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Assistant Professor of Philosophy (EXPIRED)

Department of Philosophy, Lawrence University

Job category Junior faculty / Tenure-track or similar
AOS Open
AOC Ancient Philosophy and Symbolic Logic
AOC categories Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Organization's reference number 205-662
Location Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Start date September 1, 2015
Job description

Job Description

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Department of Philosophy, Lawrence University of Wisconsin

Job category: Junior faculty/Tenure-track or similar

AOS: Open

AOC: Ancient Philosophy and Symbolic Logic

Workload: Full time

Vacancies: 1

Location: Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Start date: September 1, 2015

 

Job description       

The Department of Philosophy (http://www.lawrence.edu/academics/study/philosophy) at Lawrence University, invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate must demonstrate a capacity and willingness to teach ancient philosophy and symbolic logic. In addition, we seek candidates with broad teaching competencies that will complement the interests of the current department members, which include ethics, language, and experimental philosophy. The successful candidate will contribute to one or more interdisciplinary programs at Lawrence, and will be expected to contribute to our Freshman Studies program, Lawrence emphasizes the liberal education of its students, and faculty must have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching. Faculty also are expected to have an ongoing program of high quality scholarship.

Duties include 6 courses/year on a 10-week term system (2 classes each term), research, advising, and normal committee service. Successful candidates should have earned a Ph.D. in philosophy by the time of the appointment

Lawrence University, located in Appleton, Wisconsin, in the heart of the Fox River Valley (metro population: 225,000), is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college and conservatory of music, known for the quality of both its classroom and tutorial education, research opportunities for undergraduates, and faculty of teacher/scholars and teacher/artists. Founded in 1847, Lawrence is a community of 1,500 intellectually curious students that bring a diversity of experience and thought from nearly every state and 50 countries outside the U.S.

Lawrence is committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and the diversity of viewpoints and approaches that the faculty represents.  Candidates are encouraged to read more about Lawrence at https://lawrencecareers.silkroad.com/lawrenceuniversity/About_Us.html  and to address in their letters of application the ways in which they could contribute to Lawrence’s institutional mission and goals.  This website also includes informational resources about the University and the surrounding community.

Salary: Salary is competitive.

 

Closing Date: Review of applications to begin immediately; for full consideration, all materials should be submitted by December 1, 2014.

 

To Apply:  All applicants should ensure that their dossiers contain a cover letter, current CV, a statement of current and future research plans, a statement of teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching excellence, a sample of written work, a graduate school transcript, and at least 3 letters of recommendation.

Please apply online at https://lawrencecareers.silkroad.com. Applicants should also have at least three letters of reference sent to [email protected].

We will be interviewing candidates at the December meeting of the APA.

Job LocationAppleton, Wisconsin, United StatesPosition TypeFull-Time/Regular

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Hard deadline December 1, 2014, 6:59pm CST
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Scheduled expiry date December 1, 2014, 6:59pm CST
Expired on December 2, 2014, 6:59pm CST
Last updated May 21, 2015, 3:00pm UTC
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