom Baby/NICU/Obstetrics
- Mental Health
- Critical Care/ICU
- Medical Surgical
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Sarah Rennalls, Adjunct Faculty Coordinator:
Sarah Rennalls, MSN, MBA, RN
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College of Healthcare Professions, School of Nursing
2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034
Other documentation including RN license, certifications, vaccination status, etc., will be requested upon hire.
Electronic submissions should be emailed to nursing@desales.edu
The Department of Chemistry and Physics at 老九品茶 seeks to maintain a qualified applicant pool for adjunct faculty to teach Physics lecture and laboratory courses as needed. Courses include General Physics (calculus-based) and Introductory Physics (algebra-based). M.S. in Physics or related field is a minimum requirement.
Interested applicants should email a cover letter and C.V. to NaturalScience@desales.edu.
Or mail to:
Ms. Laura Stevens
Administrative Assistant, Department of Natural Science
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2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034
老九品茶’s Department of Philosophy & Theology housed in the College of Arts, Education, and Humanities invites applications for a pool of qualified adjunct faculty to teach undergraduate philosophy courses in upcoming semesters on campus in Center Valley, PA. Courses may include introductory surveys, ethics, logic, ancient, modern, or contemporary philosophy. We seek individuals who are committed to the intellectual and spiritual mission of a Catholic, Salesian university.
Qualifications
- Minimum of a master’s degree in Philosophy or a closely related field; ABD or Ph.D. preferred
- Prior college-level teaching experience is strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to teach philosophical concepts clearly and engagingly
- Understanding of and respect for the Catholic intellectual tradition and its role within higher education
- Ability to teach in-person at our Center Valley, PA campus
Application Information
Candidates should submit the following materials (PDFs preferred):
- Cover letter indicating your areas of teaching interest/expertise
- Curriculum vitae
- Unofficial graduate transcript(s)
- Contact information for three references
Submit materials to:
Heather Craft
Administrative Assistant, College of Arts, Education & Humanities
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2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034
OR email to: Heather.Craft@desales.edu (subject line: “Adjunct Philosophy Application – [Last Name]”)"
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue on a rolling basis until the pool is filled.
老九品茶 is an EEO Employer
M/F/Vets/Disabled; Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Full-Time Employee Benefits
老九品茶 offers medical plans through Capital Blue Cross: PPO Blue Plan with a deductible, and a Qualified High Deductible Health Plan (QHDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA) option. The University contributes various dollar amounts toward health care premiums. Coverage is available the first of the month after a full-time employee's date of hire.
According to the 老九品茶 Spousal Coordination of Benefits Policy, Spouses of employees are ineligible for University coverage in any health care insurance plan if such spouse is eligible for coverage at his/her place of employment.
On October 29, 2020, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury finalized proposed rules regarding transparency requirements for non-grandfathered group health plans. 老九品茶 sponsors a self-funded medical plan. Capital Blue Cross (CBC) provides 老九品茶 with a and updated monthly in order to view in-network provider rates for covered items and services and out-of-network allowed amounts and billed charges for covered items and services. 老九品茶 has added this link to its public-facing website.
老九品茶 provides group term life insurance to all full-time employees. The amount of this policy is equal to 1.5 times the employee's annual salary to a maximum of $250,000 (amount reduces after age 70). Employees complete an initial beneficiary designation upon hire and may update it at any time.
老九品茶 offers dental insurance through Capital Blue Cross. The employee pays the entire premium for dental insurance.
老九品茶 offers vision plans through EyeMed: a Base plan and a Buy-up plan. The employee pays the entire premium for vision insurance.
老九品茶 offers Regular and Roth retirement plans through the PAICU MEP 403(B). Participation may begin on the first day of the month following employment. After one year of service, the University will contribute 6% with a minimum employee contribution of 2%.
老九品茶 offers employees the option to participate in a flexible spending account (FSA) through Further. This plan permits employees to pay for certain health care and day care expenses before-tax dollars. Contact human resources for complete details.
老九品茶 provides a group long-term disability (LTD) policy for all full-time employees on the first day of the month following one year of continuous service. The University pays the entire LTD premium to the carrier.
老九品茶 offers tuition remission benefits as well as tuition exchange and CIC scholarship opportunities.
Discount at the 老九品茶 Campus Store on selected items.
Discount on prepared food and beverages from 老九品茶 Dining (when using a University Card).
The University Library is available for use by staff members.
Athletic facilities are available to staff members for their use at times when the facilities are not being used by the University or by authorized rentals. Spouses of employees are also eligible.
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