Yale-NUS College is a collaboration between the National University of Singapore and Yale University, offering a liberal arts curriculum combining Western and Eastern traditions with contemporary skills. Our community of 1000 students represent 66 countries and are intellectually elite, with an acceptance rate of <7%. Our 100 full-time faculty teach two small seminars per semester, with a guaranteed pre-tenure sabbatical and generous research support.

The College invites outstanding applications for at least three open rank, tenure-track or tenured positions in the social sciences. Candidates would teach in our Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) and / or Global Affairs (GA) majors, as well as in Yale-NUS’s flagship common curriculum (http://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/curriculum/common-curriculum).

For GA, we particularly welcome applications from scholars who can teach international development or international/comparative political economy or quantitative methods, or who have regional expertise in the Middle East, Africa, or Latin America.

For PPE, evidence of scholarship or teaching that integrates two or more PPE fields (politics, economics, philosophy) would be an asset.

Applicants require a PhD in a relevant discipline, such as politics, economics, sociology, development studies, or geography. They should be active researchers with a commitment to creative and effective undergraduate teaching and mentoring. The College places emphasis on productive and impactful research programs, akin to other top liberal arts colleges in the world. The appointee will be expected to begin duties in the 2020-2021 academic year.

Outstanding candidates at the junior level will be considered for the NUS Presidential Young Professorship. Outstanding senior candidates will be considered for a JY Pillay Chair in the Social Sciences - https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/13904.

Faculty receive highly competitive salaries, a generous start-up grant, and yearly travel and research allowance, with access on a competitive basis to substantial additional grant funding. Most qualify for subsidized housing. Yale-NUS College is located in Singapore, a vibrant, multicultural city of six million, with a very high quality of life.
Applications should include a cover letter; a full curriculum vitae; a research statement; a teaching philosophy statement; and teaching evaluations (if available). These should be submitted in the order indicated above as a single combined PDF document via https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/YaleNUS. The cover letter should: indicate for which position(s) the candidate wishes to be considered, explain the interest in Yale-NUS, and how the candidate’s experience and expertise might fit with our mission and curriculum.

Additionally, applicants for the tenure-track position should ensure that three (3) academic referees submit a letter via https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/YaleNUS. For tenured positions, applicants should provide names and contact information of three (3) academic referees.

Review of complete applications will begin August 1, 2019 and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries should be made to the Social Sciences Divisional Manager at Enquiry_SocialSciencesDiv [__at__] yale-nus [dot] edu [dot] sg.

Yale-NUS College achieves excellence through the diversity of its students, faculty, and staff and by embracing inclusivity, equity, and global engagement. We encourage applications by diverse individuals with a demonstrated commitment to continually support these values. For more information about the College, please visit https://www.yale-nus.edu.sg

Candidates should understand that by sharing information with Yale-NUS, they authorise the College to use their personal data for the purposes of this application. The College will not use their data for other purposes and ensure that their data remains secure and confidential.

The positions will be at a newly established interdisciplinary department for Society, Technology and Human Factors at the HumTec Center. It is an open, supportive environment with ample chances to cooperate with colleagues from life sciences, engineering, and medicine next to social sciences and humanities. The position is linked to the “Cluster of Excellence“ in Internet of Production and the applicant should have an interest in cooperating with engineers and computer scientists while developing their own research line.

Please follow the link for more details concerning application.

The University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, invites applications for a position of

Full Professor (83,33%) or Assistant Professor with Tenure Track (75%) in
Practical Philosophy

Job description: the successful candidate has an outstanding publication record. She/he is specialised in at least one of following areas: meta-ethics, aesthetics, decision theory, philosophy of action. Candidates specialised in the history of some of these areas are also invited to apply, provided their research exhibits strong links with contemporary practical philosophy. The successful candidate should be able to teach at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels outside its areas of specialisation, in particular in logic and/or history of philosophy.

The successful candidate will join two others recently appointed professors at the Institute of philosophy. We are looking for an original and scrupulous researcher, enthusiastic and committed teacher, efficient and ambitious fundraiser, willing to be strongly involved in the development of our Institute.

Requirements:

● Doctorate in philosophy
● AOS: : meta-ethics, aesthetics, decision theory, philosophy of action
● AOC: logic or history of philosophy
● Outstanding publication record
● Willingness and ability to teach outside one’s areas of specialisation
● Experience and efficiency in fundraising
● Strong teaching skills
● Courses will be taught in French. Non-French speakers are expected to teach in French after a two-year period

Institute: the professor will belong to the Institute of Philosophy at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences.

Specifications:

● Teaching: 6 periods of 45 minutes per week each semester of the full professor (83,33%); 3 periods of 45 minutes per week for the assistant professor (75%). Teaching consists in courses and seminars at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels
● Supervision of Master and PhD thesis
● Participation to the administration of the Institute of Philosophy, of the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences and to others tasks at the level of the faculty
● Participations to the scientific activities of the Institute
● Personal research, submission of research projects, building of a research team
● Definition of the long-term strategy of the Institute of philosophy in terms of teaching, research and promotion of philosophy, together with the two other professors

Assistant: a doctoral assistant can be hired by the successful candidate. The quota will be determined at the end of the competition.

Appointment: for the full professor (83,33%): the successful candidate is initially appointed for a period of four years, which may eventually be extended by two years. After this time, the confirmation of the nomination for an indeterminate time can be obtained on the basis of an evaluation. The full professor is further subjected to an evaluation procedure every six years during his career.

For the assistant professor (75%): The candidate will have the opportunity to obtain a tenured position as full professor (professeur ordinaire) at 83,33%. Before the end of the 4th year, an evaluation will be made. The University of Neuchâtel wishes the assistant professor to present an evaluation of excellent level. Depending on the evaluation, the possibility of obtaining the tenure as full professor at 83,33%. Alternatively, after the 4 years, a new period of 2 years of assistant professor may also be considered, preceding the possible tenure as full professor at 83,33%.

Salary: full professor (professeur ordinaire, 83,33%): http://www.unine.ch/srh/professeur-e-s-categorie-a; assistant professor (75%): http://www.unine.ch/srh/professeur-e-s-categorie-b.

Starting date: August 1st, 2020, or upon agreement.

Application deadline: 16th August, 2019.

The applications should be uploaded onto www.unine.ch/candis (ref. Philo-Pratique) in the form of a single pdf file including a motivation letter, a detailed CV, a list of publications, copies of diplomas, a list of three experts able to assess the competence of the candidate and a statement (three pages max.) of teaching and research interests and projects that he/she anticipates developing in Neuchâtel. Please do not send publications; candidates who are successful in the first round will be asked to provide writing samples.

Information : further information may be obtained by contacting the Head of the Hiring Committee prof. Olivier. Massin (olivier [dot] massin [__at__] unine [dot] ch) or the Dean of the Faculty,(doyen [dot] lettres [__at__] unine [dot] ch), as well as by visiting the Faculty website at www.unine.ch/philo.

The University of Neuchâtel is committed to providing non-discriminatory working conditions

La Faculté de philosophie de l’Université Laval souhaite combler un poste de professeur régulier au rang d’adjoint en philosophie analytique.

Le ou la titulaire de ce poste à temps plein assumera des enseignements réguliers aux trois cycles de la formation universitaire à la Faculté de philosophie dans les différents champs de la philosophie analytique. Il ou elle devra contribuer par ses publications à la recherche en philosophie analytique et devra superviser des travaux de maîtrise et de doctorat des étudiants et étudiantes de philosophie dans ce domaine. Il ou elle devra de plus participer aux activités universitaires et administratives de l’unité de rattachement.

Critères de sélection
Doctorat dans le domaine de la philosophie analytique au moment de l’embauche. Des compétences dans plus d’un champ de la philosophie analytique seront un atout. Capacité d’entreprendre des recherches autonomes et originales dans le domaine, avec des perspectives de diffusion internationale. Expérience d’enseignement. Publications scientifiques pertinentes.

Conditions
Engagement et traitement

Salaire selon la convention collective en vigueur.

Candidature
Date limite du dépôt de candidatures: 2 septembre 2019

Date d'entrée en fonction: 1er janvier 2020

Faire parvenir en version numérisée un curriculum vitae, accompagné d’une lettre de présentation, d’une copie des relevés de notes, d’une copie d’une publication et de trois lettres de recommandation à l’attention de monsieur Luc Langlois, Doyen, à decanat [__at__] fp [dot] ulaval [dot] ca

Valorisant la diversité, l'Université Laval invite toutes les personnes qualifiées à présenter leur candidature, en particulier les femmes, les membres de minorités visibles et ethniques, les autochtones et les personnes handicapées. La priorité sera toutefois accordée aux personnes ayant le statut de citoyen canadien ou de résident permanent.