Associate Professor - Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Race - 1905256

Job List: 
Americas
Name of institution: 
University of Toronto
Town: 
Toronto
Country: 
Canada
Job Description: 

The Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the area of Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Race. The appointment will be at the rank of Associate Professor, and will commence on July 1, 2020, or shortly thereafter.

Candidates must hold a PhD in Philosophy or a closely related field and have demonstrated an exceptional record of excellence in research and teaching covering social and political philosophy, Africana philosophy, and philosophy of race. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and strengthen our existing departmental strengths. The successful candidate will have an established international reputation and will be expected to sustain and lead innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to maintain an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.

Candidates must provide evidence of excellence in research as demonstrated by a record of sustained high-impact contributions and publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant conferences, distinguished awards and accolades for innovative work, other noteworthy activities that contribute to the visibility and prominence of the discipline, and strong endorsements by referees of high standing.

The successful candidate must be able to teach a wide range of courses in philosophy from the introductory to advanced levels, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Evidence of excellence in teaching will be demonstrated through teaching accomplishments, the statement of teaching philosophy, sample course materials, teaching evaluations, and the teaching dossier submitted as part of the application, as well as strong letters of reference.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application to be submitted online via link on U of T job ad; letters (signed and on letterhead) to be submitted by referees or via Interfolio to search [dot] philosophy [__at__] utoronto [dot] ca by December 20, 2019, 11:59pm EST.

Deadline for Applications: 
December 20, 2019
E-mail: 
mf [dot] ellison [__at__] utoronto [dot] ca
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