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Tenure-Track Professor of Philosophy

Department of Philosophy, Harvard University

Job category Junior faculty / Tenure-track or similar
AOS Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
AOS categories Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Location Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Start date July 1, 2025
Job description

The Department of Philosophy at Harvard University seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and will be expected to participate fully in the activities of the Department of Philosophy and to collaborate with relevant colleagues in the Classics Department. This search is being run concurrently with a separate tenure-track search in Ancient Philosophy in the Department of the Classics and is part of an initiative to revitalize ancient philosophy at Harvard. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply to both positions. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2025.

Keywords:* assistant, associate, faculty, instructor, tenure track, Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MA, Northeast, New England, Classics, ancient philosophy, Greek philosophy, Roman philosophy, Hellenistic philosophy.

How to apply
Application type Online
Instructions
Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal (https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14099). Applications must be submitted no later than November 1, 2024, by midnight (US EDT/EST). 1. Cover letter 2. Curriculum Vitae 3. Teaching/advising statement (describing the candidate’s teaching philosophy and practices as well as their approach to creating a learning environment in which students are encouraged to ask questions and share their ideas) 4. Research statement 5. Service statement describing efforts to strengthen academic communities, e.g., the candidate’s department, institution, and/or professional societies. 6. Writing sample (maximum 30 pages) 7. Names and contact information of 3 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation once the application has been submitted. The deadline for receipt of letters of recommendation is midnight on November 4, 2024. The application is considered complete only when three letters have been received; it is the responsibility of candidates to alert their referees and to notify them of this deadline. 8. Optional: candidates may submit one additional sample of scholarship (maximum 30 pages). The health of our community is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be up-to-date on CDC-recommended vaccines.
Web address to apply https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/140...
Hard deadline November 1, 2024, 11:59pm EST
Contact
Web address for more information https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/140...
Contact name Laura Thomas, Department Staff Assistant, Department of Philosophy
Contact email
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Scheduled expiry date November 1, 2024, 11:59pm EST
Last updated September 30, 2024, 2:26pm UTC
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