Assistant or Early Associate Professor (EXPIRED)

The Department of Philosophy invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position or early associate professor position with tenure, beginning fall 2020.

We seek an assistant (tenure-track) or early associate (tenured) professor specializing in virtue theory, broadly conceived. Area of competence is open.

Our department has a well-established interest and track record in virtue theory, with faculty and graduate students working in both virtue ethics and virtue epistemology, and in both western and Chinese traditions. OU is also home to the Institute of for the Study of Human Flourishing, an interdisciplinary research and outreach unit directed by Dr. Nancy Snow.  The successful candidate will contribute both to the Philosophy Department and to the Institute, in ways that will be negotiated with the successful candidate. The teaching load will not exceed 2 courses per semester, but it may be less if the candidate is devoting a significant part of their effort to the work of the Institute.

The successful candidate will be a central member of a vibrant intellectual community that prizes the ability to converse across philosophical traditions and sub-disciplines and values interdisciplinary engagement. We are especially interested in applications from qualified candidates who are committed to practicing philosophy in an inclusive and cooperative mode, while achieving rigor and excellence in their research and teaching. For more information about our department and the position, please see http://www.ou.edu/cas/philosophy/events/faculty-search.

Qualifications

Required qualifications

• The candidate must be ABD in philosophy or a closely related discipline at the time of application, with evidence that the PhD will have been defended prior to the fall 2020 start date. (If you do not already have your PhD in hand, please specifically discuss how you meet this qualification in your letter of interest. Describe how much of your dissertation is already complete, and explain your plan for completion by August 15, 2020 deadline.)
• A record of research in virtue theory.

Preferred qualifications and desiderata

We prefer candidates with the following qualifications:

• demonstrated excellence of research in virtue theory
• an ability to complement the existing strengths of the department and Institute
• having served as the instructor of record in courses at the university level
• demonstrated commitment to pedagogical approaches that foster the success of students from diverse backgrounds and levels of preparation
• The department welcomes applicants with experience and interest in teaching traditions not yet covered by our faculty (e.g., Africana philosophy, Islamic philosophy, Latino/-a/-x philosophy, or South Asian philosophy) and encourages applicants with relevant experience and interest to describe any contributions they could make to this area.
• The department has teaching needs in business ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science. We encourage applicants with relevant experience and interest to describe any contributions they could make to these areas.