philosophy job market
TagKurth from Clemson to Georgia
Charlie Kurth, currently Professor of Philosophy at Clemson University, will be moving to the University of Georgia.
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 more prestigious PhD programs are more likely to prefer academic employment to non-academic employment, and to obtain it. (more…)
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. (more…)
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.” (more…)
Priest from CUNY to Tohoku
Graham Priest, currently Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, will be moving to Tohoku University in Japan. (more…)
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 research and an area of specialization demanded by employers, was becoming dominant in philosophy. (more…)
Pettigrew from Bristol to Oxford
Richard Pettigrew, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Bristol, will be moving to the University of Oxford, where he will be the new Wykeham Chair of Logic. (more…)
Philosophy Majors’ Job Prospects and the Spread of AI Technology
A study by The Economist looked at how the employment prospects of college graduates have changed over the past few years as AI use by potential employers has increased. (more…)
Schwenkler from Illinois to UT Austin
John Schwenkler, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will be moving to the University of Texas at Austin. (more…)
Chemero from Cincinnati to Vanderbilt
Anthony Chemero, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, will be moving to Vanderbilt University. (more…)
Turner from Arizona to Notre Dame
Jason Turner, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona, will be moving to the University of Notre Dame. (more…)
deRosset from Vermont to Notre Dame
Louis deRosset, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Vermont, will be moving to the University of Notre Dame. (more…)
Peterson from Texas A&M to SMU
Martin Peterson, currently professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University, will be moving to Southern Methodist University (SMU). (more…)
Publishing, Teaching, and the Philosophy Job Market (guest post)
How many publications do early career job applicants in academic philosophy have? How many courses have they taught? How have the answers to these questions changed over the past decade? (more…)
Radzik from Texas A&M to Binghamton
Linda Radzik, professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University, will be moving to Binghamton University (SUNY). (more…)
Hyska from Northwestern to Leeds
Megan Hyska, currently assistant professor of philosophy at Northwestern University, will be moving to University of Leeds, where she will be associate professor of philosophy. (more…)
Ebert from Stirling to Salzburg
Philip A. Ebert, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Stirling, has accepted an offer from the University of Salzburg, where he will be professor of theoretical philosophy. (more…)
Menn from McGill to Toronto
Stephen Menn, currently Professor of Philosophy at McGill University, will be moving to the University of Toronto, where he will be the inaugural holder of the Michael and Virginia Walsh Chair in the History of Philosophy. (more…)
Research-University-Biased Perceptions of Professional Philosophy
What do you do as a philosophy professor? What does it take to get a job as a philosophy professor? To get tenure? What is teaching like? What is a philosophy department like as a work environment? How much does college or university administration affect your work? What are plusses and minuses of the job? (more…)
Will US Universities Pay $100,000 for H-1B Visas?
The Trump administration announced on Friday that as of yesterday, new applications for H-1B visas will only be accepted if accompanied by a $100,000 payment. (more…)
Khalifa from UCLA to Pittsburgh
Kareem Khalifa, currently professor of philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles, will be moving to the University of Pittsburgh, where he will be professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. (more…)
Texas Hires Gustafsson and Ward
Philosophers Johan Gustafsson and Thomas Ward have been hired by the University of Texas at Austin. (more…)
Kolers from Louisville to Tennessee
Avery Kolers, Professor and Department Chair of Philosophy at the University of Louisville, will be moving to the University of Tennessee Department of Philosophy, where he will be Professor and Department Chair. (more…)
Dover from UCLA to Rutgers
Daniela Dover, associate professor of philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) will be moving to Rutgers University, where she will be associate professor of philosophy. (more…)
Simion from Glasgow to Oxford
Mona Simion, currently professor of philosophy and director of the COGITO Epistemology Research Centre at the University of Glasgow, has accepted an offer from the University of Oxford, where she will be professor of philosophy as well as a tutorial fellow at Exeter College. (more…)
Connell from Birkbeck to Notre Dame
Sophia Connell, currently reader in philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, will be moving to the University of Notre Dame, where she will be associate professor of philosophy. (more…)
Grzankowski from Birkbeck to King’s
Alex Grzankowski, currently reader in philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, has accepted a position at King’s College London (KCL), where he will be Senior Lecturer in Mind and Metaphysics. (more…)
Pavese from Cornell to Oxford
Carlotta Pavese, associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University, will be moving to Oxford University, where she will be the Fulford Clarendon Professor in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science and Fulford Fellow at St. Catherine’s College. (more…)