Tenure-track assistant professor, or tenured associate or full professor

Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY. Tenure-stream or tenured faculty position in the Department of Philosophy, at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. The proposed starting date is Fall 2025. Candidates must have a Ph.D. or must provide convincing evidence that they will complete a Ph.D. prior to the start of Hunter College’s Fall, 2025 semester.

Area of specialization: The successful applicant will have a track record of research excellence in Ancient Philosophy and/or Islamic philosophy, commensurate with their experience level, and will have a promising agenda for future research.

Area of competence: A track record of excellent undergraduate teaching is also required. The candidate will be expected to teach three undergraduate courses per semester (six per year), including courses in both Ancient Philosophy and Islamic Philosophy, and will show evidence of their ability to teach excellent courses in these areas.

If a candidate is hired pre-tenure, they will begin with six course releases to be used during their first five years. Candidates must have a Ph.D. or must provide convincing evidence that they will complete a Ph.D. prior to the start of Hunter College’s Fall, 2025 semester.

For pre-tenure applicants, required application materials include a letter of application describing both teaching and research interests, CV, one writing sample, evidence of teaching effectiveness including teaching evaluations, and at least three letters of recommendation. Tenured applicants should provide all of these materials except for reference letters, which will be solicited at a later stage from applicants under consideration.

Applicants must apply for the job through CUNY’s employment portal: https://www.cuny.edu/employment/  (Search for the job ID 29376). Materials in the candidate’s possession should be uploaded to that site. Other material, including confidential letters of recommendation, should be sent to Philosophy Search Committee: [email protected].

The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on December 30, 2024. The search will remain open, and screening and review of applications will be ongoing-- until the position is filled. Initial interviews will be held on Zoom in January-February 2025. Applications from members of demographic groups who are underrepresented in philosophy are especially encouraged. The City University of New York is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Immigrations Reform and Control Act/Veterans/American with Disabilities Act Employer.