philosophy job market
TagCarroll from Caltech to Johns Hopkins
Sean Carroll, currently research professor of physics at Caltech, will be moving to Johns Hopkins University, where he will hold appointments in the university’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and its Department of Philosophy. (more…)
Non-Academic Career Paths for Philosophy PhDs: What Is Your Department Doing?
According to one recent survey, 14% of philosophy PhDs end up in non-academic employment. On top of that, there are some graduate students who leave their programs prior to obtaining their degree to pursue non-academic jobs. (more…)
Tiwald from San Francisco State to Hong Kong
Justin Tiwald, currently professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University, has accepted an offer from the Hong Kong University Department of Philosophy. (more…)
Comesaña & Sartorio from Arizona to Rutgers
Juan Comesaña and Carolina Sartorio, both currently professors in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Arizona, will be moving to Rutgers University. (more…)
Bengson & Shechtman from Wisconsin to Texas
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin is adding John Bengson and Anat Shechtman to its faculty. (more…)
How Many People Are Applying for Philosophy Jobs? (guest post)
How many people are applying for academic jobs in philosophy? There have been some efforts underway to collect this information, and among them was a survey sent out by Charles Lassiter (Gonzaga) to search committees. (more…)
Job Applicants per Area of Specialization
Over at Philosophers’ Cocoon there’s a post soliciting information from search committees about the number of applicants they’ve received for the positions they are aiming to fill this season. (more…)
Cullison from DePauw to Cincinnati
Andrew Cullison, formerly associate professor of philosophy and Director of the Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University, is now the Director of the new Cincinnati Ethics Center at the University of Cincinnati. (more…)
Remote-Working Positions in Academic Philosophy
How will remote working in academia spread beyond the pandemic circumstances that familiarized so many of us with it? (more…)
The Job Market is Back, Baby! (guest post)
Charles Lassiter, associate professor of philosophy at Gonzaga University, has once again taken a look at the advertisements for academic positions in philosophy, and reports what he has found in the following guest post*. (more…)
Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy Based on Job Placement and Student Experience (guest post)
Academic Placement Data and Analysis (APDA) is a resource for prospective philosophy graduate students and others to learn about how well particular graduate programs do with getting their graduates jobs, and what it is like to be a student in those programs. (more…)
Greene from UCL to UCSB
Amanda Greene, currently associate professor of philosophy at University College London, has accepted an offer of associate professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). (more…)
Renzo to Head KCL’s Centre for Politics, Philosophy and Law
Massimo Renzo has been appointed as the new Yeoh Tiong Lay Chair and Director of the Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy and Law at King’s College London (KCL). (more…)
Notre Dame Hires Hamkins from Oxford and Montero from CUNY
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame has made two senior hires: Joel David Hamkins, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford, and Barbara Gail Montero, currently professor of philosophy at City University of New York (CUNY). (more…)
Maclure from Laval to McGill
Jocelyn Maclure, previously a professor of philosophy at Laval University, has been hired by McGill University as the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair on Human Nature and Technology. (more…)
Zheng from Yale-NUS to Glasgow
Robin Zheng, currently assistant professor of philosophy at Yale-National University of Singapore, has accepted an offer of a permanent position in philosophy at the University of Glasgow. (more…)
Sliwa from Cambridge to Vienna
Paulina Sliwa, currently senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Cambridge, will be moving to the University of Vienna, where she will be professor of moral and political philosophy. (more…)
Dotson from Michigan State to University of Michigan
Kristie Dotson, currently professor of philosophy and African American and African Studies at Michigan State University, has accepted a senior appointment from the Department of Philosophy and Department of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan. (more…)
Allais from UCSD to Johns Hopkins
Lucy Allais, currently Henry E. Allison Endowed Chair in the History of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, will be taking up a position as professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. (more…)
Numbers of Senior Hires in Philosophy During Recent Years
Eric Schwitzgebel (UC Riverside) looked into the numbers of senior hires in philosophy made in recent years. (more…)
Stuart from Geneva to National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Michael Stuart, currently a fellow at the Department of Philosophy and Centre for Philosophy of Science at the University of Geneva, has accepted a tenured position as associate professor at the Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. (more…)
APA Creates “Beyond the Academy” Online Resources
The American Philosophical Association (APA) has created an online version of its set of resources for those with philosophical training who are seeking employment outside of academia. (more…)
Cambridge Hires Dewar and Fine
Neil Dewar, currently assistant professor at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, and Sarah Fine, currently senior lecturer in philosophy at King’s College, London, have been hired into permanent positions by Cambridge University. (more…)
Restall from Melbourne to St. Andrews
Greg Restall, currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne, will be moving to the University of St. Andrews, where he will be the Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of Philosophy. (more…)
Drożdżowicz and Malmgren to Lillehammer (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences)
Anna Drożdżowicz, currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oslo, and Anna-Sara Malmgren, currently a lecturer at Stanford University, have been hired as tenured associate professors of philosophy by the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Campus Lillehammer. (more…)
Hedden from Sydney to ANU
Brian Hedden, currently Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sydney, will be moving to Australian National University (ANU), where he will be associate professor of philosophy. (more…)
Kingma from Southampton to KCL
Elselijn Kingma, currently associate professor of philosophy at the University of Southampton, has been named the Peter Sowerby Chair in Philosophy and Medicine at King’s College London (KCL). (more…)
Morton from UNC to Pennsylvania
Jennifer Morton, currently associate professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has accepted an offer from the University of Pennsylvania. (more…)