Jobs In Philosophy
John Cabot University is an accredited American liberal arts college in the heart of Rome, Italy.
The Department of History and Humanities is seeking to hire an adjunct lecturer to teach one or two philosophy courses in the fall 2019 semester. The courses will probably be in ethics, ancient philosophy, or introductory philosophy, although candidates with other areas of competence are encouraged to apply.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in philosophy (preferably from a U.S. or U.K. university) and teaching experience in a student-centered environment. They must also be fluent in English and have permission to work in the European Union.
For administrative reasons, preference will be given to candidates already based in Rome or with other, substantial reasons to be in Rome for the fall 2019 semester.
The position is limited to the fall 2019 semester: although there may be vacancies in future semesters, it is not guaranteed that the person hired for the fall semester will be re-hired.
For course descriptions and further information about the University, please see the University’s website, www.johncabot.edu.
To apply, please submit a letter of application, a CV, and the contact details of two referees to Prof. Tom Bailey (tbailey [__at__] johncabot [dot] edu) before January 18, 2019. Please indicate “Adjunct Lecturer in Philosophy” in the subject line. Due to the large number of applications expected, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The University of Eindhoven seeks to appoint one lecturer in philosophy (part time) (0,6 FTE) and several junior lecturers (0,3 FTE) in philosophy (ethics) (part time) for the period from April 1th to July 7th 2019.
The (senior) lecturer will be expected to teach a compulsory introductory course on ethics of technology for first year engineering students. The junior lecturers will be expected to assist in teaching a compulsory introductory course on ethics of technology for first year engineering students. The lecturer will work in a team of lecturers and support the main lecturer by giving tutorials and grading student work.
You can find the job advertisements here:
https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/one-lecturer-in-philosophy-part-time-4181...
https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/junior-lecturers-in-philosophy-ethics-par...
At the Faculty of Philosophy and Education of the University of Vienna the position of a
Tenure-Track Professorship
for the field of
Philosophy and Didactics of Philosophy
(full-time position) is to be filled.
The successful candidate must have a strong research background in philosophy, didactics of philosophy and ethics. Experience at the secondary school level is welcome.
Successful candidates should have the following qualifications:
Doctoral degree/PhD and at least two years post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institution; as a general rule, applicants who have completed a doctoral programme at the University of Vienna, must have gained research experience outside the University of Vienna for at least two years
Outstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputation
Experience in designing and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party funding
Enthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept. Candidates are expected to be willing to teach students at all levels (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promote junior colleagues
The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.
The full advert can be found here: https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschrei...
The University of Vienna has recently advertised the position of Chair of Moral and Political Philosophy. The full advert can be found here:
https://personalwesen.univie.ac.at/en/jobs-recruiting/professorships/det...
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At the Faculty of Philosophy and Education of the University of Vienna the position of a
University Professor
of
Moral and Political Philosophy
(full time, permanent position) is to be filled.
The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out teaching and research in moral and political philosophy. The candidate must be able to demonstrate an excellent track record of research in at least one of these areas. He or she should have teaching competence in both. Research- and teaching competence in other areas would be desirable, such areas include philosophy of law, social and global justice, philosophical moral psychology, metaethics or the philosophy of race and gender.
In addition to pursuing research, the successful applicant will be expected to teach at all levels within study programs (Bachelor, Master, teacher-training, and PhD), and to carry out administrative duties.
Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL
Adjunct Faculty - Philosophy
Elgin Community College (ECC) is a comprehensive, fully accredited community college located in Elgin, Illinois, one of its most rapidly growing cities. Our district encompasses 360 square miles, serving 400,000 people, 11,000 businesses with four public school districts and 15 high schools. ECC was selected as one of five Illinois community colleges to participate in the national Achieving the Dream (AtD) initiative. is a long-term national initiative that collaborates with community colleges to help more students earn degrees, complete certificates, or transfer to four-year institutions to continue their studies. The park-like setting of our 145 acre Main Campus offers instruction spanning nine major buildings with beautiful views. ECC also offers classes throughout the northwest suburbs of Chicago with more than 100 off-campus locations.
Function:
To teach these general educational courses (e.g. ethics, philosophy, logic, critical reasoning, religion, etc.)
Adjunct teaching faculty provide instruction aligned with the college's strategic goals and evaluate students' progress to facilitate achievement of their educational goals.
Essential Responsibilities:
Deliver Instruction
1. Conduct assigned classes and/or labs
2. Prepare lessons
3. Provide course syllabus (which shall include grading standards, attendance policies, classroom behavioral expectations, course outline and contact information)
4. Verify student enrollment and submit grade sheets
If a lab is involved:
5. Prepare labs
6. Enforce lab safety procedures
Evaluate Student Progress
1. Keep accurate record of student performance
2. Provide students with timely feedback
Provide Student Assistance
1. Maintain office hours and voice-mail/e-mail communication
2. Refer students to student support services
3. Accommodate special needs students
Requirements:
A master's degree in the discipline philosophy or in a related discipline with at least 15 graduate hours in the discipline.
For a detailed job posting and to apply, please visit our web site at: https://jobs.elgin.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=52178
Elgin Community College is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.
▍Fields:
Graeco philosophy, Patristics, medieval philosophy, German Classic Philosophy, Modern Christian Theology, Bible Studies, Comparative Religions and Confucian-Christian Dialogue, Chinese Philosophy, Chinese religions.
▍Qualifications:
Acquisition of doctor’s degree bestowed by renowned universities as well as research institutions.
▍Remuneration:
Remuneration and appointment rank offered will be competitive and commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualification, current position and professional experience.
▍Application materials:
1. Job Application Form
( Download link:
http://jobs.hnu.edu.cn/ypjsgwsqb.doc )
2.All the supporting materials for the information in the job application form, such as copies of academic publications.
3.Three recommendation letters.
▍Deadline:
The application is open all year round. Early application is strongly recommended.
▍Application Process:
Mail or Email the application materials to Dr. Wang Feifei（王菲菲）
feifeiw [__at__] hnu [dot] edu [dot] cn
▍Fields:
Graeco philosophy, Patristics, medieval philosophy, German Classic Philosophy, Modern Christian Theology, Bible Studies, Comparative Religions and Confucian-Christian Dialogue, Chinese Philosophy, Chinese religions.
▍Qualifications:
Acquisition of doctor’s degree bestowed by renowned universities as well as research institutions.
▍Remuneration:
Remuneration and appointment rank offered will be competitive and commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualification, current position and professional experience.
▍Application materials:
1. Job Application Form
( Download link:
http://jobs.hnu.edu.cn/ypjsgwsqb.doc )
2.All the supporting materials for the information in the job application form, such as copies of academic publications.
3.Three recommendation letters.
▍Deadline:
The application is open all year round. Early application is strongly recommended.
▍Application Process:
Mail or Email the application materials to Dr. Wang Feifei（王菲菲）
feifeiw [__at__] hnu [dot] edu [dot] cn
In the Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Institute of Philosophy – Theoretical Philosophy (Prof. Dr. Dr. Kristian Köchy), the following position (position number/Kennziffer: 31901) is to be filled by March 1, 2019:
Research assistant (“wiss. Mitarbeiter/in”, pay grade EG 13 TV-H), fixed-term, part-time (currently 26 hours per week)
This is a part-time position with 65% of the working hours of a full-time employee. It is a fixed term position for initially 24 months in the research project “Forms of Practice, Forms of Knowledge – Method, Notation and the Dynamics of Perspectives in the Life Sciences” (PI Dr. Robert Meunier), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) (§ 2 Abs. 2 WissZeitVG). The position offers the possibility to complete a PhD.
The project aims at developing a model of scientific practice in the life sciences that facilitates an understanding of how different forms of research activities generate different forms of scientific knowledge. Based on such a model, scientific change will be reconstructed in terms of complex dynamic relations between research fields. Case studies from developmental biology, evolutionary biology and ecology will be studied (a detailed description of the project is found here: https://www.uni-kassel.de/fb02/en/institute/philosophie/schwerpunkte-pro...).
Tasks:
Developing a subproject in the framework of the above-mentioned research project. Assistance in planning and realization of activities in the context of the project (conferences, online representation etc.) and minor administrative tasks. Teaching is not required, but possible by additional appointment if desired. The position offers the possibility for further academic qualification; in particular, the successful candidate may choose to complete a PhD.
Requirements:
University degree in philosophy, history of science or science and technology studies and the desire to complete a PhD degree in philosophy. The candidate is expected to show the ability to work in a team and interest in interdisciplinary collaboration. Demonstrable interest in questions of philosophy of science, history or philosophy of the life sciences, or sociological approaches to the sciences is desirable. Experience with the organization of academic activities or the maintainace of websites are advantageous.
In addition to the usual documents (cover letter, max. 1 page; CV; copies of MA certificate – in case a certificate is not yet available, please provide the contact details of your supervisor), please also send a one-page summary of your master thesis.
For further information please contact Dr. Robert Meunier (robert [dot] meunier [__at__] uni-kassel [dot] de)
The protection of your personal data is very important to us, so we will handle your personal data with care. When you submit your application, you allow us to store and use your data in the sense of the Hessian Data Protection Act. Your personal data will be deleted on request.
Application due: 28 December 2018
The University of Kassel is an equal opportunity employer and aims at increasing the proportion of women in research and teaching. Qualified women are therefore expressly invited to apply. In case of equal qualification, applicants with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration. Please send copies only, as documents cannot be returned and will be destroyed according to data protection regulations. Applications indicating the position number (Kennziffer) should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel, Germany, or, in electronic form, to bewerbungen [__at__] uni-kassel [dot] de.
Legally binding is the original advertisement at:
https://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/universitaet/stellenangebote/stellenangebo...
Two nine-month, non-renewable Postdoctoral Fellowships are available. These positions are associated with the Self, Virtue and Public Life initiative (www.selfvirtueandpubliclife.com), a three-year project funded by a generous grant from the Templeton Religion Trust Foundation, based at the University of Oklahoma. Significant research focus must be on issues related to the self, civic virtue and public life broadly construed. The postdoctoral fellowships are research positions with no teaching responsibilities, intended for early-career researchers interested in advancing their scholarship. Candidates must have a Ph.D. conferred by the start date. The fellowships will begin on August 16, 2019 and end on May 15, 2020. Those already in temporary or tenure-track positions are welcome to apply to spend a year at the University of Oklahoma. Candidates should send a short cover letter, the names of three references, CV, a writing sample, and a two-page description of the research they will pursue during the fellowship period by email attachment to flourish [__at__] ou [dot] edu, or if that is not possible, to the Self, Virtue, and Public Life, 620 Parrington Oval, #208, Norman, OK 73019. Applicants must ALSO submit an online application through the University of Oklahoma's Human Resources website at: https://ou.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=183357. The deadline for receipt of applications is January 15, 2019. The University of Oklahoma is an equal employment opportunity employer. Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
The Department of Philosophy and the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science of the University of Toronto invite applications for a full-time tenure-stream appointment in Jewish Philosophy. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor and will commence July 1, 2019. The successful candidate will also be eligible to be named the Senator Jerahmiel S. and Carole S. Grafstein Chair in Jewish Philosophy, which is an endowed Chair position. Appointment to the Senator Jerahmiel S. and Carole S. Grafstein Chair in Jewish Philosophy will be for a four-year term with the possibility of renewal following a favourable review. The successful candidate will be appointed both to the Department of Philosophy (51%) and to the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies (49%).
Candidates must hold a PhD in Philosophy or a closely related field at the time of appointment or shortly thereafter, and have a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and strengthen our existing departmental strengths: http://www.philosophy.utoronto.ca and http://www.cjs.utoronto.ca/. Candidates must provide evidence of excellence in research as demonstrated by publications in top-ranked and field-relevant venues or a research pipeline that is at high international levels, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant conferences, awards and accolades for innovative work, and strong endorsements by referees of high international standing. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative, independent, and competitive research at the highest international level in the area of Jewish Philosophy and be familiar with the Jewish textual canon, and will be expected to establish an outstanding externally funded research program.
The successful candidate will teach courses in the Department of Philosophy from the introductory to advanced levels, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and will contribute to the integration of Jewish philosophy into the undergraduate and graduate programs in Jewish Studies. The successful candidate must provide evidence of excellence in teaching as demonstrated through teaching accomplishments, the teaching dossier, a statement of teaching philosophy, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations submitted as part of the application, as well as strong letters of reference.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto is widely recognized as Canada’s best and most comprehensive philosophy department and as an international leader in the field. The tri-campus graduate department consists of all philosophy faculty appointed to the St. George, Mississauga (UTM), and Scarborough (UTSC) campuses. Graduate teaching and supervision typically take place on the St. George campus.
The Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies, within the Faculty of Arts and Science on the St. George campus, has one of the best and most comprehensive Jewish Studies programs in North America and offers courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in numerous disciplines.
The University of Toronto offers the opportunity to teach, conduct research and live in one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan areas in the world.
For more information about the Department of Philosophy, please visit http://www.philosophy.utoronto.ca; for more information about the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies, please visit http://www.cjs.utoronto.ca/.
All qualified candidates are invited to apply by clicking on the link at https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job....
The following elements of the application should be submitted online (in pdf format only) by November 28, 2018:
• (1) a cover letter and a current curriculum vitae, combined in a file labelled “YourLastName-G-Asst cover letter and CV.pdf”;
• (2) a research dossier containing a statement outlining current and future research interests and a sample of academic writing (about 25 pages), combined in a file labelled “YourLastName-G-Asst research.pdf”;
• (3) a teaching dossier (including a statement of teaching philosophy, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations) in a file labelled “YourLastName-G-Asst teaching.pdf”.
Applicants should also ask at least three but no more than four referees to send letters that are signed and on letterhead directly to search [dot] philosophy [__at__] utoronto [dot] ca by November 28, 2018.
(If you use Interfolio, please have them send the letters directly to search [dot] philosophy [__at__] utoronto [dot] ca.)
General submission guidelines can be found at: http://uoft.me/how-to-apply.
If you have questions about this position, please contact search [dot] philosophy [__at__] utoronto [dot] ca.
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.