Term Assistant Professor (EXPIRED)
Department of Philosophy, University of Alaska Anchorage
Job category | Junior faculty / Fixed term |
AOS | Preferred: Philosophy of Science or Epistemology or Philosophy of Mind |
AOS categories |
Epistemology Philosophy of Mind Philosophy of Science |
AOC | At least two of the following are required: Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science |
AOC categories |
Epistemology Metaphysics Philosophy of Mind Philosophy of Science |
Workload | Full time |
Vacancies | 1 |
Organization's reference number | PCN: #730417 |
Location | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
Start date | August 2015 |
Job description |
The Philosophy Department at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) invites applications for a full time (4/4 teaching expectancy), 9 months, bipartite, term faculty appointment at the assistant professor rank, beginning August 2015. We seek a promising scholar who is committed to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level. The Philosophy Department has approximately 60 majors and offers both a minor and a major. The Philosophy Department has an important mission in community outreach and partners with other programs at UAA to provide instruction and academic support. Department members administer the UAA Ethics Center. The Center emphasizes Alaskan and international approaches in food and environmental ethics, deliberative democracy, professional ethics, and others. Department members have on-going collaborations with colleagues across campus in computer science, biology, WWAMI, psychology, geography, and UAA Confucius Institute, for example. The successful candidate must be able to teach across the core curriculum including Logic, Introduction to Philosophy, History of Philosophy, and Ethics. Non-teaching duties include academic advising, departmental and university service. The successful candidate must be an excellent teacher and have experience interacting with a diverse student body (such as first generation university students, military service veterans and their family members, and Alaska Native students and students of underrepresented groups). Ph.D. is required by June 1, 2015. |
How to apply | |
Application type | Online |
Instructions |
Please attach the following:
1) letter of Application with contact information: phone, address and email
2) Curriculum vitae including evidence of teaching experience, research success and community service
3) Names and Contact Information of 3 Professional References: phone numbers, addresses, and email address
4) Statement of Teaching Philosophy
5) Statement of Research Interests (Supplemental Document (1)
6) An Article Length Writing Sample (Supplemental Document (2)
Please also attach or mail the following required documents to:
Prof. Raymond Anthony, Search Committee Chair
Department of Philosophy
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
[email protected]
1) Unofficial transcripts (Transcript 1, 2, and 3 if attached)
2) Three letters of reference. One of the letters must address your teaching ability. (Supplemental documents 3, 4, and 5 if attached)
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Web address to apply | http://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFin... |
Hard deadline | No deadline specified (applications considered on an ongoing basis) |
Contact | |
Web address for more information | http://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFin... |
Contact name | Raymond Anthony |
Contact email | |
Contact phone | 907-786-4459 |
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Time created | April 14, 2015, 4:36pm UTC |
Scheduled expiry date | August 12, 2015, 7:43am -10:00 |
Expired on | May 20, 2015, 8:00am -10:00 |
Last updated | July 20, 2015, 3:00pm UTC |
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