Assistant Professor of Philosophy (EXPIRED)

As part of the University of California, Davis’s commitment to hire leading research faculty with an outstanding commitment to teaching, research and service that will promote the success of historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities and address the needs of our increasingly diverse state and student population, the Department of Philosophy announces an Open Area tenure-track position, at the level of Assistant Professor.

The successful candidate will be expected to play an active role in the life of the Department. Duties include research, graduate supervision, committee service, and a teaching load of four quarter courses per year. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out a research program in their AOS and to actively engage in the education of both undergraduate and graduate students, including the Department’s various research groups.

The appointee will be required to teach undergraduate courses at both the introductory and advanced levels in support of the Philosophy major and a graduate level course in their AOS. Supervision of graduate students, graduate and undergraduate student advising, participation in departmental committees, curricular development, and performance of Departmental, College, and University service are expected. Finalists for this position must possess outstanding potential as researchers and teachers in philosophy.

This position is open until filled. To be assured of full consideration, applications must be completed before October 17, 2022. The final date to complete an application is June 30, 2023, after which no incomplete applications can be completed.

The principal qualifications for the candidate are a strong research record and the ability to teach at the
undergraduate and graduate levels. Ph.D. in Philosophy is required.

Applicants must submit a letter of application, cv, statement of research, statement of contributions to diversity, three letters of recommendation, and a sample of written work through the online application system found at:
https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF05225.

For additional information or assistance, write or email Professor Elaine Landry, Chair of Philosophy Search Committee, Department of Philosophy, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8673 (email: [email protected]). Alternatively, contact the Department’s personnel coordinator for this search Altynay Nurpeissova at [email protected].

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the
advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment, UC Davis conducts a reference check on all first choice candidates for Academic Senate Assistant Professor or Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment, Steps 4, 5, or 6, or Acting Professor of Law positions. The reference check involves contacting the administration of the applicant’s previous institution(s) to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University’s Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UC Davis requires all applicants for any open search for assistant professor to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” into RECRUIT as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization with the application
materials, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists considered for Academic Senate Assistant Professor or Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment, Steps 4, 5, or 6, or Acting Professor of Law positions will be subject to reference checks.

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https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction.