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Professor by special appointment: Diversifying Philosophy (Amsterdam)

Are you a philosopher with a passion for academic teaching and research in diversifying philosophy? If so, please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). Location: AMSTERDAM FTE: 0.2

Job description The chair for “Diversifying Philosophy” will contribute to diversifying academic philosophy and making this diversity visible to a broader audience. The professor by special appointment preferably does so through research and teaching in the field of non-Western philosophy.

Your duties
  1. you will develop and teach a course in the Bachelor of Philosophy and/or a relevant Master track, preferably in the field of non-Western philosophy
  2. you will do research, preferably in the field of non-Western philosophy, resulting in publications in academic journals and academic lectures, and (preparing) grant applications
  3. you undertake activities for valorization in the field of your research and teaching, e.g. in the shape of public lectures

Requirements
  • you have a PhD in philosophy and enjoy a good research reputation, as shows from publications in (national and) international media
  • you have ample experience in leading philosophy research projects and supervising PhD students
  • you have demonstrable experience in translating the results of your research for a broader audience
  • you have ample teaching experience and are an inspiring teacher
  • you have excellent command of the English language

    • What are we offering? This chair by special appointment (“bijzondere leerstoel”) is a rotating chair. Appointment will be for a period of 2,5 years, with the possibility of a second appointment for another 2,5 years. This chair is non-salaried and is supported with an annual bench fee of € 2.500,-.

    As desired by the chair holder, work for this chair can either be concentrated in a couple of shorter periods, or spread over the entire period. The appointment is for 8 hours a week on average. In accordance with VU policy, this chair is open only to external candidates.

    Additionally, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers excellent fringe benefits and various schemes and regulations to promote a good work/life balance, such as: a wide range of sports facilities which staff may use at a modest charge (Thanks to Catarina Dutilh Novaes for pointing out this position).

    https://workingat.vu.nl/ad/bijzonder-hoogleraar-actuele-themas/xdayuc

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Endowed Chair in Philosophy at Yale-NUS College (Singapore)

The Yale–NUS College at Singapore recently opened a position for “non Western philosophy”.
Please read all further details here:

https://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Job-Ad-for-Endowed-Chair-in-Philosophy-Kwan-Im-Thong-Hood-Cho-Temple.pdf

(thanks to Elise Coquereau-Saouma for the pointer!)

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Academic etiquette for prospective students from outside Europe writing to European professors

The academia has its own etiquette and if you don’t know it, you run the risk to make stupid mistakes. The following lines are therefore meant for outsiders in order to help them avoiding such formal blunders.

From time to time I receive an email from a student from outside Europe (usually South Asia, but once from the US) who would like to gain a PhD in Europe and often ask whether I could supervise them at one of the Universities I am connected to. Since the pattern has some basic elements which always repeat themselves, I think it is useful to address some of these general points, hoping to help such prospective students.

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Associate Professor in Non-Canonical philosophy

The department of philosophy of the York University in Toronto, Canada, opened a position for Associate Professor whose AOS include Asian Philosophy. The deadline for applying is November the 1st and the position starts in the academic year 2020–2021. You can read all the details on Philjobs, here.

(Many thanks to Jack Beaulieu for the pointer)

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Tenure Track position for “Indology” in Milan, Italy

I am sorry for the short notice, but I just found out that there is an opening in Italy, Milan, for a “Researcher of the type B”. This resembles a tenure track position, insofar as after 6 years one becomes Associate professor. The deadline is Monday the 5th of August and the application is relatively easy to prepare (cv, publications, signed declaration of authenticity of what you state in the cv). Here is the link for the text in Italian. I also uploaded here the English summary (scroll down until you find “Indology”). You can apply online, here.

Best of luck!

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Research associates in Hamburg

Following the approval of the Cluster of Excellence “Understanding Written Artefacts”, the University of Hamburg invites applications for 55 new positions for research associates. The initial fixed term is three years. The application deadline is 16 November 2018.

Further information and calls for applications: https://www.written-artefacts.uni-hamburg.de/en/vacant-positions.html

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Assistant Professor – South Asian Philosophy, University of Toronto

Assistant Professor – South Asian Philosophy
Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto

Job category Junior faculty / Tenure-track or similar
AOS South Asian Philosophy
AOS categories Asian Philosophy
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Organization’s reference number SAP 1803366
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Start date July 1, 2019