Research Postdoc in Social Justice (EXPIRED)
Concordia Social Justice Centre, Concordia University, Montréal
Job category | Postdoc or similar / Fixed term |
AOS | Open |
AOC | Ethics, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Social Science, Philosophy of Law |
AOC categories |
Philosophy of Social Science Applied Ethics Ethics Philosophy of Law Social and Political Philosophy |
Workload | Full time |
Vacancies | 1 |
Location | Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
Start date | SEPTEMBER 1, 2019. (This replaces the old start date of February 1, 2019.) |
Job description |
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING DATE CHANGES: New submission deadline is January 5, 2019 (instead of December 5, 2018). New start date is September 1, 2019 (instead of February 1, 2019). POSITION: This is a 1-year research postdoc at the newly founded Concordia Social Justice Centre (downtown campus). Salary: CAD 52,000 (including any benefits, health insurance etc). This position is open to candidates with a PhD in hand or expected that would like to carry out a research project on the topic of social justice. The PhD can be in philosophy or in another discipline in the humanities or social sciences. TASKS: Your main task will be to carry out your own research project, which has to be on a topic in social justice. In addition, you should give a presentation on this research during the year, participate in all activities of the center and help with the academic part of their organization. You might furthermore be expected to lead a colloquium with graduate students. There is no teaching associated with this position. THE CENTER: Concordia University is launching a new, interdisciplinary center for social justice research in 2019. The center is hosted in the philosophy department and co-directed by Pablo Gilabert and Katharina Nieswandt. The main events during 2019 will be: a series of academic talks; two larger academic workshops (one in social and political philosophy, one in virtue ethics); and a public event. In addition to the postdoc, the center funds MA students. GENERAL: Applicants should have fluent oral and written communication skills in English; French is not required. Concordia University is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups, such as women, visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities. |
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SUBMISSION: (1) Please email a SINGLE, BOOKMARKED PDF. (2) Please include the documents listed below, in the order in which these are listed.
DOCUMENTS: (I) Academic CV. (II) Cover letter (1 page). (III) Description of your research project for the fellowship year (2 pages). This project must be on a topic in social justice. (IV) One writing sample.
REFERENCES: In addition, please arrange for (V) two letters of recommendation to be submitted on your behalf. These letters should focus on your research. They should be emailed by the referee or via a dossier service to the same address as your documents.
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Hard deadline | January 5, 2019, 6:59pm EST |
Contact | |
Contact name | Katharina Nieswandt |
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Time created | November 7, 2018, 12:04pm UTC |
Scheduled expiry date | January 5, 2019, 6:59pm EST |
Expired on | January 6, 2019, 7:46pm EST |
Last updated | March 14, 2019, 3:00pm UTC |
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PLEASE NOT THE FOLLOWING DATE CHANGES: New submission deadline is January 5, 2019 (instead of December 5, 2018). New start date is September 1, 2019 (instead of February 1, 2019).
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