Assistant Professor (EXPIRED)

The Department of Philosophy at Colorado State University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Philosophy with a specialization in East Asian Philosophy. The successful candidate will be appointed untenured and at the rank of Assistant Professor. This is a full-time, nine-month, entry-level, tenure-track appointment to begin August 17, 2020.

Area of Specialization (AOS): East Asian Philosophy. Area of Competence (AOC): Open, but the Department currently has coverage in Ethics (including Applied Ethics), Japanese Philosophy, and Indian Philosophy. The Department prefers to hire a candidate who can complement these existing strengths. PhD in hand by August 17, 2020, publications or evidence of strong research and scholarly promise, relevant language competence in AOS, and evidence of excellence in teaching is required. Teaching load currently is 4 courses per academic year (2 courses per semester) and includes teaching introductory and upper-division courses in East Asian philosophy and religion. Graduate-level teaching and advising are required, as are the usual undergraduate advising and committee work.

Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion through research, teaching and outreach with relevant programs, goals and activities. By past practice and current conviction, the Department is committed to a conception of Philosophy as a global enterprise.

The Department includes approximately 135 undergraduate majors and minors in Philosophy and 30-35 Masters students in the terminal M.A. degree program. The graduate program's primary focus is in applied ethics, particularly animal rights, bioethics, and environmental ethics, but our Masters students have written successful theses on a wide variety of philosophical topics, including topics in analytic philosophy, Asian philosophy, history of modern philosophy, phenomenology, philosophy of religion and religious studies, philosophy of science, and ethical theory.  Our Masters students have diverse backgrounds, including students without undergraduate degrees in philosophy.

Colorado State University has an enrollment of approximately 34,000 students, including 4,000 graduate students.  It is a Carnegie I Research-extensive university and is recognized as one of the West's premier institutions of higher education. U.S. News and World Report ranked it in the top tier of public institutions of higher learning in 2007.  The Department of Philosophy is housed in the College of Liberal Arts, the largest unit on campus in enrollment and faculty size.

Ft. Collins is a growing community of about 165,000 people.  It sits at the foot of Colorado's Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and on the scenic Cache La Poudre River.  It is located about 60 miles from Rocky Mountain National Park. Denver is also located about an hour's drive away.  Ft. Collins has its own symphony, cultural center, ballet and theater companies, and a beautifully restored downtown restaurant and entertainment district.  Industries in the area include Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Teledyne-Waterpik, Kodak and Anheuser Busch.

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