Professor of Philosophy (EXPIRED)

Post Title:

Professor of Moral Philosophy (1837)*

*Qualified candidates from any area of specialisation within Philosophy are invited to apply

Post Status:

Permanent Contract, Full-time

Department/Faculty:

Department of Philosophy, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy

Location:

Main Campus, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland

Reports to:

Head of School, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy

Salary:

Appointment will be made on the Professor salary scale at a point in line with Government Pay Policy [€117,915 to €151,477 per annum].

https://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly-academic.pdf

Hours of Work:

Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow the link below:

http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf

Closing Date:

12 Noon (GMT), Friday 3rd April 2020

The successful applicant will be expected to take up post on 1st January 2021 or as soon thereafter as possible.

Post Summary

The Department of Philosophy in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin invites applications for the post of Chair of Philosophy.  The formal title of the Chair, established in 1837, is the Chair of Moral Philosophy; however, qualified candidates from any area of specialization within Philosophy are invited to apply. The post is tenable from 1st August 2020 and arises from the retirement of Professor Peter Simons in 2016.

The successful candidate will have an internationally distinguished research profile in any area of philosophy and will have an excellent track record in both undergraduate teaching and postgraduate supervision. The successful candidate will have an important strategic role to play in maintaining and developing the high international research standing of the Department of Philosophy, in attracting outstanding graduate students, in attracting research funding, and in maintaining and building both philanthropic relations and outreach activities. Candidates should have a proven capacity for effective leadership and governance, and will be expected to undertake senior administrative roles at Departmental, School and College levels.

Further Information

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Professor James Levine at [email protected]

Application Procedure

Full job specification and application procedure can be found at http://jobs.tcd.ie