Associate Professorship or Professorship of Philosophy

Associate Professorship or Professorship of Philosophy

£56,535 - £75,915 + £3,199 additional allowance + generous benefits

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford in Association with Merton College, Oxford OX1 4JD

The Faculty of Philosophy are seeking to appoint an Associate Professor or Professor of Philosophy, in association with a Tutorial Fellowship at Merton College. The successful candidate will have an area of specialization in Ethics and/or Political Philosophy, with at least an area of competence in Feminist Philosophy. This post is available from 1 September 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. This is a permanent appointment (subject to initial probation).

The successful candidate will be expected to engage in advanced research in Ethics and/or Political Philosophy, and must be able to provide research-led teaching and supervision at all levels, undergraduate and graduate. The successful candidate will also be expected to provide small-group undergraduate teaching for Merton College, in the form of tutorials, on a range of subjects within philosophy at both introductory and advanced levels.

Candidates must demonstrate a research record in philosophy of international standing appropriate to the stage of their career, and must have research interests in Ethics and/or Political Philosophy, the ability to deliver excellent teaching, the ability to supervise graduate students, and a willingness to undertake administration and pastoral responsibilities on behalf of Merton College and of the University. Candidates should hold a completed doctorate, or a completed doctoral dissertation submitted for examination by the advertised closing date for this position, in Philosophy or a closely related field.

Applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

An additional allowance (currently of £3,199 per annum) would be made upon award of the title of Professor (without change to the duties of the post). Merton College offers substantial additional benefits, including a housing allowance of £20,000 per annum and access to a Joint Equity scheme (or rent-free single accommodation in College, or a rent-free house or flat, both with a residence allowance and subject to availability); a tutorial allowance of £6,000 per annum, and an allowance of up to £3,800 per annum for research expenses, an entertainment allowance of £450 per annum and private medical cover. The household allowances and tutorial allowance are pensionable.

Closing date: 12.00pm (GMT) on Monday 3 November 2025.

Interviews are expected to be held in mid-January 2026.