Visiting Assistant or Associate Professor

The Department of Philosophy at Ashoka University (https://www.ashoka.edu.in/department/department-of-philosophy/)  invites applications for an open-rank visiting position to cover faculty leaves and sabbaticals. Depending on performance, funding, and departmental needs, visiting positions may be extended for up to two additional years.

We have particular undergraduate teaching needs in Continental philosophy broadly construed, metaphysics and epistemology (especially epistemology), philosophy related to computer science (computability etc.), medieval European philosophy, non-Western areas of philosophy, and courses complementing our interdisciplinary majors in Psychology & Philosophy and Politics, Philosophy, & Economics. AOS open, AOC open, although an AOC in at least one of the desired areas is beneficial. The capacity to teach Mind & Behaviour, an introductory general education course on mind and behaviour (broadly construed) is desired.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in philosophy by the time of appointment. The successful applicant will have a 2/2 teaching load in addition to light administrative and advising duties. Instruction will be in-person.  

All applicants should submit their materials via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/167484 or via email to [email protected]. All applicants must submit a:

• cover letter
• CV
• three letters of reference (to be sent through Interfolio or to [email protected])
• teaching portfolio
• writing sample (at least 5000 words excluding footnotes and bibliography)

We strongly encourage applications from women and members of groups under-represented in academia. 

Applications must be submitted by the 21st of May 2025, 11:59 PM Eastern Time (PhilJobs does not allow us to set a deadline in a time zone other than the local time, so on this website it will display as a different time). For questions or more information, please contact Daniel Weltman at [email protected] .

ABOUT ASHOKA

The Philosophy Department at Ashoka University offers a variety of courses in all the major areas of philosophy. The department offers both a major and a minor and takes part in three interdisciplinary majors: (1) Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, (2) Philosophy and Computer Science, and (3) Psychology and Philosophy. Ashoka philosophy graduates have gone on to careers in industry and NGOs and into Philosophy graduate programs including those at USC, Oxford, Pitt HPS, Tufts, Amherst, and Simon Fraser University. Details about the current permanent and visiting philosophy faculty can be found at https://www.ashoka.edu.in/roles/faculty/?yearby=38.

Founded in 2014, Ashoka University is a rapidly growing private liberal arts university dedicated to providing students with an innovative interdisciplinary liberal arts education and an inclusive place to research, think deeply and critically, and express themselves creatively. The university currently offers 12 pure and 9 interdisciplinary majors as well as 17 minor programs. It is also home to a number of interdisciplinary educational and research centres (https://www.ashoka.edu.in/centres/centres/).

Ashoka is located in Sonipat, India, about 40 km (25 mi) North of New Delhi, India’s vibrant capital city. Ashoka has both on-campus and near-campus faculty residence facilities and it is also accessible from Delhi via a regular shuttle that runs between campus and the Jahangirpuri metro station. The campus is home to over 3000 students from 28 states and Union Territories in India as well as 21 other countries. The student to faculty ratio is approximately 11:1.