Lecturer in Philosophy (Academic Education Pathway)
- Employer
- KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
- Location
- London (Greater) (GB)
- Closing date
- 3 Aug 2021
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- Academic Discipline
- History, Philosophy & Theology, Arts & Humanities
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Lecturers / Assistant Professors
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Lecturer in Philosophy (Academic Education Pathway)
Job ID: 027605
Salary: £38,304 to £40,414 per annum including London Weighting Allowance
Posted: 14-Jul-2021
Closing date: 03-Aug-2021
Business unit: Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Department: Philosophy Contact details: Maria Alvarez, maria.alvarez@kcl.ac.uk
Strand Campus Academic and teaching
Job description
The Philosophy Department at King’s College London is seeking an excellent philosopher with outstanding research expertise and teaching experience in one or more of the areas where it currently has pressing teaching needs: Political Philosophy, Epistemology and Logic.
King’s Philosophy Department is one of the largest and most distinguished departments in the UK. We have particular research strengths in the history of philosophy, philosophy of mind and psychology, philosophy of language and logic, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, and moral and political philosophy.
This post will be offered on an a fixed-term contract for 12 months
This is a full-time post.
Key responsibilities
- Develop, deliver and assess high quality research-led modules in philosophy, as requested by the Head of Department.
- Supervise UG and PGT students, and foster their professional development.
- Show evidence of excellent research capacity in philosophy.
- Participate in assessment and other educational activities as needed.
- Act as personal tutor and support students in accordance with Departmental, Faculty and College practice and guidelines.
- Undertake administrative duties as requested by the Head of Department.
- Collaborate with other members of the Philosophy department and of the College in all aspects of the job, endeavouring to create an inclusive and supportive environment.
The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
Skills, knowledge, and experience
Essential criteria
- PhD in Philosophy (awarded or submitted) at time of appointment
- Outstanding teaching ability and suitable teaching experience in the relevant areas of Philosophy. The Department currently has pressing teaching needs specially in Political Philosophy, and also in Epistemology and Logic.
- Outstanding ability to supervise Philosophy dissertations at BA and MA level in one or more of those areas.
- Excellent record of, or ability and plans for, academic publications and other outputs appropriate to career stage.
- Ability to engage in pastoral care, and a concern to create a diverse and inclusive environment in the classroom and in the University.
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Administrative experience in an academic environment
- Extensive online teaching experience
- Research and teaching expertise or competence in areas that will help widen or consolidate our curriculum are desirable. These areas include, but are not limited to, non-Western philosophy, logic, and philosophical issues concerning race and gender.
Further information
Applicants should include the following with their application:
(1) CV, with a list of publications
(2) A cover letter with a personal statement commenting on suitability for the post (around 500-1,000 words)
(3) the names and contact details of two referees
(4) two recent pieces of research on a topic relevant to the post of no more than 6,000 words each (these may be indicated portions of a larger piece of work).
The Department will request references for longlisted candidates.
Presentations and interviews of shortlisted candidates will take place online.
Start date: 1st September 2021-22.
We welcome applications from all and encourage applications especially from members of groups underrepresented in UK academic Philosophy and from people marginalised on any of the grounds enumerated under the UK Equality Act 2010
Company
King's College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King's has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.
King's has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.
King's has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.
King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: www.kingshealthpartners.org.
King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at www.kcl.ac.uk/kingsanswers.
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- KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
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