Assistant Professor

The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University, College Station (https://artsci.tamu.edu/philosophy) seeks outstanding applicants for a position at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor with a specialization in philosophical approaches to Environmental issues. The proposed starting date is August 1, 2026. This is a 9-month, full-time position, with a typical teaching load of 2:2, but with a reduced teaching load for the first two years. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, and there is a very competitive startup. Duties for this position include teaching assigned courses, graduate and undergraduate advising; research in the candidate’s areas of expertise that will result in publications with appropriate journals and university presses (or other equivalent academic presses), as well as other research outputs, such as grants, fellowships, awards, and scholarly presentations; and service that includes participation in faculty meetings, departmental committees and other departmental initiatives as assigned, as well as service to the college, university, and profession.

This position is part of a cluster hire made possible by the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. Hired faculty are appointed, and undergo review and promotion, in their home departments. Hired faculty are also expected to contribute to the interdisciplinary environmental undergraduate program, which is advancing an environmental humanities curriculum. Hired faculty will be affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences’ Environmental and Sustainability Initiative and the Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI). In addition to the title of Assistant Professor, for their first three years hired faculty will be identified as “Mellon-RESI Scholar,” leveraging their expertise to engage with, and contribute to, the scope of the Mellon-funded LatinTX  environmental humanities initiative. This initiative seeks to build a collaborative community of scholars from across the humanities converging to advance transformative conversations toward better responses to everyday environmental injustices in borderland communities in Texas and beyond. Additional resources are earmarked to support the cluster hire faculty both individually and in their collaborative efforts.

The Department of Philosophy at Texas A&M has areas of strength in Value Theory & Applied Ethics; Decision Theory, Logic & Rationality; Continental Philosophy’ and Philosophies of the Global South, thus offering an intellectually rich environment in which to pursue scholarship and teach. The Department encourages applicants who will complement these areas of research strength, as well as contribute to our undergraduate program in Society, Ethics, and Law (SEAL).

Qualifications

A Ph.D. in Philosophy or closely related discipline is required.