Category: Philosophy Job Market
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Placement & AOS
Which areas of specialization have been correlated with higher placement into “permanent” (typically tenure-track or tenured) positions over the past few years?
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The Philosophy Job Market Deepfake (guest post)
Have you heard? AI companies are hiring philosophers!
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Prestige, Career Paths, and Job Satisfaction Among Recent Philosophy PhDs (guest post)
Philosophy PhDs whose family backgrounds are higher in socioeconomic status are more likely to earn their doctorates from more prestigious programs. The graduates of…
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APA Launches Job-Market Mentoring Program
The Committee on Academic Career Opportunities and Placement of the American Philosophical Association (APA) has launched a new academic job-market mentoring program.
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Philosophers Working in or with AI Firms & Organizations (updated)
(Originally published on March 17th, 2026.) To what extent has the development of AI over the past several years led to non-academic work for…
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NYT: “The Revenge of the Philosophy Major”
“One of humanity’s oldest disciplines and one of its newest inventions feel distinctly made for each other.”
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AI in the Philosophy Job Market (guest post) (updated)
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a reporter working on a story about the extent to which AI, as a topic of…
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The Market for Scholar Replicas
Why should a department hire some fresh PhD when it could instead hire Derek Parfit, Daniel Dennett, Judy Thomson, Hilary Putnam, Ruth Barcan Marcus,…
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CV Do’s and Don’ts
I’ve been asked to put up a post about what goes under the “publications” heading on a cv, but I thought we could expand…
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Expanding the Range of Professional Philosophical Opportunities via Environmental Ethics
“One of the most visible and impactful ways that philosophers demonstrate their practical value,” says Matthew Kisner, professor of philosophy at the University of…
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How Many People Applied for Academic Philosophy Jobs in 2024? (guest post)
How many people applied to academic philosophy jobs last year? Which types of institutions had the most applicants? Which types of jobs?
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Summer Work for Professors Not Teaching Then
A professor writes in hoping for some suggestions regarding summer employment.
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Campus Visit Horror Stories 2
It has been 9 years since we last discussed some of the “amusing or awful or cringe-worthy” experiences job candidates have had during on-campus…
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New Placement Data
Academic Philosophy Data and Analysis (APDA) has been updated to include information through 2023, and the new data has been incorporated into its interactive…
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Where the Philosophy Jobs Are Listed
Many people seeking an academic job in philosophy have the expectation that almost all of the job opportunities are going to be listed at…
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Philosophy Job Market Report for January-June 2024
How was the academic philosophy job market during last season’s “secondary cycle”?
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How Many People Are Applying for Philosophy Jobs? (guest post)
How many people went on the philosophy job market this past cycle?
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2023 Philosophy Primary Job Cycle Report (guest post)
What did the Fall 2023 philosophy job market look like?
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An Unusual Ad for an Unusual Philosophy Job (updated)
Are you interested in philosophy, gardens, and profit? If so—and if you don’t think Plato is a better philosopher than Aristotle—then read on for…
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Writing a Good Diversity Statement for Academic Philosophy Jobs
Some hiring universities and departments ask applicants to philosophy faculty positions for diversity statements. What does a good diversity statement for an academic philosophy…