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Associate or Full Professor - Department of Philosophy

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University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate or Full Professor - Department of Philosophy
University of California Los Angeles



Requisition Number: JPF06985


Job Category: Associate or Full Professor

AOS: Open. The department has a strong interest in philosophers working on questions of gender and of race.

AOC: Open. The department has teaching needs in Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science (including philosophy of special sciences), Logic, History of Philosophy. The successful candidate should have a track record of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in at least one area of faculty efforts of scholarship, teaching, and service.

Workload: Full time - Responsibilities: Four (quarter-length) courses per year, at both the undergraduate and graduate level; graduate supervision; usual departmental duties.

Vacancies: 1

Location: Los Angeles, California

Start Date: July 1, 2022 (or by negotiation)

Job Description: The Department of Philosophy is pleased to invite applications for a tenured appointment at the level of Associate or Full Professor. Those at a career stage appropriate to be considered for tenure are encouraged to apply. The person appointed will teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels. A Ph.D. in philosophy is required, and the candidate should have a record of excellent teaching and publication. UCLA and the Philosophy Department have a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity and inclusion among faculty, students and staff. All candidates will be assessed on their ability to make a positive contribution to that mission through their research, teaching, or service. Women and candidates from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Application

To apply for the position please visit this link: [[ https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF06985]]

To receive full consideration, applications should be submitted by November 12, 2021; however, applications will continue to be reviewed through June 30, 2022.

To facilitate blind review of writing samples et alia, applicants are asked to submit their writing samples, research statements, teaching statements, and diversity statements without references that would reveal their identities, professional titles, or institutions that granted their advanced degrees.

Please submit the following materials:
  1. Statement of current and future research plans
  2. Writing sample.
  3. Teaching Statement (describing teaching approach at both undergraduate and graduate levels).
  4. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement (describing the candidate's efforts and plans to encourage and foster equity, diversity, and inclusion in the classroom and the profession). This statement is required for the application to be complete.
  5. Cover letter
  6. Curriculum Vitae
  7. Names of three philosophers who could act as references. They will be contacted only if you become a finalist, and only with your further explicit permission at that point.

Basic Qualifications
A Ph.D. degree in Philosophy is required.

Additional Qualifications
A record of excellent teaching and scholarly publication are expected. The successful candidate should have a track record of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in at least one area of faculty efforts of scholarship, teaching, and service.


To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF06985


The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction


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Working at University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.

UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.

The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.

The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.

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