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Assistant Professor (EXPIRED)

Department of Philosophy, California State University, Sacramento

Job category Junior faculty / Tenure-track or similar
AOS Ethics (Applied and Theoretical)
AOS categories Ethics
AOC One or more of Political Philosophy, Professional & Practical Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy and Public Policy.
AOC categories Applied Ethics
Philosophy of Law
Social and Political Philosophy
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Organization's reference number JOB #101860
Location Sacramento, California, United States
Start date Fall 2017
Job description

California State University, Sacramento:

Full-Time Tenure-Track Position as Assistant Professor, Beginning Fall 2017

AOS: Ethics (Applied and Theoretical)
AOC: One or more of Political Philosophy, Professional & Practical Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy and Public Policy.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Philosophy. ABD candidates will be considered.  If ABD, candidates will be required to complete the doctoral degree by August 2017.
 Normal teaching duties include four courses per semester at the undergraduate level, primarily in the areas of specialization and competence. Candidates will be expected to have an active research program and are expected to demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence in Philosophy. Candidates are required to have experience teaching, or demonstrated willingness to develop, online/hybrid courses. 

In addition to contributing to teaching in the programmatic core, the person hired for this position will contribute to meeting the department’s increasing demand for its philosophy of science, and science and values-related courses, as well as its courses serving the expanding STEM disciplines and professional/pre-professional programs on campus like health services and public policy.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the scholarly life of the discipline; to contribute to the life of the Department, College, University, and regional community; to engage in student advising and supervising undergraduate research; to contribute to the University’s Center for Practical and Professional Ethics; to participate in the systems of shared governance of the Department and the University; and to be able to work effectively with faculty, staff and students from diverse backgrounds.

Review of applications will begin on January 3, 2017 and continue until the position is filled.  Complete applications must be submitted electronically through the Sacramento State jobs website located at http://www.csus.edu/about/employment, and must include: (1) a cover letter; (2) a current curriculum vita; (3) unofficial transcripts of all college work (official transcripts required if invited for an interview); (4) a sample of professional written work;  (5) a statement of scholarly interest; (6) a statement of teaching philosophy; (7) a list of courses taught or developed; and (8) summaries of student evaluations.  In addition, candidates must also send three (3) recent confidential letters of recommendation.  Letters must be sent electronically to the email address [email protected].  Candidates are also encouraged to include a link at the top of their cover letter to a personal webpage that gives some evidence of their capabilities for providing online philosophy instruction.  

Full position announcement and application details are found at http://www.csus.edu/about/employment.  AA/EEO.  Clery Act statistics available. Mandated reporter requirements. Background check, including criminal, is required.

How to apply
Application type Online
Web address to apply http://www.csus.edu/about/employment
Deadline for full consideration: January 3, 2017, 6:59pm PST

(applications under review)

Hard deadline No deadline specified (applications considered on an ongoing basis)
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Time created December 5, 2016, 8:15am UTC
Scheduled expiry date June 21, 2017, 9:05pm PST
Expired on June 21, 2017, 9:46pm PST
Last updated August 22, 2017, 3:00pm UTC
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