Postdoctoral Fellow

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto is seeking to appoint someone to a one-year postdoctoral fellowship working in Chinese Philosophy, to begin on September 1, 2026. The successful candidate will pursue their own program of research and teach two semester-long courses on Chinese Philosophy. The Fellowship comes with a total salary (including salary from teaching) of CA$80,000 per annum. (Should the minimum rates stipulated in the collective agreement fall below the rates stated in this posting, the minimum rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.) To be eligible the successful candidate must have received a PhD in a relevant field (from any Department or Program) or have fulfilled all conditions for conferral (including final approval of any post-viva corrections), before the starting date. The normal hours of work are 40 hours per week for a full-time postdoctoral fellow (pro-rated for those holding a partial appointment) recognizing that the needs of the employee’s research and professional development and the needs of the supervisor’s research program may require flexibility in the performance of the employee’s duties and hours of work. Employment as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto is covered by the terms of the CUPE 3902 Unit 5 Collective Agreement. This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 5 Collective Agreement. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. The deadline for applications is midnight (local time) on July 2, 2026.

Applicants should send a single pdf to [email protected] combining: your CV, contact details for at least two and no more than three referees, a writing sample of no more than 10,000 words in length, and a description of plans for a research project to be pursued during the Fellowship, in around 500 words. This description should make clear how the project is innovative and of significance to the wider field.