Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Faculty Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: Assistant Professor Job Summary: The highly ranked Department of Philosophy, in collaboration with the Integrated Liberal Studies ( ILS) program , is seeking excellent junior candidates for a
tenure-track faculty position in the area of Early Modern British Political and Moral Philosophy. The selected candidate will mount a vigorous research program while making significant contributions to the department's teaching missions of the Departments of Philosophy and the ILS program . The area of research is 17th and 18th century British Political and Moral Philosophy and could include such figures as Thomas
Hobbes, John Locke, Adam Smith, David Hume, Francis Hutcheson, Edmund Burke, and Mary Wollstonecraft. The tenure home of this position will be the Department of Philosophy while the teaching responsibilities will be split 50/50 between the Department of Philosophy and the ILS program. The successful candidate will advance the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science that values, prioritizes, and
actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and (undergraduate student) mentoring. They will contribute to an environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community. They will also contribute to the ILS program’s undergraduate mission of innovative, interdisciplinary liberal education. Successful applicants will teach graduate and
undergraduate classes, mentor students, conduct scholarly research, and provide service to the department, college, university, and academic community nationally or internationally. The general teaching load is 4 courses per year, 2 in one semester and 2 in the other. The successful candidate, as a member of the College of L&S, will proactively contribute to, support, and advance the college’s commitment to
excellence among all aspects of their teaching, mentoring, research, and service. The Department of Philosophy at UW-Madison is highly rated in traditional areas of Philosophy as well as a variety of subdisciplines, including Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Mind, and History of Philosophy. Our department is multidisciplinary and has a highly collaborative environment. Madison is the
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