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Assistant Professor (EXPIRED)

Department of Philosophy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Job category Junior faculty / Tenure-track or similar
AOS Normative/Applied Ethics
AOS categories Applied Ethics
Ethics
Normative Ethics
AOC Normative/Applied Ethics
AOC categories Applied Ethics
Ethics
Normative Ethics
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Organization's reference number 20/282
Location Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Start date August 2021 or later
Job description

Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education by combining the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions. It strives to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement. With three academic Faculties, it offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes in arts, business and social sciences. Lingnan’s liberal arts education is characterised by a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum with specialised disciplinary studies; close student-staff relationship; a vibrant residential campus; ample global learning opportunities; active community engagement and multifarious workplace experience.  The University also offers postgraduate programmes up to doctoral level in various disciplines. 

Applications are now invited for the following post:

Assistant Professor

Department of Philosophy

(Post Ref.: 20/282)

The Department of Philosophy at Lingnan University is one of the best in Asia. The department is especially strong in philosophy of science, philosophical logic, metaphysics and aesthetics, and also has several members with expertise in other areas such as ethics, metaethics, epistemology, and Chinese philosophy. Department members publish in leading journals in the field, such as AnalysisAustralasian Journal of PhilosophyBritish Journal for the Philosophy of ScienceEthicsJournal of Philosophical LogicMindNoûsPhilosophers’ ImprintPhilosophical QuarterlyPhilosophical StudiesPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research, and Philosophy of Science.

More information on the research interests and publications of philosophers at Lingnan University may be found at: https://www.LN.edu.hk/philoso/?page_id=9.

General Requirements

Areas of Specialization: Normative/Applied Ethics.

Candidates

Applicants should have a PhD degree in Philosophy by the start of the appointment and are required to provide information on their research record in Normative or Applied Ethics and evidence of quality teaching. The starting date of the positions is August 2021. Applicants are required to have publications in Philosophy, preferably in leading journals; candidates with no publications will not be considered. The successful applicant is expected to produce internationally excellent research and obtain competitively awarded research grants. He/she is also expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence, and to be able to design and offer courses in his/her area of expertise. 

The teaching load will normally be four courses per year, which may be reduced under various circumstances, e.g. on receipt of external research funding or due to graduate supervision. English is the language of instruction with the possible exception of courses in Chinese philosophy.

Appointment

The basic salary is over HKD$840,000 / USD$108,000 per annum on the current salary scale. Fringe benefits include annual leave, medical and dental benefits, mandatory provident fund, gratuity and incoming passage and baggage allowances for eligible appointees.

Appointment will normally be made on an initial contract of three years, which, subject to review and mutual agreement, may lead to longer-term appointment with possibility of consideration for substantiation (i.e., tenure).

How to apply
Application type Online
Instructions
Applicants are invited to submit their applications and resumes at our online system https://lingnan.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/43?c=lingnan. Applicants should include a letter of interest, a CV and at least one writing sample in the application. Applicants should also provide names and contact information of two referees. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Informal inquiries concerning the post can be directed to Professor Andrea Sauchelli, Head of the Department of Philosophy, at [email protected]. We are an equal opportunities employer. Review of applications will continue until the post is filled. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, or to fill the post by invitation or by search. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Web address to apply https://lingnan.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/...
Deadline for full consideration: November 30, 2021, 6:55pm HKT

(applications under review)

Hard deadline No deadline specified (applications considered on an ongoing basis)
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Contact name Andrea Sauchelli
Contact email
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Time created October 29, 2020, 2:38pm UTC
Scheduled expiry date February 26, 2021, 4:12am HKT
Expired on May 5, 2021, 5:46pm HKT
Last updated July 5, 2021, 3:00pm UTC
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