Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Mercer University

The department of Philosophy at Mercer University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Philosophy. Responsibilities will include teaching seven undergraduate courses per academic year in introductory Philosophy and/or Ethics, upper division courses in the History of Philosophy and on topical Philosophical themes, and extra-departmental general education courses (e.g. First Year Seminar, Scientific Inquiry, Great Books, or Senior Capstone). AOS: History of Philosophy. AOC: Open. The Philosophy Department is particularly interested in candidates qualified to teach and design courses that explore the intersections of philosophy with other subjects in Mercer University’s diverse range of academic and professional programs (e.g., Medicine, Law, Engineering, Public Heath, etc.).

Earned doctorate in Philosophy with broad knowledge of the history of the Western Philosophical Tradition is required. (ABD candidates will be considered for this position at the rank of Instructor.) Promise of excellence in teaching and scholarly activity in the context of a liberal arts college is essential. Departmental representatives will be conducting interviews at the 2009 Eastern APA meeting.

Candidates should access www.mercerjobs.com to complete a brief online application and attach a letter of interest, current curriculum vita, writing sample, statements of teaching philosophy and professional interests. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, IN. Rank: Assistant Professor, tenure-track, beginning fall semester 2010. Candidates will have the PhD prior to application. AOS: Applied Ethics (either Medical or Business Ethics). AOC: At least one of the following: Political and Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Environmental Ethics, Feminist Ethics, Human Rights, Business Ethics, or Medical Ethics. The teaching is mostly undergraduate. The successful candidate will also help in the creation and offering of new programs in Medical and Business Ethics. Collaboration in the IPFW Human Rights Institute is desirable. Research is supported by a one quarter reduction of teaching responsibility. Usual service duties also expected. Send letter of application, CV, and names and contact information of three (3) references to: Dr. C. Butler, Chair, Applied Ethics Search Committee, Department of Philosophy, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne IN 46805. Applications will be reviewed beginning December 1, and will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. An opportunity for candidates to interview at the Eastern APA Meeting in December will be provided. IPFW is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce. Employment is contingent on a satisfactory background records check.

Call for Applications

The Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics invites applications for its newly launched five-year project, the Lab on “Institutional Corruption” — roughly defined as legal, even currently ethical acts which tend either to weaken the effectiveness of an institution, or that weaken public trust of the institution. The aim of the Lab is to study institutional corruption with both an empirical and normative focus. The empirical research will explore whether and when institutional corruption exists. The normative project will develop tools to address institutional corruption when it is found to exist. Some of the work will be done by the Lab; some of it has already been done and simply needs better translation across institutional fields; and some we hope to inspire by providing a better framework into which the work might fit. The ultimate objective of the Lab is to produce a set of tools that institutions might use both to understand the problem of “institutional corruption,” and to respond to it.
The project invites applications from all disciplines, and is especially eager to develop multidisciplinary approaches that might integrate the work of different fields directed at a common problem.
The core of the Lab will be made up of Research Fellows, who will be in residence at Harvard. Research Fellows in residence will be expected to devote the majority of their time to the research project, and participate in a weekly seminar designing the work of the Lab, and evaluating its progress.
A broad range of researchers are invited to submit proposals to the Lab, either to become residential Research Fellows, or to propose joint or collaborative research projects. Tenured and untenured faculty are invited to participate, so long as their work during the fellowship is primarily directed towards the project of the Lab. Alternatively, faculty members are invited to propose projects that they would direct but that would be executed at the Lab. Postdoctoral applications are eagerly encouraged, as well as proposals from researchers in industry or government seeking sabbatical time to pursue research directly relevant to the project. Researchers need not be located at Harvard.
The deadline date for receipt of applications for projects beginning September 2010 is January 15, 2010.
Further details about the Project, the Operational Plan, and procedures for submitting an application are available on our website: http://www.ethics.harvard.edu/lab