philosophy job market
TagThe Tale of the Disappearing Job Offer
A philosopher with a tenure-track job applied for a position at another university. The application and interview process went well, and he got the offer. And then he didn’t get the offer. (more…)
Scharp from Twente to Illinois
Kevin Scharp, currently at the University of Twente, will be moving to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he will be Professor of Philosophy. (more…)
Schwenkler from Florida State to Illinois
John Schwenkler, currently professor of philosophy at Florida State University, will be moving to the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he will be professor of philosophy. (more…)
Hiring Spree at Buffalo
Stewart Duncan, currently associate professor at the University of Florida, and Justin Bruner, currently associate professor at the University of Arizona, will both be moving to the University at Buffalo Department of Philosophy, the former as full professor and the latter as associate professor. Buffalo also made five hires at the assistant professor level. (more…..
Enoch To Take Up Chair of Legal Philosophy at Oxford
David Enoch, currently professor of philosophy and law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will be taking up the position of Chair of Legal Philosophy at Oxford University. (more…)
Howell from SMU to Rice
Robert J. Howell, currently professor and chair of philosophy at Southern Methodist University, will be moving to Rice University, where he will be professor of philosophy and chair of the Philosophy Department. (more…)
Maley & Robins from Kansas to Purdue
Corey J. Maley and Sarah Robins, both currently associate professors of philosophy at the University of Kansas, have accepted job offers as associate professors of philosophy at Purdue University. (more…)
Carlos Gray Santana from Utah to U. Penn
Carlos Gray Santana, currently associate professor of philosophy at the University of Utah, will soon be associate professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. (more…)
Friend and Philips-Brown to Edinburgh
Stacie Friend, currently reader in philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, and Milo Philips-Brown, currently associate professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford, will be moving to Edinburgh University. (more…)
NUS Philosophy Apologizes for Rejection Email Mishap
To its credit, the Department of Philosophy at National University of Singapore, in a timely manner, emailed some applicants to its recently advertised open rank position to inform them that they were no longer being considered for the job. Unfortunately, the email addresses of all of the recipients of the rejection letter were visible in the “cc” section of the mes..
Bronstein from New South Wales to Notre Dame Australia
David Bronstein, previously lecturer in philosophy at the University of New South Wales, last fall became Senior Research Fellow/Associate Professor at the Institute for Ethics & Society at The University of Notre Dame Australia in Sydney. (more…)
Nyholm from Utrecht to LMU Munich
Sven Nyholm, currently associate professor of philosophy at Utrecht University, will be joining the Faculty of Philosophy at LMU Munich, where he will be Professor of Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. (more…)
Kraus from Notre Dame to Johns Hopkins
Katharina Kraus, previously associate professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, is now, as of this term, associate professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. (more…)
Fraser from Oxford to ACU/Dianoia
Rachel Fraser, currently associate professor of philosophy at Oxford University, has accepted an offer from the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. (more…)
2022-23 Philosophy Job Market Report (guest post)
How has the 2022-23 philosophy job market looked so far? (more…)
Floridi to Lead New Digital Ethics Center at Yale
Luciano Floridi, currently Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford and Professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication at the University of Bologna, has accepted an offer from Yale University to become the founding director of its Digital Ethics Center and professor in its Cognitive Science Program. (more…)
Jennifer Frey, Christopher Frey from South Carolina to Tulsa
Jennifer Frey and Christopher Frey, both currently associate professors of philosophy at the University of South Carolina, will be moving to the University of Tulsa. (more…)
Thoma from LSE to Bayreuth
Johanna Thoma, currently associate professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, has accepted a senior offer from the University of Bayreuth. (more…)
Connolly from Wisconsin to Johns Hopkins
Patrick J. Connolly, currently visiting associate professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be moving to Johns Hopkins University, where he will be associate professor of philosophy. (more…)
Five Years on the Philosophy Job Market
“I have wanted to be a philosophy professor since I first took an Intro to Philosophy course my first semester of undergrad. I have worked tirelessly for 15 years toward this goal. There were so many times when I felt completely defeated, hopeless, on the verge of giving up. There were several occasions when it seemed clear to that it just wasn’t going to happen. I ..
Unusual Academic Job Interview Questions
Over at The Philosophers’ Cocoon, Trevor Hedberg (Arizona) is soliciting examples of unusual questions asked of candidates for academic philosophy positions. (more…)
Brown from UT Dallas to Southern Illinois
Matthew J. Brown, recently professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Dallas, has moved to Southern Illinois University (SIU), where he is the Jo Ann & Donald N. Boydston Chair of American Philosophy and the
Director of SIU’s Center for Dewey Studies. (more…)
Rubin from Notre Dame to Missouri
Hannah Rubin, currently assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, has accepted a position as associate professor of philosophy at the University of Missouri-Columbia. (more…)
Savulescu from Oxford to NUS
Julian Savulescu, who had until recently been Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford and director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, is now at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin
School of Medicine. (more…)
Khalifa from Middlebury to UCLA
Kareem Khalifa, professor of philosophy at Middlebury College, has accepted a position as professor of philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). (more…)
Gender in Philosophy Hiring
When it comes to finding a permanent academic position in philosophy, “women have 58–114 percent greater odds than men, or a probability difference of 10–17 percent.” (more…)
New Director of Royal Institute of Philosophy
The Royal Institute of Philosophy, a charitable organization focused on bringing philosophy to the public, has announced that it has a new director. (more…)
Lederman from Princeton to Texas
Harvey Lederman, currently professor of philosophy at Princeton University, has accepted an offer from the University of Texas at Austin. (more…)