Assistant Professor-Philosophy, notice of filing
Assistant Professor-Philosophy, notice of filing
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NOTICE OF FILING - Please do not apply to to this position as it has been filled. This posting is mandatory to meet a United States Department of Labor requirement.
A competitive recruitment and selection process was conducted for this employment opportunity and a U.S. worker was not selected. An application for Alien Employment Certification is being filed on behalf of an alien to fill the employment opportunity. Anyone with documentary evidence relative to the application or available workers wages and/or working conditions may contact the Regional Certifying Office of the Department of Labor at the following address:
U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Foreign Labor Certification 200 Constitution Avenue NW Room N 5311 Washington DC 20210
Institution:
University of Wisconsin MadisonPosition Title:
Assistant Professor-Philosophy notice of filingJob Category:
FacultyEmployment Type:
RegularJob Profile:
Assistant ProfessorJob Duties:
The highly ranked Department of Philosophy is seeking excellent junior candidates for multiple tenure/tenure-track faculty positions. The selected candidate will mount a vigorous research program while making significant contributions to the departments teaching mission. The area of research is open and specialization is open. 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 inclusive fair and equitable environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty staff students and members of the broader community.
Work Type: Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person onsite at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type Duration: Ongoing/Renewable
Anticipated Begin Date: AUGUST 18 2025
Additional Information: The Department of Philosophy at UW-Madison is highly rated and has department strengths in traditional areas of Philosophy as well as a variety of subdisciplines including Philosophy of Science Philosophy of Education and AI Ethics. Our department is multidisciplinary and has a highly collaborative environment. Madison is the states capitol city and is well known for offering a small town feel in a medium sized city. It is a great place to raise a family and offers an ideal combination of natural beauty stimulating cultural events outstanding schools and outdoor recreation.
The College of Letters & Science is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which all of us - students staff and faculty - can thrive. Ours is a community in which we all are welcome. Most importantly we strive to build a community in which all of us feel a great sense of belonging. There is no excellence without diversity in all its forms; diverse teams are more creative and successful than homogeneous ones. We are better when we are diverse and when we acknowledge celebrate and honor our acknowledging and honoring our diversity we also assume a responsibility to support and stand up for each other.
Key Job Responsibilities:
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 colleges commitment to equity among all aspects of their teaching mentoring research and service.
Department:
College Letters and Science Philosophy
Compensation:
Salary: Negotiable ACADEMIC (9 months)
Required Qualifications:
Candidates should demonstrate evidence of creativity and excellence in teaching and scholarly addition the successful candidate will demonstrate experience with fostering or the ability to foster an inclusive and equity-centered teaching learning departmental and research environment where all can thrive.
Education:
Required
PhD in Philosophy or similar is required by the start of the appointment.
How to Apply:
Applications must come through UW Jobs website () under job number 304309. Applications submitted outside of this system will not be considered. To begin the application process please click on the Apply Now button. You will be asked to create a profile.
For full consideration all materials must be received no later than 11:59 pm on October 15 2024. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please note that applicants will be evaluated based upon submitted application materials and therefore should speak to and include evidence of their qualifications. Application materials must clearly demonstrate the applicants dedication to excellence in student-centered teaching and mentoring. Additionally materials should showcase the applicants ability to purposefully plan their teaching practices evidenced through goals action plans reflection and related documentation. This portion of application materials must be created by the applicant and may include supporting letters. It cannot be only in the form of letters and testimony by others.
Please upload the following 5 documents:
1) a cover letter
2) a Curriculum Vitae
3) a writing sample
4) a research statement
5) evidence of teaching and mentoring excellence
In addition you will be asked to provide the names and contact information for three references. References will be contacted upon application submission. If a candidate has more than three references please send the name and email contact for additional references to
Candidates should be available for interviews on Zoom in November or December. Please reference PVL304309 in all correspondence.
Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered applicants must upload a signed Authorization to Release Information form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of misconduct can be found here: Information: Wendy Crabb Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAYSERVICE for further information.
Employment Type
Full-Time
