Jobs In Philosophy
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 Associate Professor or 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 five-year term and is renewable 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 and have a demonstrated exceptional 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/.
The successful candidate will have an established international reputation and will be expected to sustain and lead innovative, independent, and competitive research at the highest international level in the area of Jewish Philosophy and will be expected to maintain an outstanding and externally funded research program. They must also be familiar with the Jewish textual canon.
Candidates must provide evidence of excellence in research as demonstrated by sustained high-impact contributions and publications in top-ranked and field-relevant venues, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant conferences, distinguished awards and accolades for innovative work, and other noteworthy activities that contribute to the visibility and prominnence of the discipline, as well as strong endorsements by referees of high international standing.
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. Evidence of excellence in teaching will be demonstrated through teaching accomplishments, the teaching dossier, a strong statement of teaching philosophy, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations submitted as part of the application, as well as strong letters of reference.
Salary and rank 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 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 research.pdf”;
• (3) a teaching dossier (including a statement of teaching philosophy, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations) in a file labelled “YourLastName-G 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.
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.
The School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science is advertising a Lectureship in Value Theory
(e.g. Moral Philosophy; Social and Political Philosophy; Aesthetics; Feminist Philosophy; Philosophy of Race; Philosophy of Gender) to begin September 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. We have particular teaching needs at the moment in the fields of normative ethics and social and political philosophy. Salary Grade 7 (£33,199-£39,609) or Grade 8 (£40,792-£48,677), depending on experience
Das Institut für Geschichte, Ethik und Philosophie der Medizin an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover (MHH) und die AG Angewandte Ethik in der Tiermedizin an der Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover (TiHo) suchen ab 01.01.2019
zwei Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter/innen (Postdoc) TV-L 13/14, jeweils 50 %
sowie
eine/einen Doktorandin/Doktoranden TV-L 13/14, 65 %
für Forschung im Bereich „Ethik am Lebensende, Vergleich Humanmedizin und Veterinärmedizin“ für 3 Jahre
Die Besetzung erfolgt im Rahmen des von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) geförderten Projekts „Sterben wie ein Hund? Konvergenzen und Divergenzen im human- und veterinärmedizinischen Diskurs zum Lebensende von Menschen bzw. Heimtieren und Folgen für die Verhältnisbestimmung von Medizin- und Tierethik“. In Kooperation von MHH und TiHo sollen die unterschiedlichen Konzepte im Umgang mit sterbenden Menschen und Tieren in der Medizin- bzw. Tiermedizinethik analysiert und verglichen werden. Dabei soll insbesondere herausgearbeitet werden, in welcher Weise sich die Diskurse im Bereich der Sterbehilfe beeinflussen und was dies für das Verhältnis von Medizin- zu Tier(medizin)ethik bedeutet.
Ihr Aufgabenbereich als Postdoc mit einem ethischen Schwerpunkt entweder auf Human- oder Tiermedizin:
• Auswahl und Analyse relevanter human- bzw. tiermedizinischer Behandlungssituationen am Lebensende für einen Vergleich von Human- und Tiermedizin
• Erarbeitung eines ethischen Kategorienapparats zum Verständnis der Vorgehensweisen am Lebensende
• Vergleich der tier- und medizinethischen Kategorienapparate
• Anwendung der Kategorien auf konkrete Behandlungssituationen am Lebensende von Mensch bzw. Tier
• Erstellung wissenschaftlicher Publikationen und Präsentationen
Unsere Anforderungen:
• abgeschlossenes Studium und abgeschlossene Promotion (Postdoc) in Philosophie oder Theologie oder auch Humanmedizin, Tiermedizin, Gesundheits-, Lebens- oder Sozialwissenschaften
• einschlägige Forschungsarbeit (z.B. Promotion) im Bereich der Medizin- oder Tiermedizinethik
• wissenschaftliche Vorarbeiten und Erfahrungen im Bereich „Ethik am Lebensende“ sind wünschenswert
• selbstständiges Arbeiten und Eigeninitiative, Teamfähigkeit
• Flexibilität für die Durchführung von Interviews
• sehr gute Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift
• sehr gute Kenntnisse in Microsoft Office
Die wöchentliche Arbeitszeit beträgt 50 %. Die beiden Stellen sind zeitlich befristet und projektbezogen. Sie können ggf. auch zu einer 100 %-Stelle vereinigt werden.
Ihr Aufgabenbereich als Doktorand/in:
• Analyse lebensweltlicher Bilder vom Sterben des Menschen und des Tieres u.a. in Literatur, Film und gesellschaftlichen Diskursen
• Auswertung von human- und tiermedizinischen Leitlinien zur Therapie am Lebensende von Menschen bzw. Tieren
• Vergleich der jeweils daraus gewonnenen moralischen Kategorien für die Therapieentscheidung am Lebensende von Menschen und Tieren
• Erstellung einer Dissertation
Unsere Anforderungen:
• abgeschlossenes Studium in Philosophie oder Theologie oder auch Humanmedizin, Tiermedizin, Gesundheits-, Lebens- oder Sozialwissenschaften
• einschlägige Vorkenntnisse im Bereich der Medizin- oder Tiermedizinethik
• selbstständiges Arbeiten und Eigeninitiative, Teamfähigkeit
• sehr gute Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift
• sehr gute Kenntnisse in Microsoft Office
Die wöchentliche Arbeitszeit beträgt 65 %. Die Stelle ist zeitlich befristet und projektbezogen.
Die beiden Hochschulen setzen sich für die Förderung von Frauen im Berufsleben ein. Bewerbungen von Frauen sind deshalb besonders erwünscht. Bei gleichen Qualifikationen, Kompetenzen und spezifischen Leistungen werden Frauen im Rahmen der rechtlichen Möglichkeiten unter Vorzugsbedingungen berücksichtigt.
Schwerbehinderte Bewerber/innen werden bei gleicher Eignung vorrangig berücksichtigt.
Vorstellungskosten können leider nicht erstattet werden.
Für weitere Informationen zur medizinethischen Postdoc-Stelle wenden Sie sich bitte an Herrn Dr. Gerald Neitzke, Tel.: 0511 532-4271, oder an Frau Britta Sander, Tel. 0511 532-4278.
Für weitere Informationen zur tiermedizinethischen Postdoc-Stelle sowie zur Doktoranden/-innen-Stelle wenden Sie sich bitte an Herrn Prof. Dr. Peter Kunzmann, Tel.: 0511 856-8956.
Ihre aussagekräftige Bewerbung mit den üblichen Unterlagen richten Sie bitte per E-Mail in einer Datei bis zum 29.10.2018 an:
sander [dot] britta [__at__] mh-hannover [dot] de, neitzke [dot] gerald [__at__] mh-hannover [dot] de und peter [dot] kunzmann [__at__] tiho-hannover [dot] de
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Institut für Geschichte, Ethik und Philosophie der Medizin
Dr. med. Gerald Neitzke
Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
www.mh-hannover.de
Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
Institut für Tierhygiene, Tierschutz und Nutztierethologie, AG Tierethik
Prof. Dr. Peter Kunzmann
Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover
www.tiho-hannover.de
Ihre personenbezogenen Daten werden vertraulich behandelt www.tiho-hannover.de/ds-bew.
The Princeton University Center for Human Values invites applications for the Harold T. Shapiro Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioethics for a possible opening in September 2019. The Shapiro Fellowship supports outstanding scholars studying ethical issues arising from developments in medicine, the biological sciences, or population health. We particularly encourage proposals focusing on problems of practical importance that have broader theoretical interest.
The Shapiro Fellow will spend from one to three years at Princeton conducting research and teaching the equivalent of one course each year (subject to sufficient enrollments and approval by the Dean of the Faculty). He or she will participate in the Ira W. DeCamp Seminar in Bioethics and will be invited to participate in other activities of the University Center for Human Values including a year-long research seminar for visiting fellows and Center faculty.
Qualifications
Applicants must have completed all the requirements for the Ph.D., M.D., or other equivalent doctoral degree by September 1, 2019, and should not have held the degree for more than three years by that date. An applicant may have a background in any area of ethical studies, not necessarily in bioethics. However, the proposed research plan should be related to the field of bioethics.
Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the applicant’s previous accomplishments and the promise of the proposed research project in bioethics. The capacity to contribute to the University’s teaching program will also be taken into account.
Term of Appointment
The term of the fellowship is one year, beginning September 1, 2019, with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years pending satisfactory performance. Appointment will be made to the rank of Postdoctoral Research Associate; the Shapiro Fellow will also carry the title of Lecturer when teaching. Princeton University offers competitive salary and employee benefits.
How to Apply
Candidates must submit an online application at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/7301
A complete application will include the following supporting materials:
1. A curriculum vitae;
2. A research proposal (not to exceed 1,500 words). Please provide an indicative title in the heading;
3. A scholarly paper (not to exceed 50 pages) representing the applicant’s scholarly achievement or potential;
4. Contact information for two referees, who should be prepared to comment specifically about the applicant’s qualifications for the proposed research project. Referees will be contacted directly with instructions for uploading letters of reference.
These materials must be submitted online by the application deadline of Thursday, December 6, 2018, 11:59 p.m. EST. We do not accept application materials by any other method. Letters of reference are to be submitted by December 10. If a vacancy for this position is confirmed, the selection committee may begin reviewing applications immediately and incomplete applications may be at a disadvantage. We hope to announce our decision in April 2019.
This position is subject to the University’s background check policy.
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
AOS: Philosophy of Science/History and Philosophy of Science (broadly construed)
AOC: Open
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Assistant Professor, tenure track, beginning Fall 2019. 4 courses/year, graduate and undergraduate, plus the usual service in a PhD-granting department. The successful candidate is expected to teach courses within the Philosophy Department as well as courses that are part of the College of Liberal Arts’ Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts first-year curriculum. This curriculum is highly flexible but emphasizes student engagement with primary texts in philosophy, literature, and history.
The successful candidate will lead the department’s participation in the campus-wide Integrative Data Science Initiative. The precise nature of the department’s contribution to that initiative is in part to be determined by the person occupying this position and could be oriented by competence in fields such as science and values, philosophy of science in practice, data science, professional or applied ethics, philosophy of information, artificial intelligence and public policy, philosophy of machine learning, philosophy of statistics, or philosophy of climate change and modelling.
Purdue University’s Department of Philosophy is committed to advancing diversity in all areas of faculty effort, including scholarship, instruction, and engagement. Candidates should address at least one of these areas in their letter of interest, indicating their past experiences, current interests or activities, and/or future goals to promote a climate that values diversity and inclusion.
To apply: All materials will be submitted electronically through Academic Jobs Online: letter of application; curriculum vitae; graduate transcripts; at least three confidential letters of reference; evidence of teaching effectiveness; and a writing sample. Review of applications begins November 1, 2018 and will continue until the position is filled. Please address questions to search committee chair Dr. Christopher Yeomans (cyeomans [__at__] purdue [dot] edu). Incomplete applications will not be considered, and a background check will be required for employment in this position.
Purdue University is an EEO/AA employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Assistant Professor, Philosophy of Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO, NC
Assistant Professor, tenure-track. Start Fall 2019. 6 UG courses/year (3/semester). Usual non-teaching duties. AOS: Philosophy of Medicine with Science or Ethics Component. Ability to teach courses on scientific and/or ethical topics in philosophy of medicine required. Ability to teach courses on a broad range of topics in these areas preferred.
The successful candidate will teach and develop campus and online courses such as Medical Ethics, Philosophy of Science, Ethics & Genetics and classes on special topics in these areas.
We are particularly interested in candidates with an interest in research collaboration with other departments.
Candidates must hold or anticipate a Ph.D. in Philosophy or related field by August 1, 2019. Experience preferred, including online teaching. Salary competitive.
UNCG is a minority-serving institution with an undergraduate population of 44% ethnic minority students. UNCG and the Philosophy Department foster an environment of collaboration across departments and schools and support community-engaged research. UNCG is proud of the diversity of its student body and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position. UNCG is located in a metropolitan area of more than 1.6 million in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, between the Atlantic Ocean and Appalachian Mountains. UNCG is an EOE/Affirmative Action/M/F/D/V employer and strongly committed to increasing faculty diversity.
To learn more about this position or to apply, please visit our UNCG Jobsearch website at https://jobsearch.uncg.edu and view position #998710. Applications may be submitted at this time via UNCG Jobsearch. The Search Committee will schedule interviews for selected candidates in mid-December or early January via Skype. All applications received before November 19th will be read although the search will remain open until the position is filled.
Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Logic & Epistemology
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO, NC
Assistant Professor, tenure-track. Start Fall 2019. 6 UG courses/year (3/semester). Usual non-teaching duties. AOS: Logic or Epistemology. Ability to teach logic and epistemology required. Ability to teach courses on a broad range of topics in these areas preferred.
The successful candidate will teach both campus and online courses such as Critical Thinking, Formal Logic, Theory of Knowledge, Philosophy of Science and classes on special topics in these areas. An interest in developing online courses is especially desirable.
Candidates must hold or anticipate a Ph.D. in Philosophy by August 1, 2019. Experience preferred, including online teaching. Salary competitive.
UNCG is a minority-serving institution with an undergraduate population of 44% ethnic minority students. UNCG and the Philosophy Department foster an environment of collaboration across departments and schools and support community-engaged research. UNCG is proud of the diversity of its student body and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position. UNCG is located in a metropolitan area of more than 1.6 million in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, between the Atlantic Ocean and Appalachian Mountains. UNCG is an EOE/Affirmative Action/M/F/D/V employer and strongly committed to increasing faculty diversity.
To learn more about this position or to apply, please visit our UNCG Jobsearch website at https://jobsearch.uncg.edu and view position #002286. Applications may be submitted at this time via UNCG Jobsearch. The Search Committee will schedule interviews for selected candidates in mid-December or early January via Skype. All applications received before November 19th will be read although the search will remain open until the position is filled.
Delft University of Technology offers three positions for PhD students as part of the research project Design for changing values: a theory of value change in sociotechnical systems. The entire project consists of 3 PhD positions and 2 postdoc positions and will be supervised by prof.dr.ir. Ibo van de Poel. A complete description of the project can be requested. The project aims at better understanding how moral values may change as a result of technological development and how we can better deal with such changing values in the design of new technology.
Each of the PhD positions focuses on one of the following more specific topics:
• Changing values and the design of energy systems
• Design for value change in robot systems and artificial intelligence
• Design strategies for value change in sociotechnical systems
Each of the projects involves empirical as well philosophical investigations into the phenomenon of value change and its implications for the design of sociotechnical systems. The first two projects focus on value change in a more specific domain (energy systems and artificial intelligence). The third project focuses on developing design strategies that better allow to deal with value change.
The candidate will carry out doctoral research which will lead to a dissertation, and will also produce relevant publications. The candidate will participate in the Graduate School of TU Delft and in PhD program of the 4TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology. When applying please indicate in which position(s) you are interested; you can indicate more than one position. The candidate will also be involved in the teaching activities of the department.
Requirements
We are looking for applicants with the following qualifications:
• A master degree in philosophy, engineering or a relevant socio-scientific discipline, like STS (science and technology studies)
• A demonstrable interest in applied ethics and in technology
• It is recommended that the candidate has had experience in carrying out empirical research and has knowledge of the relevant technological domain studied in the PhD project
• Good analytical and reasoning skills, as demonstrated by, for example, a master thesis
• Willingness and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
• Ability to present his or her ideas clearly also to people with another disciplinary background
• Openness to criticism
• Productive and dedicated
• Good command of both written and spoken English
Information and application
To apply, please e-mail a detailed letter of application, a curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of references to Vacature-TBM [__at__] tudelft [dot] nl . When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number ATTBM 18.022
For more information about these positions, please contact Ibo van de Poel, i [dot] r [dot] vandepoel [__at__] tudelft [dot] nl. A more detailed description of the project is available on request.
The Department of Philosophy at Temple University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor appointment in AOS: Philosophy of Language, Epistemology, Metaphysics, or Philosophy of Mind for Fall Semester 2019. AOC: Open. Candidates must hold a PhD by July 1, 2019 or shortly thereafter. Candidates must demonstrate excellence in, and commitment to, both research and teaching. The normal teaching load for research-active faculty is two courses per semester. Dissertation supervision and service responsibilities are also expected.
Salary and benefits are competitive. For information about the department, please see http://www.cla.temple.edu/philosophy
We will not be interviewing at the Eastern Division APA meetings.
Temple University is a state-related Carnegie Research University (highest research activity) located in Philadelphia. The College of Liberal Arts is home of 32 undergraduate majors, 32 minors, 23 certificate programs and 15 graduate degree programs. With its vibrant and diverse array of educational programs, the College of Liberal Arts plays, and its missions mirrors, both the historical importance of the liberal arts in society and the principles on which the university was founded.
Temple University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. The university is committed to increasing diversity in both its community and its curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to this goal are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application type: Online
Instructions: Candidates should include a cover letter, CV, research statement, writing sample, teaching statement, teaching dossier, diversity statement, and three confidential letters of recommendation. Early applications are appreciated.
Web address to apply: https://apply.interfolio.com/55088
Application deadline: November 7, 2018
Contact name: Miriam Solomon
Contact e-mail: msolomon [__at__] temple [dot] edu; Contact phone: 215-204-9629
The Department of Philosophy at Dalhousie University invites applications for a full-time
probationary tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level, effective July 1, 2019.
This position is subject to budgetary approval. Areas of specialization: Feminist
Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy broadly construed. Areas of competence:
Open.
The successful applicant will be expected to develop and maintain an independent
research program, teach courses at introductory, intermediate and advanced
undergraduate/graduate levels, supervise graduate students, and contribute to the
academic administration of the department and faculty. The successful candidate must be
able to teach the following half-year courses: Philosophical Issues of Feminism (2nd year),
Contemporary Feminist Theories (3rd year), Topics in Feminist Philosophy
(4th year/graduate level), Justice in Global Perspective (2nd year), Environmental Ethics
(2nd year), Philosophy of Sex and Love (2nd year), Introduction to Philosophy (1st year),
other classes in Social and Political Philosophy. The typical teaching load in the
department is the equivalent of 1 and 2 in the first two years, 2 and 2 thereafter.
Demonstrated excellence in research and teaching is required. Applicants must hold (or
be about to receive) a PhD in Philosophy. Salary will depend upon qualifications and
experience.
Applications should be submitted electronically, and should include: cover letter,
complete curriculum vitae, transcripts (undergraduate and graduate), writing sample,
dossier describing research accomplishments and plans, teaching dossier (including
evidence of teaching effectiveness), at least three confidential letters of recommendation
(signed, scanned and submitted as PDFs), and a completed Self-Identification
Questionnaire, which is available at www.dal.ca/becounted/selfid (sign, scan, and submit
as PDF).
Applications should be sent to Duncan MacIntosh, Chair, Department of Philosophy,
Dalhousie University, at the e-mail address dalphil [__at__] dal [dot] ca. Inquiries may be addressed to
the department administrative assistant, Gayle Quigley Smith at the same address, or by
phone at 902-494-3510. The closing date for applications is November 15, 2018.
Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity
and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Aboriginal people,
persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual
orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the
diversity of our community.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent
residents will be given priority.