UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON: Lecturer in Philosophy

Philosophy

Location:  Avenue Campus

Wage:   £44,263 to £56,021 each year

Full Time Everlasting

Closing Date:  Thursday 02 Could 2024

Interview Date:   To be confirmed

Reference:  2671324AR

Attaining the Outstanding

The College of Southampton is within the prime 1% of world universities and is likely one of the UK’s prime 15 research-intensive universities.  Dedicated to excellence in all we do, we’re rising and investing in our research and folks to speed up our exceptional achievements. With specific give attention to 4 key impression themes chosen to construct on the college’s present strengths and to handle essentially the most complicated societal and environmental challenges: Synthetic Intelligence, sustainability and resilience, decarbonisation and engineering higher health, this position is integral to our goal of constructing a long-lasting distinction.  

The Philosophy Division at Southampton has a wonderful fame for teaching and research. We had been ranked 6^th in REF2021 by total GPA and 1^st equal for impression past the academy. We’re primarily based throughout the College of Humanities within the College of Arts and Humanities and have shut interdisciplinary hyperlinks with different members of the College and the broader College. Our research covers a really big selection of the topic, and contains growing pursuits in philosophical questions round artificial intelligence and sustainability.

The position 

We search to nominate a Lecturer in Philosophy, with research pursuits in philosophical points raised by artificial intelligence and/or sustainability, the surroundings and local weather change. The place is on the market from August 2024, on a everlasting foundation.

About you 

You should have a document of high-quality printed research in Philosophy, commensurate with profession stage. You  shall be enthusiastic and versatile in contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and shall be eager to take part absolutely within the tutorial actions of a vigorous and dedicated division which prizes collegiality very extremely. Additionally, you will be fascinated by looking for alternatives to develop the impression of your research past the academy, and expertise of such work could also be a bonus. 

While this submit is obtainable on a full-time everlasting foundation, hours are usually not a barrier, and we’re fascinated by people wishing to work 0.6 FTE and above. 

Please embody a pattern of written work in your software. Casual enquiries could also be addressed to the Head of Philosophy, Prof. Jonathan Means (j.manner@soton.ac.uk).

What we will give you 

With a beneficiant vacation allowance and extra college closure days we’re dedicated to supporting our workers and open to a versatile working method. We give full consideration to candidates that want to work flexibly and those that have taken a profession break. View our Advantages Defined web site for full particulars.

We goal to create an surroundings the place everybody can thrive and are proactive in fostering a tradition of inclusion, respect and equality of alternative. We welcome functions from candidates who’re dedicated to serving to us create an inclusive work surroundings. We significantly encourage functions from individuals who determine with a number of of the next: Black, Asian, a minority ethnic background, coming from a decrease socio-economic background, LGBTQ+, a girl or having a incapacity as these identities are at present underrepresented in our working community.

To find extra about the important thing impression themes and the thrilling alternatives on provide go to our marketing campaign web site