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Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor

About Northeastern:
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About the Opportunity:
The Department of Philosophy and Religion in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities invites applications for an Assistant, Associate, or Full Teaching Professor position, beginning fall of 2022, in the areas of history of philosophy and/or bioethics broadly construed to include environmental ethics and healthcare ethics. This is an untenured, but continuing and tracked position (Assistant, Associate, and Full Teaching Professor), with progressively longer contracts (up to 5 years).

Responsibilities:
The responsibilities for this position include teaching history of philosophy and applied ethics courses in the Department of Philosophy and Religion (six courses per year), such as Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought, Modern Philosophy, Environmental Ethics, Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare, and Food Ethics, as well as contributing to and developing co-curricular undergraduate programming and opportunities.

Qualifications:
A Ph.D. in Philosophy or a related field is required by the start date. The successful candidate will have demonstrated teaching excellence or a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching. They will also have a strong interest in pedagogical, curricular, and co-curricular innovation. Candidates should have demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive environments as well as to promoting experiential learning, which are central to a Northeastern University education.


Preferred Qualifications:

Salary Grade:
Fac

Additional Information:
The College of Social Sciences and Humanities is the home of the Experiential Liberal Arts. Through its research, teaching, and engagement missions, the college collaborates across the university, the Northeastern network, and partners around the globe. We are strongly committed to fostering excellence through diversity and enthusiastically welcome nominations and applications from members of groups underrepresented in academia. Successful faculty in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities will be dynamic and innovative scholars with research and teaching excellence and a commitment to improved equity, diversity, and inclusion. Strong candidates for this position will have the expertise, knowledge, and skills to build their research, pedagogy, and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment.

Applications should include: a cover letter that addresses their interest in and qualifications for the position; curriculum vitae; evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as sample syllabi, teaching statement, honors/awards, and evaluations); writing sample; and contact information for three letters of recommendation, which will be solicited upon receipt of complete application.

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