Open Rank Professor of Teaching in Philosophy

Position: Professor of Teaching: Philosophy of Law: Social and Political Philosophy

Salary: Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

The Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside invites applications for a Tenure track, open rank, Professor of Teaching position to begin July ,1, 2025. Philosophy of law, any areas in normative jurisprudence. Social and Political Philosophy. The successful candidate will contribute to and revitalize our interdisciplinary Law and Society program and will teach courses central to that curriculum, such as LWSO100. A Ph.D. in Philosophy required by the time of the appointment.

Duties: The position requires teaching 6 courses per year on the quarter system, typically a 2-2-2, participating in the direction of the Law and Society program, pre-law advising, and standard non-teaching duties. Candidates should flag in their cover letters whether they intend to apply as tenure-track assistant professor or tenured associate professor or professor. All candidates must show evidence of excellence in teaching and evidence of active engagement with the field through research, service, or creative activity. Most importantly, candidates for tenured professor must have an established track record of distinction in teaching and active engagement in the field through research, service, or creative activities.

Advancement through the faculty ranks at the University of California is through a series of structured, merit-based evaluations, occurring every 2-3 years, each of which includes substantial peer input. In UCR’s Professor of Teaching ranks, candidates are expected to introduce intellectual fields to students, train students in more advanced studies in their areas of interest, and foster students’ intellectual independence, creativity, and reasoning abilities, and arouse curiosity.

The University of California values salary transparency and reports salaries annually in the UC Annual Wage Database. Advancement through the faculty ranks at the University of California is through a series of structured, merit-based evaluations, occurring every 2-3 years, each of which includes substantial peer input. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Table(s) [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t1.pdf]. The salary range for this position is $$78,200 through $205,40. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Department: https://philosophy.ucr.edu/

Qualifications Basic qualifications(required at time of application)

Ph.D. and teaching experience at the university level and curricular development.

Preferred qualifications

The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.

Department Contact person: Crystal M Petrini ([email protected]) or Professor Coleen Macnamara ([email protected]).