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Philosophy of Mind and/or Cognitive Science (EXPIRED)

Department of Philosophy, University of California at Davis

Job category Faculty (open rank) / Tenure-track or similar
AOS Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Cognitive Science
AOS categories Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Organization's reference number JPF00372
Location Davis, California, United States
Start date Fall 2015
Job description

The Department of Philosophy of the University of California, Davis announces a position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.  The Area of Specialization (AOS) for the position is Philosophy of Mind and/or Cognitive Science and the Area of Competence (AOC) is open.  The department is in the process of creating an undergraduate Cognitive Science major in cooperation with the Center for Mind and Brain and other interested departments and programs in the social sciences.  The successful candidate will be expected to play an active role in this program.  Although the AOC is open, the Department has programmatic needs in a variety of fields, including especially epistemology and history of modern philosophy, and the Department aims to reinforce its clusters of strength in such fields as moral philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of biology, and metaphysics.  The successful candidate will be expected to play an active role in the life of the Department in research as well as instruction at all levels.

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 research in an ongoing research program in philosophy of mind and/or cognitive science.  The appointee will be required to teach undergraduate courses at both the introductory and advanced levels and a graduate level course in his or her area of specialization. Supervision of graduate students, student advising, participation in departmental programs, curricular development, and performance of Departmental, College, and University service are expected.  Finalists for this position must possess outstanding potential as researchers and teachers of philosophy. 

This position is open until filled. To be assured of full consideration, applications must be finalized in our online system by 1 November 2014.

 The principal qualifications for a candidate are a strong research record or promising beginning and the ability to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level.  Ph.D. in Philosophy or related field must be completed by the first day of courses (September 24, 2015.   

 Applicants must submit a letter of application, cv, a list of between three and six people who can be contacted to send letters of reference, and a sample of written work through the online application system found at: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF00372. 

 For additional information or assistance, write or email Professor Bernard Molyneux, Chair, Philosophy of Mind 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, Nicole Kramer ([email protected] ). 

 The University of California, Davis, the College of Letters and Science, and the Philosophy Department are committed to building a more diverse faculty and student body as it responds to the changing population and educational needs of California and the nation. As a consequence, we are especially interested in attracting persons from groups currently under-represented on the campus. We are interested in candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities, and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity.  The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

How to apply
Application type Online
Web address to apply https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF00372
Hard deadline November 1, 2014, 6:59pm PST
Contact
Web address for more information https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF00372
Contact name Bernard Molyneux
Contact email
Contact phone 530-554-4916
Bookkeeping
Time created August 25, 2014, 9:12am UTC
Scheduled expiry date November 1, 2014, 6:59pm PST
Expired on November 2, 2014, 6:59pm PST
Last updated May 21, 2015, 3:00pm UTC
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