Assistant Professor

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for a tenure-track position to be filled at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning September 1, 2027. Area of Specialization: Law and Philosophy. We welcome candidates working in a variety of legal traditions, methodologies, and topics. Candidates should hold a PhD in philosophy by August 31, 2027; legal education or experience is also a plus. The successful candidate will teach introductory and advanced undergraduate courses related to law and philosophy among the department’s current course offerings, including legal reasoning. We also invite the successful candidate in helping the department to develop new courses over time especially for our Philosophy and Law minor, our Philosophy, Law and Ethics major, and our Philosophy and Public Policy major; to continue the development of these thriving programs; and, to contribute to pre-law efforts across the College of Liberal Arts. A typical teaching load is two courses per semester, and candidates are expected to be productive scholars with active research agendas and pedagogical commitments. Additional duties include advising students and participating in faculty governance at the departmental and university level. We are especially interested in candidates whose research, teaching and service will contribute to the excellence and diversity of our department and to the University’s mission.

Application instructions:

Deadline for application is November 16, 2026. Applicants should submit: (1) a cover letter, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) a statement of research interests, (4) a teaching statement, (5) an article-length writing sample, and (6) three letters of recommendation.

Queries about the position should directed to Christopher Zurn, Department Chair. ([email protected]). Details of the department can be found here: https://www.umb.edu/liberal-arts/academic-departments/philosophy/ .

UMass Boston is an urban public research university with a teaching soul, whose impact is both local and global. We are the third most diverse university in the country - more than 60% of our undergraduate students come from minoritized communities and groups and more than half of our students are the first in their families to attend a college or university. Thus, our students come to us from richly diverse life experiences and backgrounds; they bring to our classrooms and research settings the robust range of perspectives growing out of the socio-cultural, economic, and historical contexts in which they have lived, along with the challenges they encounter, engage, and strive to overcome. We invite applications from candidates who engage the diverse life experiences of our student body, who appreciate that students bring their holistic selves into the academic setting, and who recognize and articulate how their own life experiences and backgrounds have shaped their journeys, practices, and commitments as researchers, scholars, and educators.

UMass Boston expects to pay within an approximate range between $80,000 and $93,000 for this position.  

The specific pay for this position will be determined by the University based on the consideration of all relevant factors when and if it decides to extend an offer of employment.

UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected] or 617-287-5150.