Assistant Professor in History and Philosophy of Health and Medicine (EXPIRED)
Department of Philosophy, Durham University
Job category | Faculty (open rank) / Tenure-track or similar |
AOS | History and philosophy of health and medicine, including the history and philosophy of biomedical ethics, biomedical science, epidemiology, and public health, global health, and psychiatry |
AOS categories |
History of Philosophy Philosophy of Science Biomedical Ethics |
AOC | Open |
Workload | Full time |
Vacancies | 1 |
Organization's reference number | PHIL22-2 |
Location | Durham, England, United Kingdom |
Start date | September 2022 |
Job description |
The Department of Philosophy at Durham University seeks to appoint an outstanding philosopher to the role of Assistant Professor. We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in any area of the history and philosophy of health and medicine, broadly construed so as to include the history and philosophy of biomedical ethics, biomedical science, epidemiology, and public health, global health, and psychiatry.
This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. About the Department The Philosophy Department at Durham University is a centre for world-leading research in a wide range of fields, grouped into four research clusters:
At both postgraduate and undergraduate level, students can choose from a wide range of topics spanning the whole discipline of philosophy, and also the history of science and medicine. Admissions to the Department’s undergraduate programmes is competitive, and we consistently perform strongly in national rankings for philosophy. We have one of the largest PhD programmes in the UK, and many of our students go on to pursue highly successful academic careers. Benefitting from strong student recruitment, the Department has expanded significantly in recent years, investing in key research areas to create concentrations of expertise that will catalyse the development of our ideas. We are using this opportunity to create a scholarly community that is open, representative, and diverse: our commitment to this is expressed through the work of the Department’s Diversity and Inclusion Group, and our recent Athena Swan Bronze award. Assistant Professors at Durham |
How to apply | |
Application type | Online |
Web address to apply | https://durham.taleo.net/careersection/du_ext/jobd... |
Hard deadline | January 6, 2022, 11:59pm BST |
Contact | |
Contact name | Robin Hendry |
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Time created | December 1, 2021, 8:58pm UTC |
Scheduled expiry date | January 6, 2022, 11:59pm BST |
Expired on | January 8, 2022, 12:46am BST |
Last updated | October 4, 2022, 3:00pm UTC |
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