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The Philosophy Department at Hunter College, the City University of New York invites applications for a tenure-track, open-rank appointment beginning Fall semester 2023. Salary commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience.

AOS: Ethics. The successful candidate will have a record of research excellence in ethics, commensurate with their experience level, and will have a promising agenda for future research. AOC: Applied Ethics. The successful candidate will also have evidence of an active research program in some field of practical ethics. A track record of excellent undergraduate teaching is also required. The candidate will be expected to teach three undergraduate courses per semester (six per year), including courses in Bioethics, Technology Ethics, Environmental Ethics, and Ethics and Public Policy. If a candidate is hired pre-tenure, they will begin with six course releases to be used during their first five years. Candidates must have a Ph.D. or must provide convincing evidence that they will complete a Ph.D. prior to the start of Hunter College’s Fall, 2023 semester.

Required application materials include a letter of application describing both teaching and research interests, CV, one writing sample, evidence of teaching effectiveness including teaching evaluations, and at least three letters of recommendation. Applicants must apply for the job through links found on: https://www.cuny.edu/employment/  (Job ID 25765). Material in the candidate’s possession should be uploaded to that site. Other material, including confidential letters of recommendation, should be sent to Philosophy Ethics Search Committee: phil_ethics_search@hunter.cuny.edu (note the underscores between the ‘phil’, ‘ethics,’ and ‘search’).

For full consideration all materials should be received by December 21, 2022. Initial interviews will be held on Zoom in January-February 2023. Applications from members of demographic groups who are underrepresented in philosophy are especially encouraged. The City University of New York is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Immigrations Reform and Control Act/Veterans/American with Disabilities Act Employer.