Lecturer

The Faculty of Arts of the University of Geneva invites applications for a position as
Lecturer in History of Modern Philosophy.

Starting date
1 August 2027

Application deadline
9 November 2026

Employment rate
80%. The employment rate is expected to rise to 100% starting in 2032.

Duties
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and pursuing a teaching and
research programme in history of modern philosophy. This is an 80% position involving 5
hours of teaching at Bachelor’s and Master’s levels (6 hours from 2032 on). The successful candidate will teach at least one introductory BA-level course and at least one MA-level seminar. They will supervise Master’s dissertations and possibly doctoral theses. The successful candidate will conduct research in the field of history of modern philosophy.

Qualifications and skills required
PhD in Arts/Humanities or an equivalent qualification.
The language of instruction is French; the Faculty generally allows new non-French-
speaking faculty members to teach in English for one or two years.
Proficiency in English is desirable.

Official announcement (in French) and link for application
https://jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=1&p_web_page_id=75915

Contact
Teaching staff office: [email protected]
For information about the job: [email protected]

In the interest of gender parity, the University encourages applications from the
underrepresented gender.