Assistant or Associate Professor (EXPIRED)
Department of Philosophy, University of Alabama
| Job category | Faculty (open rank) / Contract type open |
| AOS | Philosophy of Medicine broadly construed |
| AOS categories |
Philosophy of Science Biomedical Ethics |
| AOC | Open, but competence in analytic feminist philosophy is highly desirable. |
| AOC categories |
Feminist Philosophy |
| Workload | Full time |
| Vacancies | 1 |
| Organization's reference number | 0809768 |
| Location | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States |
| Start date | Fall 2016 |
| Job description |
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, Tuscaloosa, AL. The Department of Philosophy invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor, beginning fall 2016. Teaching undergraduate courses along with the usual non-teaching duties. The philosopher hired must play an instrumental role in growing the Department’s Philosophy and Medicine Specialization. AOS: philosophy of medicine, broadly construed. Competence in analytic feminist philosophy is highly desirable. The philosopher will also be expected to teach courses in core areas of analytic philosophy. Ph.D. in philosophy should be completed by August 15, 2016. The University of Alabama is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The Department actively seeks diversity in its employees and will use blind review of applicants’ CVs and writing samples to generate a list of semi-finalists. To apply, and for information on submitting materials for blind review, go to facultyjobs.ua.edu. Application materials should reach the Department before November 13, 2015 when review begins, but applications will be accepted until position is filled. The position involves teaching undergraduate courses in the department plus research and service commitments. The philosopher hired must play an instrumental role in growing the Department’s Philosophy and Medicine Specialization (http://philosophy.ua.edu/academics/specializations/philosophy-and-medicine-track/). The philosopher will also be expected to teach courses in core areas of analytic philosophy. |
| How to apply | |
| Application type | Online |
| Instructions |
The Department will use a blind review of each applicant’s CV and writing sample to generate a short list of semi-finalists; those to be invited for on-campus interview will be selected from the semi-finalists. Each applicant must do the following: (1) submit online a CV that is suitable for blind review, and (2) submit online (attach to “Other Document 1”) a writing sample, strongly preferred less than 8000 words main text, also suitable for blind review. The CV and writing sample must NOT be identified by name and must NOT include information that would allow a reviewer to identify the applicant’s gender, race, sexual orientation, or other professionally irrelevant information about the applicant. Each applicant must also submit three additional items that will not be reviewed until after the list of semi-finalists has been generated by blind review: (3) strong evidence of teaching excellence as “Other Document 2,” (4) a photocopy of graduate transcript as “Other Document 3,” and (5) at least three letters of recommendation submitted by mail or Interfolio directly to:
Ms. Amber Walker
Administrative Secretary
The Department of Philosophy
Box 870218
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0218
email: [email protected]
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| Web address to apply | http://facultyjobs.ua.edu |
| Hard deadline | No deadline specified (applications considered on an ongoing basis) |
| Contact | |
| Contact name | Amber Walker |
| Contact email | |
| Contact phone | 205 348-5942 |
| Bookkeeping | |
| Time created | October 20, 2015, 1:46pm UTC |
| Scheduled expiry date | May 7, 2016, 8:40am CST |
| Expired on | May 7, 2016, 8:40am CST |
| Last updated | September 7, 2016, 3:00pm UTC |
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