LECTURESHIP IN PHILOSOPHY (EXPIRED)

Lectureship in Philosophy

school OF SOCIOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY, CRIMINOLOGY, GOVERNMENT, AND POLITICS

college OF ARTS, CELTIC STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Permanent Whole Time Post

UCC wishes to appoint an experienced academic to the role of Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy within the School of Sociology, Philosophy, Criminology, Government, and Politics in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Social Sciences.  The Lecturerwill be responsible for teaching, conducting scholarly research, postgraduate supervision, and institutional service in a collegial community of active researchers and students at the BA, MA, and PhD levels.

Strong candidates in any area of philosophy will be considered; but the Department has special needs for expertise in Philosophy of Biology and/or Philosophy of Medicine, to complement the Department’s existing strengths in conjoint areas of teaching, research, and supervision. There is particular interest in candidates with demonstrated ability to contribute to the new cross-disciplinary MA Programme in Health and Society. The ideal candidate will also contribute to undergraduate teaching outside the area of research specialisation, particularly in epistemology.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/.   The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor Don Ross Tel:,+353 21 490 2588 or +353 21 490-2568 Email: [email protected].   Further information on the Department is available at https://www.ucc.ie/en/philosophy/

Appointment may be made on the Lectureship Salary Scale:  €33,149 - €58,547/€63,987 - €82,273.  In all instances the successful appointment will be at the first point of the scale.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal. Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to [email protected], quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 28th August 2018.

No late applications will be accepted.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector