Assistant Professor in Philosophy - Durham, United Kingdom - Durham University

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Assistant Professor in Philosophy (PHIL23-1)

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Department of Philosophy

Grade 7/8:

£35,333
£42,155 per annum Grade 8 £43,414
£51,805 per annum

Open-Ended/Permanent - Full Time

Contracted Hours per Week: 35

Closing Date: 27-Feb-2023, 5:59:00 PM

Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement:
Not Applicable.

Job title:
Assistant Professor in Philosophy

Vacancy reference:

Department:
Philosophy

Responsible to:
Head of Department

Salary Range:
Grade 7 £35,333 - £42,155 per annum

Grade 8 £43,414

£51,805 per annum

Working arrangements:
The role is full-time, but we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements including potential job shares

Open date: 27 January 2023

Closing date: 27 February 2023

Working at Durham University

As one of the UK's leading universities, Durham is an incredible place to define your career while enjoying a high-quality work/life balance.

We are home to some of the most talented scholars and researchers from around the world who are tackling global issues and making a difference to people's lives.

Find out more about the benefits of working at the University and what it is like to live and work in the Durham area on our Why Durham? information page.

A competitive salary is only one part of the many fantastic benefits you will receive if you join the University: you will also receive access to the following Total Rewards - Grade 7 and Grade 8.

The Post and the Department
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing department that pursues research that is world-leading and world-changing.

The Philosophy Department at Durham University has concentrations of research expertise across the discipline, with four main research clusters:
Aesthetics, Ethics and Politics; History of Philosophy; Mind, Language and Metaphysics and Science, Medicine, and Society.

It is home to the Centre for Humanities Engaging Science and Society (CHESS) and has strong links with other interdisciplinary research centres and institutes at Durham.

At postgraduate and undergraduate level, our students can choose from a wide range of teaching, spanning the whole discipline of philosophy and the history and philosophy of science and medicine.

The Department's undergraduate programmes are to be found among the top 10 in national rankings for philosophy (The Guardian, The Complete University Guide and The Times).

The Department has one of the largest PhD programmes in the UK, and many of our students go on to pursue highly successful academic careers.

Benefitting from strong student recruitment, the Department has expanded significantly in recent years, investing in key research areas including philosophy of health and medicine, and environmental philosophy.

We are using this opportunity to create a scholarly community that is open, representative, and diverse:

our commitment to this is expressed through the work of the Department's Diversity and Inclusion Group, and our recent Athena Swan Bronze award.

We have strengthened our research culture by consolidating and deepening current areas of strength with new appointments; further developing our collaborations with researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from other disciplines and beyond academia; and using external funding and University research centres and institutes to support innovative research and the environment it needs to flourish.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching at Durham, while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution.

For more information, please visit our Department pages:

Assistant Professors at Durham

Assistant Professors on the Education and Research track are encouraged to focus on research and teaching but also to engage in wider citizenship to enhance their own development, support their department and wider discipline, and contribute to the wider student experience.

Academic colleagues are supported to publish high-quality research in their area of interest with a focus on quality in high-impact outputs including monographs, essays in edited volumes, and book chapters, rather than quantity.

We will fully support your research needs including practical help such as resources to attend conferences and to fund research activities, as well as a generous research leave policy and a designated mentor.

Durham University is also committed to ensuring excellent teaching quality, stimulating learning environments, and innovative curricula for all of our students.

You will be supported to develop your teaching expertise and to develop innovative teaching.

Assistant Professor in Philosophy

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