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Stepping Outside of Philosophy: Reflections on a Transdisciplinary Career (guest post)

Universities say they want their faculty to pursue “interdisciplinary” and “transdisciplinary” work. Yet it might be difficult to figure out how to do that given the structure of academia and the nature of academic training. (more…)

Recruitment and Hiring Strategies to Make Philosophy More Diverse

The Demographics in Philosophy Project has issued a set of diversity-enhancing recommendations for philosophy department recruitment and hiring practices. (more…)

New Site Lists Jobs Outside of Academia for People with Advanced Degrees in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Madeline Martin-Seaver, a philosophy post-doc at Auburn University, has created a new site that lists “alt-ac” job openings that would be appropriate for people with graduate degrees in the humanities and social sciences. (more…)

Job Placement Numbers for the 2020-21 Season (several updates)

PhilJobs’ “Appointments in Philosophy” lists 30 tenure-track, 7 fellowship, and 5 “other” placements for the 2020-21 job market season, according to a write-up by Charles Lassiter (Gonzaga). (more…)

Arvan’s 2021 Philosophy Jobs Report

How many tenure track positions in philosophy were advertised during the 2020-2021 job market season? (more…)

The Philosophy Profession, Mid-20th Century

It has been known for some time that there would be few openings for people receiving their Ph.D. degree in philosophy this spring. But how dire their prospects are was not really brought home to us until last week when the Western Division of the American Philosophical Association met in Ann Arbor. (more…)

Schafer from Irvine to Texas

Karl Schafer, currently professor of philosophy at the University of California, Irvine, will be moving to the Department of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. (more…)

Otsuka from LSE to Rutgers

Michael Otsuka, currently professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics, has accepted an offer from the Department of Philosophy at Rutgers University. (more…)

Some Things You Always Wanted to Know about CVs and Weren’t Afraid to Ask (guest post)

“One of the many things we don’t usually teach people how to do in our profession is construct a CV.” (more…)

Magrin and Rosen to Pitt

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh has made two recent hires. (more…)

Divers from Leeds to Trinity College Dublin

John Divers, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Leeds, will be moving to Department of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. (more…)

How to Publish a Journal Article in Philosophy: Advice for Graduate Students and New Assistant Professors (guest post)

In the following guest post,* Eric Schwitzgebel, professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, shares his “possibly quirky advice” about publishing in philosophy journals. (more…)

Much Fewer Academic Philosophy Jobs Advertised This Season

Compared to previous years, the number of academic jobs advertised this season is much lower. (more…)

New Site Presents Philosophy Job Placement Data

Charles Lassiter, associate professor of philosophy at Gonzaga University, has created a new site to provide job placement information about philosophy Ph.D. programs. (more…)

Fraser from Hong Kong to Toronto

Chris Fraser, currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong, will be moving to the University of Toronto. (more…)

Cullity from Adelaide to ANU

Garrett Cullity has just moved from the University of Adelaide to take up a position as professor of philosophy at Australian National University (ANU). (more…)

Schneider from Connecticut to Florida Atlantic

Susan Schneider, professor of philosophy and cognitive science at the University of Connecticut and current NASA-Baruch Blumberg Chair at the Library of Congress and NASA, is moving to Florida Atlantic University (FAU). (more…)

Metz from Johannesburg to Pretoria

Thaddeus Metz, currently at the University of Johannesburg, will become professor of philosophy at the University of Pretoria.

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Mason from Edinburgh to UCSB

Elinor Mason, senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, will be moving to the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), where she will be a full professor. (more…)

A Directory of Philosophers in Industry

In order to help those with graduate training in philosophy find employment outside of academia, Marcus Arvan (Tampa) has created a new “Directory of Philosophers in Industry.” (more…)

New Hires in Philosophy

Daily Nous usually posts about new academic hires in philosophy only at the associate professor level or higher. This is because the site would otherwise be overwhelmed with hiring announcements—not because it isn’t great news when people get tenure-track jobs, post-docs, visiting positions, and the like. (more…)

Philip J. Ivanhoe, currently Distinguished Chair Professor in the College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea, and director of the Sungkyun Institute for Confucian Studies and East Asian Philosophy , will become chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Georgetown University. (more…)

The COVID-19 pandemic and the various measures taken in response to it are disrupting and delaying normal university processes as well as having broader economic consequences. How have academic job searches in process and plans for hires in the near future been affected? (more…)

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