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Assistant Professor of Philosophy (EXPIRED)

Department of Philosophy, Colby College

Job category Faculty (open rank) / Tenure-track or similar
AOS Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science.
AOS categories Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Computing
AOC AOC: Philosophy of Technology, Philosophy of Information. Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
AOC categories Philosophy of Computing
Applied Ethics
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Location Waterville , Maine, United States
Start date September 1, 2023
Job description

Assistant Professor in Philosophy, beginning September 1, 2023. 4.5 courses per year to include one introductory course in Philosophy of Mind/ArtificialIntelligence, and three additional courses from candidate's AOC and AOS. AOS: Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science. AOC: Philosophy of Technology, Philosophy of Information. Competence in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence is also desirable. Through a generous gift that created the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Colby College is hiring an interdisciplinary cluster of four faculty members and two postdoctoral associates over the next two years. Faculty at Colby have numerous opportunities to collaborate on research
and teaching related to AI; currently, there are faculty pursuing AI-related scholarship in geology, anthropology, music, physics, economics, east Asian studies and computer science. Candidates sought are those well-grounded in Philosophy and also eager for interdisciplinary engagement.

For more about the Davis Institute for AI see https://davisinstituteai.colby.edu.  
 
The search committee is especially interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and/or service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the campus community.  ABD or Ph.D. in Philosophy and evidence of teaching excellence required. Submit C.V., three confidential letters of recommendation, statement of teaching philosophy that includes evidence of a commitment to the value of diversity and experience with inclusive teaching, sample syllabus of an Introductory course in Philosophy of Mind/Artificial Intelligence, and cover letter highlighting fit with this job description, to http://apply.interfolio.com/115033.  Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2022 and continue until position is filled.  


Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifications to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts

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Submit C.V., three confidential letters of recommendation, statement of teaching philosophy that includes evidence of a commitment to the value of diversity and experience with inclusive teaching, sample syllabus of an Introductory course in Philosophy of Mind/Artificial Intelligence, and cover letter highlighting fit with this job description, to http://apply.interfolio.com/115033.  Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2022
Web address to apply http://apply.interfolio.com/115033
Deadline for full consideration: December 15, 2022, 12:00am EST

(applications under review)

Hard deadline No deadline specified (applications considered on an ongoing basis)
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Web address for more information http://apply.interfolio.com/115033
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Time created October 13, 2022, 8:17pm UTC
Scheduled expiry date April 10, 2023, 3:24pm EST
Expired on April 10, 2023, 3:46pm EST
Last updated June 10, 2023, 3:00pm UTC
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