Mudd Center for Ethics Postdoctoral Fellowship (EXPIRED)

The Roger Mudd Center for Ethics welcomes applications for the 2015-2016 Mudd Center for Ethics Postdoctoral Fellowship.  The successful candidate will be someone with substantial normative research interests in moral and political philosophy or political theory, and whose work addresses issues related to “The Ethics of Citizenship” (which will be the focus of Mudd Center programming in 2015-2016).  Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Philosophy or Political Science.  Postdoctoral fellows will be expected to teach two courses during the year, including a first-year seminar in the fall on The Ethics of Citizenship, and an upper-division course in the winter (chosen in consultation with the Director).  In addition, the Mudd Ethics Fellow will be expected to participate actively in Mudd Center activities and to help foster an interdisciplinary ethics community across the College of Liberal Arts, the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, and the Law School.  The successful candidate will be someone who has completed his or her degree by June of 2015, and who is no more than three years from the awarding of his or her degree (i.e., June of 2012).  The appointment will be for one year, beginning on July 1, 2015 and ending on June 30, 2016.

The application deadline is February 13, 2015 (5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time).

Washington and Lee is a private, liberal arts university with approximately 2200 students, nestled in the Shenandoah Valley in Lexington, Virginia.  One of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges, W&L is unique in having accredited programs in business administration, journalism, and accounting, plus a graduate School of Law.  Established in 1749, it is the ninth oldest institution of higher learning in the nation.  The Roger Mudd Center for Ethics was established in 2010 through a gift to the University from award-winning journalist Roger Mudd, a 1950 graduate of Washington and Lee.  Its mission is to advance dialogue, teaching, and research about important ethical issues in public and professional life.  To learn more, please visit www.wlu.edu/mudd-center.

Please submit a cover letter, CV, a writing sample (no more than 25 pages), three letters of recommendation, a one-page research statement, and a teaching portfolio.  Applications will be collected via Interfolio at .  Questions should be directed to Angela Smith, Roger Mudd Professor of Ethics and Director of the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics at .       

W&L is an equal opportunity employer.  Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.