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Assistant Professor (EXPIRED)

Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics and Political Science

Job category Junior faculty / Tenure-track or similar
AOS Open
AOC Philosophy of Economics, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Methodology of the Social Sciences, Philosophy and Public Policy, Ethics and/or Business Ethics.
AOC categories Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Social Science
Business Ethics
Ethics
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Organization's reference number 1491020
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Start date 01 September 2016
Job description

The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method is recruiting an Assistant Professor in Philosophy to play a leading role in the new four year BSc degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics being launched at the LSE in October 2015.  To meet the curricular demands of this degree, candidates should be able to teach broadly in Philosophy of Economics, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Methodology of the Social Sciences, Philosophy and Public Policy, Ethics and/or Business Ethics.

Candidates should have a track record or trajectory of excellent publications and proven ability or potential to publish in top journals or with leading book publishers in Philosophy.

Candidates should have a completed or be close to obtaining a PhD, in Philosophy or related field by the post start date and possess excellent written and oral communication skills.

The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system.

How to apply
Application type Online
Instructions
To apply for this post, please go to www.lse.ac.uk/JobsatLSE and select "Academic Careers". Scroll down and click "Search and Apply". Click "Search" without filling in any categories. Scroll down to the row that contains the position in Philosophy and click on it. The system will tell you that the job requires that you are (currently) eligible to work in the UK and that you must have a PhD in hand. Ignore this. This is a worldwide search and we accept applications from candidates who are close to completion. The system only permits you to indicate three references. I am sorry to say that 'exactly three references' is LSE Policy. So please pick what you believe to be your strongest three references or you may ask referees to include information from other letter writers (e.g. from teaching observations). If you have any queries about applying on the online system, please e-mail: [email protected] quoting reference 1491020. The closing date for receipt of applications is 02 November 2015(23.59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late applications.
Web address to apply http://www.lse.ac.uk/jobs
Email to apply
Hard deadline November 2, 2015, 6:59pm BST
Contact
Web address for more information http://www.lse.ac.uk/jobs
Contact name Rebecca Matthams
Contact email
Contact phone 442079557340
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Time created September 17, 2015, 9:11am UTC
Scheduled expiry date November 2, 2015, 6:59pm BST
Expired on November 3, 2015, 6:59pm BST
Last updated January 2, 2016, 3:00pm UTC
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