Assistant/Associate Professor of Philosophy, Fall 2027

University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Knoxville (TN); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for a tenure-line Assistant or Associate Professor in Philosophy, beginning Fall 2027. The Knoxville campus operates on the academic semester system with a typical teaching load of four courses per year, and faculty are expected to be highly research-active.

Applicants should have a PhD in Philosophy by August 1, 2027, with a specialization in Philosophy of Language or Logic.

Qualifikationen

• PhD in Philosophy by start date 8/1/2027.
• Candidates for Assistant or Associate Professor level.
• Area of specialization: Philosophy of Language or Logic.
• Ability to teach PHIL 235 (Formal Logic) is required; PHIL 435 ability desirable.

Aufgaben

• Teach undergraduate courses at all levels and graduate seminars.
• Mentor student research, theses, and serve on committees.
• Contribute to service to department, university, and profession.
• Develop interdisciplinary connections (linguistics, AI, neuroscience).

Kenntnisse

Teaching experience

Research excellence

Mentoring students

Curriculum development

Ausbildung

PhD in Philosophy

Jobbeschreibung

Description

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee,Knoxville invites applications for a tenure-line position at therank of Assistant or Associate Professor, beginning Fall 2027. TheKnoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is on the academicsemester system, and the default teaching load is two courses persemester, totaling four per year. Research and teachingexpectations are high. Tenure-line faculty in the department arehighly research-active. Teaching expectations include undergraduatecourses at all levels, graduate teaching in area(s) ofspecialization and competence, and mentoring of student research atall levels, including directing theses and serving on thesiscommittees. Faculty are also responsible for service to thedepartment, university, and profession, of a kind and degreeappropriate to rank. Interest in exploring the possibility ofdeveloping a new logic lab on campus would be desirable. UTK is aland-grant university and values publicly-engaged research,teaching, and service, and considers evidence of commitment topublic engagement in the records of applicants.

Qualifications

PhD in Philosophy must be completed by the position start date,8/1/2027. Some preference will be given to candidates at theadvanced Assistant or early Associate level. Candidates forappointment at the Assistant Professor level must demonstratepotential to develop a sustained record of excellence in teachingand research. Candidates for appointment at the Associate Professorlevel must demonstrate a sustained record of excellence in teachingand research, as well as a record of significant service.

Area of Specialization: Philosophy of Language or Logic

Area of Competency: Open but ability to teach PHIL 235 (FormalLogic) is required. Highly desirable would be one or more of

• (i)ability to teach PHIL 435 (Intermediate Formal Logic, required forall Ph.D. students);
• (ii) ability to contribute to someinterdisciplinary area (e.g. linguistics, neuroscience, AI, gamedevelopment);
• (iii) ability to contribute to the department'sdegree concentrations in Legal and Political Philosophy orPhilosophy of Science and Medicine.

This position is part of UTK's "Envisioning and Narrating EmergingFutures" hiring constellation; for details seehttps://artsci.utk.edu/about/employment/

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration foret employment and admission without regard to race, color, nationalorigin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexualorientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability,genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or anyother characteristic protected by federal or state law. Inaccordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil RightsAct of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans withDisabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmativelystates that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, ordisability in its education programs and activities, and thispolicy extends to employment by the university.

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