DURHAM UNIVERSITY: Assistant Professor in Political Principle (SGIA_03)

The College of Authorities and Worldwide Affairs at Durham College seeks to nominate an distinctive scholar as an Assistant Professor in Political Principle.

Functions are welcome from all fields of political concept. Nonetheless, we’re particularly keen to listen to from candidates who’ve experience within the historical past of political thought who carry their historic research to bear on present debates in political philosophy, together with, however not restricted to, theories of justice and equality; conceptions of liberty; political ideologies; political obligation; political concept and work; decolonization; and the ethics of battle, resistance, and political protest. Candidates’ research could also be inside any custom. Amongst different issues, the profitable candidate will educate the historical past of political thought, so a confirmed skill to take action shall be a bonus.

The profitable candidate will be part of colleagues within the Centre for Political Thought, which gives a stimulating and supportive setting for creating and refining research tasks and outputs, networking with colleagues inside and past Durham and offering pump-priming monetary assist for research. We search candidates whose work enhances the pursuits of colleagues within the Centre for Political Thought, and who will make an energetic contribution to political concept at Durham by partaking with the quite a few actions of the centre and maybe beginning initiatives of their very own.

This put up affords an thrilling alternative to make a serious contribution to the event of internationally wonderful research and teaching whereas permitting you unrivalled alternatives to progress and embed your profession in an thrilling and progressive establishment. Amongst different EDI initiatives, the division is at present within the means of diversifying its curriculum and this can be a mission we’d be eager for the post-holder to contribute to.

The profitable candidate will become involved within the improvement of our research community in political concept, together with its connections with different Durham departments and different establishments, and revolutionary instructional follow to boost the educational expertise of each undergraduate and postgraduate college students, together with PhD candidates. Amongst different EDI initiatives, the division is at present within the means of diversifying its curriculum and this can be a mission we’d be eager for the post-holder to contribute to.

The profitable candidate will profit from particular person research assist funding, entry to SGIA and College-wide research funding, and be entitled to apply for sabbatical depart on the idea of 1 time period of depart in every seven phrases of service. SGIA and Durham College gives high-quality administrative assist to help with purposes for research funding, to facilitate research-based engagement and impression work with non-academic communities, and to allow the introduction and dissemination of latest instructional follow. SGIA attracts a few of the most extremely certified undergraduates within the UK to its thrilling undergraduate diploma programmes. The postgraduate scholar community is giant, at over 200 taught and research college students, and extremely worldwide.

For extra data, please go to our Division pages at www.dur.ac.uk/sgia/