Associate Professorship or Professorship of Philosophy (EXPIRED)
Faculty of Philosophy and Somerville College, University of Oxford
| Job category | Senior faculty / Tenured, continuing or permanent |
| AOS | Feminist Philosophy, Theoretical Philosophy |
| AOS categories |
Epistemology Metaphysics Metaphysics and Epistemology Philosophy of Language Philosophy of Mind Philosophy of Science Feminist Philosophy |
| AOC | Feminist Philosophy, Theoretical Philosophy |
| AOC categories |
Epistemology Metaphysics Metaphysics and Epistemology Philosophy of Language Philosophy of Mind Philosophy of Science Feminist Philosophy |
| Workload | Full time |
| Vacancies | 1 |
| Organization's reference number | 900246 |
| Location | Oxford, England, United Kingdom |
| Start date | 1 October 2017 |
| Job description |
Associate Professorship or Professorship of Philosophy The Faculty of Philosophy proposes to appoint an Associate Professor from 1 October 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter. The post will be held in conjunction with a Tutorial Fellowship at Somerville College, Oxford. The appointment will be a permanent post (after initial probation) and will be on a salary scale of £45,066 to £60,513 p.a., those appointed below the top of this range will receive annual increments until they reach the top point. The main duties of the postholder will be to engage in research at an internationally competitive level in Feminist Philosophy/Theoretical Philosophy (the person appointed will have at least an area of competence in Feminist Philosophy, and an additional area of specialization in some area of theoretical philosophy) and provide a high standard of research-led teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. They should be able to provide eight contact hours of tutorial teaching in Philosophy each week during full term for Somerville College. The Associate Professorship involves giving, under the direction of the Faculty of Philosophy, not less than sixteen lectures and classes in each academic year. The Tutorial Fellowship involves making an appropriate contribution to the supervision and teaching of graduate students. The successful applicant will share in University examining as reasonably required and undertake a reasonable share of faculty and college administrative duties. They will also share pastoral duties and participate in the organisation of Philosophy teaching in College. They will be expected to participate in the undergraduate admissions process in College. Applicants should note that the appointment involves two separate contracts, one with the College and one with the University, and the postholder will be expected to undertake duties (as outlined in the further particulars) for both the College and The Faculty of Philosophy. Candidates should normally have received the degree of PhD or DPhil by 1 September 2017. The Faculty and College will also be happy to consider applications from senior academic staff. Further particulars and details of how to apply can be found here: http://www.some.ox.ac.uk/about-somerville/somerville-people/job-opportunities/ The closing date for applications is 12.00 midday (UK time) on Monday, 21st November 2016. Interviews will be held on Monday, 16th or Tuesday, 17th January 2017. Please quote reference 900246 in all correspondence. The University of Oxford and Somerville College are equal opportunities employers. |
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| Instructions |
There is no application form.
Candidates are requested to submit all their application materials, in a single pdf document, by email to [email protected], inserting the vacancy reference number 900246 into the subject line.
Applications must include:
i. a Somerville College cover sheet
ii. covering letter or statement explaining how you meet the criteria set out above
iii. a full CV and publications list
iv. The names and addresses of three referees. It is not necessary to name a referee from one’s current institution. Candidates should ask their referees to write directly to
[email protected] by the deadline, and should supply each referee with a copy of these further particulars. The College and the Faculty of Philosophy wish to take this opportunity to thank in advance those referees who write on behalf of applicants. If you would prefer a referee or referees to be approached only with your specific permission or if you would prefer them to be approached only if you are being called for interview on the final short list, then you must state this in your application, alongside the details of the relevant referee(s). You should provide the names and full contact details of three referees
even if you do not wish them to be contacted yet.
v. A sample or samples of written research work, published or unpublished, which may be an article or a thesis or book chapter (co-authored pieces should be identified as such). A
candidate who submits more than 20,000 words should indicate which 20,000 they wish to draw to the particular attention of the selection committee.
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| Hard deadline | November 21, 2016, 7:00am BST |
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| Web address for more information | http://www.some.ox.ac.uk/about-somerville/somervil... |
| Contact name | Tutorial and Graduate Officer, Somerville College |
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| Time created | October 24, 2016, 8:36am UTC |
| Scheduled expiry date | November 21, 2016, 7:00am BST |
| Expired on | November 22, 2016, 7:46am BST |
| Last updated | February 20, 2017, 3:00pm UTC |
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