The Johns Hopkins University seeks an internationally recognized leader as a tenured, endowed Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. This position is one of 50 new Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships designated for outstanding scholars who carry out interdisciplinary research and teaching in areas identified for significant growth at the University. The current position is one of several linked to the University-wide Science of Learning Initiative, a current focus of the University’s capital campaign.
The position will include tenure in the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Cognitive Science, with full participation in their research, teaching, and service missions. The ideal candidate will have a deep engagement both with philosophy and with on-going theoretical or empirical work in the mind-brain sciences. She or he will build on the Cognitive Science Department’s existing strengths in language, vision, cognitive development, and foundations. The appointee will also enjoy many opportunities to engage with other units connected to the Science of Learning initiative, including the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, the Mind/Brain Institute, the Berman Institute of Bioethics, the Center for Language and Speech Processing, the School of Education, the Center for Imaging Science, the Vision Sciences Group, and the School of Medicine’s Department of Neurology. Teaching will be divided between the Philosophy and Cognitive Science Departments (one undergraduate and one graduate course per year in Philosophy, and one undergraduate course plus lab meeting, reading group, or equivalent in Cognitive Science).
Applicants should send their Curriculum Vitae (ideally including links to publications) as a single PDF file to . A cover letter briefly describing current and future research plans is welcome but optional. Applications will be reviewed beginning October 15, 2014, although later applications may be considered. Questions may be directed to the search committee co-chairs Steven Gross or Michael McCloskey . The Johns Hopkins University is committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty, strongly encourages applications from women and minorities, and is an EEO/AA employer.