Department: Col of Humanities and Soc Science
Classification: 9-month Instructional Faculty
Job Category: Instructional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: On Site Required
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The Department of Philosophy at George Mason is a pluralistic program that offers courses and produces scholarly research and public philosophy drawing on diverse philosophical approaches and traditions, including continental, Anglo-American and applied philosophy, and with a focus on social, ethical and political thought. The program offers a Master’s degree, a major, and multiple minors including in Philosophy of Law, Ethics and AI, and Philosophy for Social Change. Our mission is to put philosophy to work to address key contemporary issues and enduring philosophical questions, to foster critically engaged citizens, and to enable students and faculty to engage with pressing matters of global and public concern.
Faculty in Philosophy are affiliated with other departments and programs across Mason, including: African and African American Studies, the Center for Advancing Human-Machine Partnership, Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center, the Center for Humanities Research, Cultural Studies, the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, the Honors College, Philosophy, Politics and Economics; the Schar School of Policy and Government, Women and Gender Studies.
About the Position:
The George Mason University Department of Philosophy welcomes applications for a full-time Term Assistant Professor of Philosophy (non-tenure track), with specializations in Philosophy of Science and Bioethics.
We are seeking a dynamic scholar who is committed to excellence in teaching bioethics and philosophy of science courses taken by majors and non-majors at a variety of levels, including nursing, pre-med, natural sciences, the humanities, and computer science students. The successful candidate will be able to teach such courses as bioethics, introduction to ethics, ethics of AI, philosophy of natural science, or philosophy of social science, or conceptual foundations of the life sciences. The teaching load is 4 courses per semester.
We welcome applications from candidates with specialisms in any area of bioethics and general philosophy of science, as well as from those whose teaching approach addresses the societal implications of core topics in these fields, for example with reference to medicine, public and global health, artificial intelligence, gender, race, or disability.
The position will begin in the Fall 2025 term. The initial contract is for a 9 month term, with the possibility of renewal contingent on satisfactory performance and departmental and program needs. The position also includes possibilities for promotion and multi-year contracts as well as a full range of benefits. If you believe you meet the overall criteria for this position, but don’t necessarily check every box, please submit an application.
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Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, applicants must apply for Term Assistant Professor of Philosophy at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a CV, a cover letter outlining the applicant’s record of teaching, and a teaching portfolio to include: a 1-page statement of the applicant’s teaching philosophy, two sample syllabi (one in bioethics and one in philosophy of science) uploaded as one document, evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as teaching evaluations where available), and a 1-page statement addressing their approach to diversity in the classroom. Applicants should also submit the names and contact information for three references and should alert their referees that letters will be requested for candidates invited for a first-round interview. Candidates invited to interview may also be asked to provide further materials, such as a writing sample or additional syllabi.
Please direct any questions to the search coordinator, Rabia Ghani: rghani@gmu.edu.
For full consideration, applications must be received by [December 16]. Review of applications will begin after [December 17] and will continue until the position is filled.
Posting Open Date: November 12, 2024
For Full Consideration, Apply by: December 16, 2024
Open Until Filled: Yes
Mason is currently the largest and most diverse university in Virginia with students and faculty from all 50 states and over 135 countries studying in over 200 degree programs at campuses in Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William, as well as at learning locations across the commonwealth. Rooted in Mason’s diversity is a campus culture that is both rewarding and exciting, work that is meaningful, and opportunities to both collaborate and create.
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