Assistant Professor (EXPIRED)
Department of Philosophy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Job category | Junior faculty / Tenure-track or similar |
AOS | Ethics (esp. ethics of (catastrophic) risk, normative decision theory, population ethics, ethics of new technologies/weapons, health care rationing, environmental ethics, climate change and future generations, and related sub-fields) |
AOS categories |
Ethics |
AOC | Open |
Workload | Full time |
Vacancies | 1 |
Organization's reference number | 20/282/PHIL |
Location | Hong Kong, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong |
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 School of Graduate Studies also offers postgraduate programmes up to doctoral level in various disciplines and provides professional education for the wider society. Applications are now invited for the following post: Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy Areas of Competence: Ethics (esp. ethics of (catastrophic) risk, normative decision theory, population ethics, ethics of new technologies/weapons, health care rationing, environmental ethics, climate change and future generations, and related sub-fields). 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 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). Application Procedure (online application only) Applicants should include a letter of interest, a CV, research statement, teaching portfolio and a sample paper in the application. Applicants should also provide names and contact information of three 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. The starting date of the position is August 2022. Review of applications will start from 1 December 2021 and continue until the post is filled. Qualified candidates are advised to submit their applications early for consideration. 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. |
How to apply | |
Application type | Online |
Web address to apply | https://lingnan.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/... |
Hard deadline | December 1, 2021, 11:59pm HKT |
Contact | |
Web address for more information | https://www.ln.edu.hk/ |
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Time created | October 27, 2021, 2:34pm UTC |
Scheduled expiry date | December 1, 2021, 11:59pm HKT |
Expired on | December 3, 2021, 12:46am HKT |
Last updated | August 2, 2022, 3:00pm UTC |
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