Jobs in Philosophy in Americas
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship starting on September 1, 2012. The area of specialization is logic or the philosophy of science. The fellow will be expected to have a well-defined research project, teach up to one course each term, and participate in the research activities of the department. All requirements for the PhD must have been completed by the starting date and no earlier than September 2007. The stipend is $50,000 Canadian. Specific inquires about this position may be directed to: Ali Kazmi, Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Calgary akazmi [__at__] ucalgary [dot] ca. Complete dossiers, including a cv, at least three letters of reference, a recent sample of writing, and a detailed research proposal may be sent to: Merlette Schnell, Manager, Department of Philosophy, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 CANADA. Email applications will be accepted. Send to schnell [__at__] ucalgary [dot] ca Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Review of the applications will begin on March 22, 2012.
The Institution:
Folsom Lake College is one of four colleges in the Los Rios Community College District. The college, its education centers in El Dorado and Rancho Cordova, and its new regional performing arts center, Three Stages, offer a dynamic learning community committed to academic excellence and innovation. The college provides quality educational programs and services to enrich and empower students to reach their full potential as informed and productive member of the community. The college embraces changes, values diversity, and focuses on creativity and personal enrichment. The entire institution is an interactive and engaging environment for students, faculty, staff, and the general public. Folsom Lake College is committed to an interest-based approach to solving problems and addressing issues.
The college mission is focused on rigorous academic programs, including Career and Technical training programs that emphasize student success and completion. To this end, the college provides varied degree and certificate programs, a variety of learning opportunities and ensures a comprehensive student services program. The college provides instruction in a variety of formats including semester, short term, and weekend, as well as classes offered online and during traditional vacation periods.
Folsom Lake College incorporates the newest technologies for classroom instruction, as well as provides opportunities for faculty to offer courses in a variety of distance education formats. The college also features an Innovation Center, which offers training for faculty and staff, as well as assistance to faculty in course development.
Position Summary:
The college seeks a student-centered faculty member who has a broad knowledge base in Philosophy including, but not limited to, Introduction to Philosophy; Logic and Critical Reasoning; Critical Reasoning and Composition; Philosophy of Religion; and Introduction to World Religions. The teaching assignment will include all courses offered in Philosophy and include the development of curriculum, certificates and/or degrees, and service to the college. The teaching assignment may include day, evening, and weekend classes, on-and off-campus, online courses, and may be divided among Folsom Lake College and its El Dorado and Rancho Cordova Centers.
Responsibilities:
The faculty member will be responsible for the following: teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; maintaining thorough and up-to-date knowledge in his/her regular teaching field; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; regular assessment of student learning outcomes; assisting with curriculum and articulation; assisting in student recruitment and community outreach; regularly assessing student learning outcomes, contributing to the annual department Educational Master Plan; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; and fulfilling other duties and responsibilities as outlined in the college faculty handbook.
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Have a master's from an accredited institution in philosophy completed by August 23, 2012; OR, bachelor's in philosophy AND master's in humanities or religious studies; OR, a California Community College Instructios's Credential in the discipline area; OR, the equivalent. Note: Applicants appling under the "equivalent" provision must attach details and explain how their academic preparation is equivalent of the degree listed above.
2. Have sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical and learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles.
Special Requirements:
To receive full consideration applicants applying to any Los Rios Community College District positions are required to submit:
1. Los Rios Community College District Faculty Application.
2. Unofficial transcripts of college/university work ** ("graduate advising documents and grade reports" will not be accepted as unofficial transcripts). NOTE: Los Rios employees are also required to submit unofficial copies of transcripts.
3. Resume
4. Two letters of recommendation
5. Letter of Interest
6. Supplemental Application - All applicants must complete the supplemental application for this position. The supplemental application and instructions are located on the Human Resources Homepage.
**Note: Individuals who have completed colleges or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees and other relevant documents. A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications and/or salary placement even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.
Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.
Conditions:
Job Offer Requirements: Offers of employment are contingent upon successful clearance from a criminal background check, freedom from tuberculosis, and proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States prior to the first day of work. For permanent and adjunct faculty positions, when education is a requirement for the position, official academic transcripts from the accredited college/university must be submitted within 60 days of hire. The District may select additional qualified candidates should unexpected vacancies or needs occur during this recruitment/selection process. Administrative positions may be subject to the District's Conflict of Interest Code, and a financial disclosure statement is required within thirty (30) days following appointment to the position. Contingent on funding and eligibility, successful candidates selected for an interview may be eligible to apply for partial reimbursement of travel expenses (for Administrative/Executive and Faculty positions).
Additional Salary Information:
Entering annual salary within a given range varies, depending upon units and degrees completed at accredited colleges/universities and on verified experience. Additional earnings may be available for summer, overloads, and stipends.
Location:
FLC (Folsom Lake College)
Department:
FLC Soc & Beh. Sciences & Humanities
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The Department of Philosophy at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, will be hiring someone to fill a tenure-track position at the level of Lecturer (Assistant Professor). The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in Philosophy, prior to appointment. The areas of specialization and competence are open, but the Department has research and teaching interests in Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Continental Philosophy.
The deadline for applications is March 20, 2012
Language of instruction: Hebrew.
Applications should include the following items:
• Cover letter stating willingness to begin teaching in the fall of 2012
• Curriculum Vitae
• “Scientific biography” outlining research orientation and plans for coming years
• A description of four courses the candidate can teach
• Electronic copies of 2 articles (published or unpublished)
• In addition, three letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the search committee.
All material should be sent to the Dean’s office, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: deanh [__at__] bgu [dot] ac [dot] il
The University of Massachusetts Lowell Department of Philosophy invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Philosophy beginning September 2012. This position will have a teaching load of 2 or 3 courses per semester, depending on research productivity. Area of specialization: Philosophy of Religion, with special concentration on Middle Eastern religion and politics. Salary commensurate with qualifications.
Must be able to teach Introduction to Ethics, Introduction to World Religions, and to contribute to BA and MA programs in Peace and Conflict Studies.
Must also be able to teach upper division courses on the Islamic, Jewish, and Christian traditions and study the way in which these religious traditions affect the political atmosphere of the Middle East.
It is expected that preliminary interviews will be conducted via teleconferencing/Skype in mid-to late January; on campus interviews will likely take place in February. University of Massachusetts Lowell is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer, strongly committed to educational excellence through diversity.
Located along the Merrimack River, 30 minutes north of Boston, the University of Massachusetts Lowell serves a diverse population of 12,000 students in over 120 degree programs. The City of Lowell is the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution and is home to a National Historical Park and a burgeoning local arts and culture scene.
Minimum Qualifications (Required):
-Ph.D. in Philosophy or related area required; degree must be completed by time of hire
-Prior teaching experience required.
-Three letters of recommendation are required. (see special instructions below)
Required Applicant Documents:
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching Philosophy
Writing Sample
Teaching Evaluations
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Applications must be received online at https://jobs.uml.edu
Three letters of reference will be required - (Email addresses of three references will be required during the application process).
Review of applications will begin January 2, 2012 and continue until the position is filled. However, the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applications are received.
THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER, Wooster, OH. The Department of Philosophy invites applications for a one-year, full-time, leave replacement position beginning August, 2012. Rank: Assistant Professor. Areas of Specialization: Open. Areas of Competence: Ethics and at least one period in the history of philosophy. The successful applicant should be conversant with the analytic tradition in philosophy and be prepared to teach our introductory Ethics, Justice, and Society course, which focuses on ethical and political thought from Plato through Rousseau. Responsibilities include teaching five undergraduate courses and advising five senior research projects in the College’s Independent Study Program. A PhD is required, but ABD will be considered if completion of doctorate is expected by August 2012. Send application letter, c.v., list of references, and evidence of teaching excellence electronically to preeder [__at__] wooster [dot] edu. Applications received by 1/17/12 will receive full consideration, but applications will be accepted until position is filled.
The Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy (GSAP)is pleased to offer two fellowships for doctoral study in Ancient Philosophy.
The fellowships accord to the standards of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) such that they will cover living expenses for three years. They are for full-time study only. There are no tuition fees, but there are low administrative fees amounting to ca. 250-300 Euros per semester (which also cover free public transportation in Berlin).
The Graduate School of Ancient Philosophy
The GSAP provides a structured three-year doctoral program in ancient philosophy (in English and German). The three-year program leads to the doctoral degree in Philosophy or Classics. It includes colloquia, dissertation seminars, reading groups, tutorial supervision, international workshops, and intensive short courses. The program culminates in the writing of a doctoral dissertation (in English or German).
The School’s core faculty:
- Prof. Jonathan Beere
- Prof. Christoph Helmig
- Prof. Stephen Menn
- Prof. Philip van der Eijk
- Dr. Jacob Rosen
The School is embedded in a lively community of scholars and institutions (like the Excellence Cluster Topoi) all devoted to ancient studies.
The Ancient Philosophy & Science Network (APSN)
Students of the program are automatically part of the international Ancient Philosophy & Science Network (APSN) initiated by the Graduate School. The APSN involves collaboration with five international partner institutions in the field of ancient philosophy and science:
- University of Chicago (Philosophy and Classics)
- University of Leuven (Philosophy, De Wulf-Mansioncentre)
- Princeton University (Philosophy and Classics)
- University of Toronto (Philosophy and Classics)
- University of Cambridge (History and Philosophy of Science)
Each candidate will have the opportunity to visit the partner departments, participate in (joint) conferences, or workshops, etc. Thus every PhD student at the GSAP will become a member of a vibrant international community of excellent PhD students and scholars. For more information see http://www.gsap.hu-berlin.de/apsn.
Applications
The doctoral fellowships advertised here have no thematic restrictions. Interviews will be held at Berlin during the last week of March 2012. Candidates from overseas will not need to travel to Berlin for an interview.
Apply online at http://www.gsap.hu-berlin.de/application.
The Department of Philosophy at Dalhousie University invites applications for a 10 month Limited Term Appointment at the Assistant Professor/Lecturer level, effective August 1, 2012. This position is subject to budgetary approval. Area of specialization: Metaphysics. Areas of competence: Philosophy of Mind. Ability to teach Computing Ethics, as well as strength in History of Philosophy, would be assets. The Department also needs classes taught in Philosophy of Biology and Science, Critical Thinking and Intro.
The successful applicant will teach courses at introductory, intermediate and advanced undergraduate/graduate levels, with some limited graduate student supervision and committee work. Excellence in teaching and research is required. Applicants must hold (or be about to receive) a Ph.D. in Philosophy. Salary will depend upon qualifications and experience. Course load will be the equivalent of 3 and 3.
Applications should include: a complete curriculum vitae, transcripts (undergraduate and graduate), writing sample, teaching dossier (including evidence of teaching effectiveness), a statement of research and teaching interests and philosophies, and three confidential letters of recommendation (in hard copy, forwarded separately by the referees). A record of publication will be an asset.
Applications should be sent to Duncan MacIntosh, Chair, Department of Philosophy, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Avenue, PO Box 15000, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2. (Please use dalphil [__at__] dal [dot] ca for correspondence). The closing date for applications is February 15, 2012.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.
The Hannah Arendt Center is offering two separate research and teaching fellowships for the coming year. The first fellowship entails teaching two courses in Bard’s First-Year Seminar Program, the second entails teaching two courses in a joint fellowship with the Bard Prison Initiative. Please indicate in your letter whether you are applying for one particular fellowship or would like to be considered for both.
The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities is dedicated to supporting humanities-focused scholarship relating to Hannah Arendt’s life and work, with a particular focus on her inquiry into the activity of political and ethical thinking. Through its annual conferences and regular lectures, seminars, and working groups, the Center seeks to take Arendt’s singular and much needed approach to political questions as a spur to rigorous, daring, and creative engagement. http://www.bard.edu/hannaharendtcenter/
1. The first fellowship is for a Ph.D. in political theory, philosophy, or a related field in the humanities or social sciences. The fellow's work should intersect meaningfully with Hannah Arendt’s thinking. In residence at the Arendt Center, the fellow will pursue his or her independent research at the Center, which includes Hannah Arendt’s personal library. In addition, the fellow will have the opportunity to participate in seminars, conferences, lectures, colloquia, and workshops organized by the Center. As part of the fellowship, the fellow will teach 2 courses (1 and 1) at Bard College. The fellow will have access to Arendt’s Digital Archive through a relationship with the Arendt Center in New York City.
2. Bard College’s Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and the Bard Prison Initiative are jointly searching for a postdoctoral fellow to be in residence at Bard College for the 2012-2013 academic year. The fellow should have a Ph.D. in political theory, philosophy, or a related field in the humanities or social sciences and his or her work should intersect meaningfully with Hannah Arendt’s thinking. In residence at the Arendt Center, the fellow will pursue his or her independent research. In addition, the fellow will have the opportunity to participate in conferences, lectures,
colloquia, and workshops organized by the Center. As part of the fellowship, the fellow will teach 2 courses in their field of expertise at one of Bard College’s satellite campuses in a NY State Correctional facility. The fellow will be have access to the Hannah Arendt Library and access to Arendt’s Digital Archive through a relationship with the Arendt Center in New York City.
The Bard Prison Initiative is the largest privately-funded college in prison in the United States. It runs satellite Bard College campuses at prisons across New York, enrolling nearly 200 women and men full-time in academic programs that culminate in both associate and bachelor degrees. BPI's rigorous and ambitious courses represent the full diversity of the liberal arts including history, literature, social thought, mathematics and the practice of the arts. In 2009, BPI launched a national replication project to develop similar programs at other liberal arts colleges across the country. http://www.bard.edu/bpi/
To apply for either fellowship, please email a letter of application explaining your research project and interest in the Center, CV, and two letters of reference to: Roger Berkowitz, Academic Director, The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities: berkowit [__at__] bard [dot] edu. Include in the letter a description of your teaching experience. The Deadline for Consideration is March 8, 2012. Decisions will be made by the early April. The fellowship runs from Sept. 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013 and includes a $25,000 stipend.
Candidates may also be considered for a teaching position in Bard's Language & Thinking Program, an intensive introduction to the liberal arts and sciences attended by all incoming Bard students during the last three weeks of August. For over three decades, Language & Thinking has fostered robust interdisciplinary, innovative pedagogy, and the study and practice of writing across many genres. Fellows who teach in the Program would attend a weekend orientation in June, a five-day training week in July, and would teach in the last three weeks of August. More information at: http://languageandthinking.bard.edu/
Compensation: $5000.00 plus domestic travel for June and July and room and board for the all periods during which the fellow is on campus for the Language and Thinking Program. Applicants who wish to be considered for this position should indicate so in the cover letter.
The Hannah Arendt Center is offering two separate research and teaching fellowships for the coming year. The first fellowship entails teaching two courses in Bard’s First-Year Seminar Program, the second entails teaching two courses in a joint fellowship with the Bard Prison Initiative. Please indicate in your letter whether you are applying for one particular fellowship or would like to be considered for both.
The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities is dedicated to supporting humanities-focused scholarship relating to Hannah Arendt’s life and work, with a particular focus on her inquiry into the activity of political and ethical thinking. Through its annual conferences and regular lectures, seminars, and working groups, the Center seeks to take Arendt’s singular and much needed approach to political questions as a spur to rigorous, daring, and creative engagement. http://www.bard.edu/hannaharendtcenter/
1. The first fellowship is for a Ph.D. in political theory, philosophy, or a related field in the humanities or social sciences. The fellow's work should intersect meaningfully with Hannah Arendt’s thinking. In residence at the Arendt Center, the fellow will pursue his or her independent research at the Center, which includes Hannah Arendt’s personal library. In addition, the fellow will have the opportunity to participate in seminars, conferences, lectures, colloquia, and workshops organized by the Center. As part of the fellowship, the fellow will teach 2 courses (1 and 1) at Bard College. The fellow will have access to Arendt’s Digital Archive through a relationship with the Arendt Center in New York City.
2. Bard College’s Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and the Bard Prison Initiative are jointly searching for a postdoctoral fellow to be in residence at Bard College for the 2012-2013 academic year. The fellow should have a Ph.D. in political theory, philosophy, or a related field in the humanities or social sciences and his or her work should intersect meaningfully with Hannah Arendt’s thinking. In residence at the Arendt Center, the fellow will pursue his or her independent research. In addition, the fellow will have the opportunity to participate in conferences, lectures,
colloquia, and workshops organized by the Center. As part of the fellowship, the fellow will teach 2 courses in their field of expertise at one of Bard College’s satellite campuses in a NY State Correctional facility. The fellow will be have access to the Hannah Arendt Library and access to Arendt’s Digital Archive through a relationship with the Arendt Center in New York City.
The Bard Prison Initiative is the largest privately-funded college in prison in the United States. It runs satellite Bard College campuses at prisons across New York, enrolling nearly 200 women and men full-time in academic programs that culminate in both associate and bachelor degrees. BPI's rigorous and ambitious courses represent the full diversity of the liberal arts including history, literature, social thought, mathematics and the practice of the arts. In 2009, BPI launched a national replication project to develop similar programs at other liberal arts colleges across the country. http://www.bard.edu/bpi/
To apply for either fellowship, please email a letter of application explaining your research project and interest in the Center, CV, and two letters of reference to: Roger Berkowitz, Academic Director, The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities: berkowit [__at__] bard [dot] edu. Include in the letter a description of your teaching experience. The Deadline for Consideration is March 8, 2012. Decisions will be made by the early April. The fellowship runs from Sept. 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013 and includes a $25,000 stipend.
Candidates may also be considered for a teaching position in Bard's Language & Thinking Program, an intensive introduction to the liberal arts and sciences attended by all incoming Bard students during the last three weeks of August. For over three decades, Language & Thinking has fostered robust interdisciplinary, innovative pedagogy, and the study and practice of writing across many genres. Fellows who teach in the Program would attend a weekend orientation in June, a five-day training week in July, and would teach in the last three weeks of August. More information at: http://languageandthinking.bard.edu/
Compensation: $5000.00 plus domestic travel for June and July and room and board for the all periods during which the fellow is on campus for the Language and Thinking Program. Applicants who wish to be considered for this position should indicate so in the cover letter.
Bard College, NY. Two Post-Doctoral Fellowships at the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics & Humanities. One-and-One load. Beginning fall semester, 2012. $25,000 stipend. For more information visit: http://www.bard.edu/hannaharendtcenter/fellows/
Come help us advance our work on institutional corruption.
Call for Applications
2012-2013 Edmond J. Safra Lab Fellowships and Projects
The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University invites scholars, practitioners, innovators and others committed to understanding and remedying institutional corruption to submit proposals to join our community.
Background: The Edmond J. Safra Research Lab is currently in the second year of a five-year project on institutional corruption. We are concerned with widespread or systematic practices that undermine the integrity of an institution or public trust in an institution. Unlike more frequently studied examples of individual corruption (such as bribery), institutional corruption tends to involve practices that are legal. For our purposes, “institution” refers to public and private professions and organizations such as medicine, government, academia, law, regulatory agencies, and business.
Purpose: The aim of the Lab is to study institutional corruption with both an empirical and normative focus. The empirical research project will explore whether and when institutional corruption exists. The normative project will work to develop remedies and tools to address institutional corruption when it is found to exist.
The cross-disciplinary format of the Lab is designed to foster an innovative research environment where fellows are encouraged to weave their ideas into a broader framework, while also being a resource for each other. The Lab fellows vary based on methodological approach and topic of focus. Past fellows have included postdoctoral fellows, journalists, professors, doctors, students, writers, and technologists. Their projects focus on a variety of institutions, including Congress, academia, the FDA, and the pharmaceutical industry (among others) on topics ranging from campaign finance reform to conflicts of interest to data monitoring systems in open government. Research from the Lab is conducted with future real-world applications in mind. As the project evolves, the Lab aims to release databases, guidelines and other tools to the public that work towards solving the problem of institutional corruption in a variety of contexts.
Eligibility: A broad range of researchers, scholars, and professionals are invited to submit proposals to the Lab, either to become fellows, or to propose joint or collaborative research projects. The Lab accepts a number of fellows every year who are engaged in research and practice addressing institutional corruption. Research applicants may be from the fields of law, medicine, economics, psychology, sociology, business, public policy, though those from other disciplinary homes will also be considered. Practice applicants may come from industry, government, or the nonprofit sector.
For the 2012-13 academic year, the Lab would be particularly enthusiastic to receive proposals on topics of institutional corruption in media and think tanks, or from professionals working in those fields. Priority will be given to proposals with a focus on innovative remedies for institutional corruption.
Faculty are invited to participate and postdoctoral applicants are also encouraged, as well as proposals from professionals in media, industry or government seeking sabbatical time to pursue research directly relevant to the project, and others from data-driven fields such as designers, programmers, and statisticians.
Deadline: The deadline date for receipt of applications for fellowships and projects beginning September 2012 is February 1, 2012.
Further details about the Lab and procedures for submitting an application are available on our website: http://www.ethics.harvard.edu/lab/opportunities