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Assistant Professor of Philosophy (EXPIRED)

Department of Philosophy, North Central College

Job category Junior faculty / Tenure-track or similar
AOS Applied Ethics and Normative Ethics
AOS categories Applied Ethics
Biomedical Ethics
Business Ethics
Environmental Philosophy
Normative Ethics
AOC (in order of priority) Social/Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Early Modern Philosophy
AOC categories Early Modern Philosophy
Philosophy of Law
Social and Political Philosophy
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Location Naperville, Illinois, United States
Start date September 2016
Job description

North Central College invites applications for a tenure-track position in philosophy at the rank of assistant professor to begin September 1, 2016.  A Ph.D. in hand is required by the start date.  Applicants should exhibit a potential for excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring, an eagerness to engage students outside of the classroom, and a commitment to scholarship.

Strong preference will be given to candidates who will also contribute to the College's emphasis on interdisciplinary and integrative study by teaching in one or more interdisciplinary programs such as History of Ideas, Gender and Women's Studies, Global Studies, Environmental Studies, Middle Eastern and North African Studies, or in other cross-curricular partnerships associated with applied ethics.

North Central College, founded in 1861, is a selective, comprehensive liberal arts college of 3,000 students, located in Naperville, Illinois, 28 miles west of Chicago and within walking distance of the Naperville Metra station.  Naperville, home to 145,00 people and a vibrant local downtown, has been ranked as one of Money Magazine’s “Best Places to Live.” See http://www.northcentralcollege.edu/ for more information about North Central College and the department.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, copy of graduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable), teaching statement and evidence of teaching effectiveness, statement of research interests and plans, a writing sample, and three letters of recommendation to https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/31808. There is no application cost for the Interfolio service. Contact Cheryl Horton, Academic Affairs, at [email protected] for questions about the application process.  For further information, please email Dr. Robert Lehe, Chair, Department of Philosophy at [email protected]. Review of applications will begin October 23, 2015, and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants who would enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply.  EOE.

How to apply
Application type Online
Web address to apply https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/31808
Hard deadline October 23, 2015, 7:59pm CST
Contact
Web address for more information http://www.northcentralcollege.edu
Contact name Cheryl Horton
Contact email
Contact phone 630-637-5353
Bookkeeping
Time created September 21, 2015, 9:06am UTC
Scheduled expiry date October 23, 2015, 7:59pm CST
Expired on October 24, 2015, 7:59pm CST
Last updated December 24, 2015, 3:00pm UTC
Last update notification
The deadline was extended to October 23, 2015. There was a teaching statement added to the requirements for the application.
September 29, 2015, 3:33pm UTC

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